Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd has adopted and implemented a policy statement. We chose to make our policy available to our stakeholders on our webpage and it covers:

Child labour

• Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd is not employing workers below the age of 18.

• Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd prohibits the worst forms of child labour.

Force and compulsory labour

· Employment relationships are voluntary and based on mutual consent, without the threat of a penalty.

· There is no evidence of any practices indicative of forced or compulsory labour, including, but not limited to, the following:

• physical and sexual violence
• bonded labour
• withholding of wages /including payment of employment fees and
• or payment of deposit to commence employment
• restriction of mobility/movement
• retention of passport and identity documents
• threats of denunciation to the authorities.

Discrimination in employment and occupation

• Employment and occupation practices are non-discriminatory.

Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining

• Our workers are able to establish or join worker organisations of their own choosing.

• Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd respects the full freedom of workers’ organisations to draw up their constitutions and rules.

• Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd respects the rights of workers to engage in lawful activities related to forming, joining or assisting a workers’ organisation, or to refrain from doing the same, and will not discriminate or punish workers for exercising these rights.

• Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd negotiates with lawfully established workers’ organisations and/ or duly selected representatives in good faith and with the best efforts to reach a collective bargaining agreement.

• Collective bargaining agreements are implemented where they exist.

Mid-Sussex Timber Co Ltd maintain up-to-date self-assessment. The Financial Controller is responsible for maintaining self-assessment. Self-assessment is completed at least annually and sent to certification body prior to audit.