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CRITERIA

Exploitation of Labour

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

Assess Use of Agency Labour

Ask yourself each of the following questions and answer by clicking either YES or NO button. You must answer all questions, you may wish to add a short comment. When you have finished click 'Submit your Assessment'. to send responses automatically to the Co-operative Group.

Use of Agency Labour
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1. Do you have a list of all the Labour Providers (LPs) you use?YES NO
2. Do you get a list of workers provided each day?YES NO
3. Is the person who deals with LPs on your site aware of the TLWG code of practice and licensing scheme?YES NO
4. If one of your LPs has asked you to take part in their audit, have you agreed to do so or done so?YES NO
5. Does your person responsible screen or carry out any checks on the LPs you use?YES NO
6. Does your responsible person check the original ID of all agency workers that work on your site to ensure they have the right to work in your country?YES NO
7. Do they knowledge & training to determine if the documents they check are genuine?YES NO
8. Are all the LPs you use registered on the web site? www.lpcode.co.ukYES NO
9. Do all your LPs have an audit booked?YES NO
10. If LPs have had an audit are they on the list of LPs with no critical non-compliances?YES NO
11. If LPs have had an audit do you have a copy of the audit report?YES NO
12. Answer this question only when licencing comes into force: Do all the LPs you use have a current and valid Gangmasters licence issued by the GLA?YES NO
13. Talk to the person responsible for H&S, H&S training, health checks of agency workers: Do you have a risk assessment in relation to temporary workers?YES NO
14. Does your responsible person have sufficient training and familiarity with your site to give accurate and useful instructions?YES NO
15. Is there sufficient provision made to make sure workers whose first language is not English can understand training?YES NO
16. Look at training records: Are all training records signed and up to date?YES NO
17.Look at contracts and service level agreements: Do you have a contract or sla with each LP you use?YES NO
18. Does each contract specify who is responsible for H&S training and hygiene checks of agency workers? YES NO
19. Are the rates you pay to the LP at least minimum wage + 30%?YES NO
20. Do you pay premium rates for overtime?YES NO
21. If you pay premium rates for overtime do you specify that the worker must receive some of this premium for overtime?YES NO
22. Look at the ID records you keep on agency workers: Do you have a photocopy of each agency workers' ID on file?YES NO
Thank you for completing the Co-operative Sound Sourcing
Use of Agency Labour Assessment.
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