CRITERIA

Employment is Freely Chosen

Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining

Safe & Hygienic Working Environment

Child Labour

Living Wages To Be Paid

Working Hours Are Not Excessive

No Discrimination

Regular Employment

No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment

Use of Agency Labour

Continual Improvement

General

Code

Law

Assess

Action Plan

Assess Use of Agency Labour - Screening Labour Suppliers

Ask yourself each of the following questions and answer (mouse click) either YES or NO.
Answer all questions, and you may add a short comment.
When you have finished ALL, print and click 'Submit Your Assessment'.
Your responses will go to the Co-operative Group Database.

See: Notes to help you screen your Labour Providers

Enter your Company Name
Enter your unique Supplier Reference Number	This must be correct
1. Look at documentation: For each LP do you have a copy of Registration Documents eg with Company's House; Customs & Excise; Inland Revenue?	YES NO
2. Look at payment forms / Bank statements: Have you seen evidence that your LPs are paying all relevant taxes?	YES NO
3. Look at personnel files: Have you seen that LPs have a robust system for checking workers' right to work?	YES NO
4. Have you seen that LPs take and keep a copy of each workers' ID and returns originals to workers?	YES NO
5. Can the LP produce documentation, in response to random requests, that each work is legally entitled to work?	YES NO
6. Have LPs taken al reasonable steps to ensure workers' documentation is genuine?	YES NO
7. Has each worker signed a contract outlining terms & conditions; including rates of pay, notice period & entitlements?	YES NO
8. Do workers have a copy of their contract?	YES NO
9. Look at payroll & payslips: Do workers receive at least the minimum wage?	YES NO
10. If you pay a premium for overtime do workers get paid an overtime premium?	YES NO
11. Do workers get paid on a regular basis ie at least once each month?	YES NO
12. Do payslips show rates of pay, and hours worked corresponding to timesheets?	YES NO
13. If a worker earns less than £91/wk do payslips show no tax or NI deductions?	YES NO
14. Have you seen written permission slips for deductions from wages other than tax/NI?	YES NO
15. If no permission slips, can you see deduction does not take worker below minimum wage?	YES NO
16. Are any deductions (other than tax/NI) fair and reasonable and part of a transparent system eg clear loan agreement?	YES NO
17. Do other deductions have the permission of the worker?	YES NO
18. Have workers received paid annual leave & statutory sick pay when needed?	YES NO
19. Look at timesheets for multiple workers/multiple customers: Do records show workers work no more than 48hrs/week without signing opt out agreement?	YES NO
20. Do workers get at least 2 days off every 14 days?	YES NO
21. Does LP have system to check total hours worked over multiple customers to ensure workers do not work excessive hours?	YES NO
22. When on your site do workers get the required breaks they are entitled to?	YES NO
Thank you for completing the Co-operative Sound Sourcing Screening of Labour Suppliers (Part 1).		Submit this form first
for your own records		click before continuing to Part 2