INTRODUCTION
iKas International is publishing this statement under the
provision of the following legislation in our business
jurisdictions:
Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK)
Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014 (Singapore)
Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia)
This statement outlines the actions we have taken during the
financial year ending 31 December 2018 to ensure modern slavery
is not taking place in any part of our business or our supply
chain.
SUPPLY CHAIN
iKas International understand the risks of modern slavery, and
we are committed to ensuring there is no human trafficking in
our own business or supply chains. We are a global recruitment
consultancy with international offices, and our supply chain is
based on providing professional staffing solutions to the
financial services sector. The organisation currently
operates in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore and
Australia.
iKas International have the following policies in place,
outlining its approach to the prevention of Modern Slavery in
its supply chain:
Whistleblowing Policy - iKas encourages all its
employees, clients and business partners to report any concerns
related to the direct activities, or the supply chains of the
organisation.
Employee Code of Conduct – Our code makes clear
to employees the actions and behaviour expected of them when
representing iKas, and we strive to maintain the highest
standards of employee conduct and ethical behaviour when
managing our supply chain.
We expect our suppliers to operate in an ethical way, and to
promote the same compliant standards as our own. In accordance
with our clients’ requirements, iKas carry out rigorous
compliance checks, ensuring we verify candidate identity and
right to work, in addition to ensuring the appropriate contract
agreements are in place. Only companies that meet our set
standards of compliance are listed on our PSL.
These controls, alongside our integrity and business
relationships, guarantee we are following necessary steps to
mitigate risk of modern slavery or human trafficking within our
business or supply chain.
DUE DILIGENCE
The Company undertakes due diligence when considering new
suppliers, and regularly review existing suppliers.
TRAINING
Training is provided to all of our employees, and our HR and
Compliance department regularly review our internal policies and
procedures. All iKas employees are expected to comply with the
local legislation in each of our business jurisdictions to
ensure there is no human trafficking or forced labour in our
supply chains.
Last Updated August 2019