Organisation: BerryWorld
Site: BerryWorld
Country: United Kingdom
Sector: Other – Please Specify
Partner Type: Business Partner Advanced
Verified Partner: Yes
Business Type: Client: Whole Organisation
Company Sedex registration number (ZC): ZC1058091
Site Sedex registration number (ZS):
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The title of this policy may differ per business, e.g. for technical, contextual or legislative reasons.
- Employer Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Construction Sector Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Stronger Together South Africa Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Lista Para Empresas Para la Implementación de Buenas Prácticas en el Centro de Trabajo
PRT UK score: 77.78
PRT SA score: N/A
- Employer Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Construction Sector Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Stronger Together South Africa Good Practice Implementation Checklist; or
- Lista Para Empresas Para la Implementación de Buenas Prácticas en el Centro de Trabajo
PRT UK score: 77.78
PRT SA score: N/A
Business Partner Verified
Business Partner Verified
5.c An action plan has been developed and is being implemented to act on the Stronger Together expert consultant recommendations following the assessment and to continuously improve the implementation of good practice.- Members of the senior management team
- Supervisors and team managers
- HR, Payroll and staff involved in direct recruitment
- Worker and Trade Union representatives
- Members of the senior management team
- Supervisors and team managers at operational sites and offices
- HR, Payroll and staff involved in direct recruitment
- Worker and Trade Union representatives
- Members of the senior management team
- Supervisors and team managers
- HR, Payroll and staff involved in direct recruitment
- Worker and Trade Union representatives
- Members of the senior management team
- Supervisors and team managers at operational sites and offices
- HR, Payroll and staff involved in direct recruitment
- Worker and Trade Union representatives
- Consultants and supervisors
- HR, Payroll and staff involved in recruitment
- Worker and Trade Union representatives
As part of the of the BerryWorld employee training program it is now mandatory for everyone to complete inhouse modern slavery training and is now part of the induction process. Human Rights training has been provided to Directors and Managers in line with our tiered approach training strategy to raise awareness of labour exploitation, human rights and the legal responsibilities associated with this Modern Slavery Act 2015. Specific training on modern slavery has been provided to technical teams and those specifically who visit sites. Stronger Together Purchasing Practices course was held online for individuals within the procurement and sales teams to strengthen awareness in procurement supply chain areas. Investigative interviewing training has been provided to all members of the Responsible Sourcing team, who regularly visit sites and speak to workers. BerryWorld also require suppliers in specific countries to attend Stronger Together Training.
- Displaying the Stronger Together workplace posters
- Issuing Stronger Together worker leaflets to all workers (including any temporary, seasonal and contractor workers via the labour provider/recruitment intermediary/service provider)
- Delivering training sessions
- Promoting grievance and whistleblowing channels that are available to report concerns
- Appointing a Stronger Together/Modern Slavery Champion to promote reporting channels and the signs of labour exploitation
- Conducting team briefings
- Promoting the Just Good Work App with workers
- Conducting worker welfare interviews
- Collaborating with Trade Union representatives to engage workers
- Inviting local support services/charities to speak to workers
- Displaying the Stronger Together workplace posters at relevant operational locations
- Issuing Stronger Together worker leaflets to all workers (including any temporary, seasonal and contractor workers via the labour provider/recruitment intermediary/service provider)
- Delivering training sessions
- Promoting grievance and whistleblowing channels that are available to report concerns
- Appointing a Stronger Together/Modern Slavery Champion to promote reporting channels and the signs of labour exploitation
- Conducting team briefings
- Promoting the Just Good Work App with workers
- Conducting worker welfare interviews
- Collaborating with Trade Union representatives to engage workers
- Inviting local support services/charities to speak to workers
- Displaying the Stronger Together workplace posters
- Issuing Stronger Together worker leaflets to all workers (including any temporary, seasonal and contractor workers via the labour provider/recruitment intermediary/service provider)
- Delivering training sessions
- Promoting grievance and whistleblowing channels that are available to report concerns
- Appointing a Stronger Together/Modern Slavery Champion to promote reporting channels and the signs of labour exploitation
- Conducting team briefings
- Promoting the Just Good Work App with workers
- Conducting worker welfare interviews
- Collaborating with Trade Union representatives to engage workers
- Inviting local support services/charities to speak to workers
- Displaying the Stronger Together workplace posters at relevant operational locations
- Issuing Stronger Together worker leaflets to all workers (including any temporary, seasonal and contractor workers via the labour provider/recruitment intermediary/service provider)
- Delivering training sessions
- Promoting grievance and whistleblowing channels that are available to report concerns
- Appointing a Stronger Together/Modern Slavery Champion to promote reporting channels and the signs of labour exploitation
- Conducting team briefings
- Promoting the Just Good Work App with workers
- Conducting worker welfare interviews
- Collaborating with Trade Union representatives to engage workers
- Inviting local support services/charities to speak to workers
- Displaying the Stronger Together workplace posters at relevant offices and client sites (where possible)
- Issuing Stronger Together worker leaflets to all workers
- Delivering training sessions
- Promoting grievance and whistleblowing channels that are available to report concerns
- Appointing a Stronger Together/Modern Slavery Champion to promote reporting channels and the signs of labour exploitation
- Conducting team briefings
- Promoting the Just Good Work App with workers
- Conducting worker welfare interviews
- Collaborating with Trade Union representatives to engage workers
- Inviting local support services/charities to speak to workers
Relevant supplying countries display posters and provide leaflets from Stronger Together and managers/ supervisors attend training as required. Suppliers provide multiple communication channels for workers to access such as Berryworld confidential whistle blowing hotline and surveys, open door policy, worker representation, welfare officers, grievance mechanism, etc. Just good work app sent to all UK supplying sites to display for their employees. BerryWorld offer a UK Grower Ethical Forum and focus groups for suppliers to collaborate on topics of interest. BerryWorld has funded a whistle blowing hotline around the world for its suppliers and sent material to the suppliers to promote the hotline within their business. New to 2022 is our BerryWorld surveys, these are confidential surveys we can send to sites looking into specific areas like wellbeing, accommodation and recruitment. BerryWorld provides template policies and procedures to suppliers on our EQMS website, for example grievance procedure. UK sites have all put forward their Stronger Together Modern Slavery Champions for 2022 and an email group has been set up for using in 2022.
- Daniel and Weronika
- Concrete
- Eyes Wide Open
- Do the Right Thing
- Daniel and Weronika
- Concrete
- Eyes Wide Open
- Do the Right Thing
- Daniel and Weronika
- Concrete
- Eyes Wide Open
- Do the Right Thing
- Daniel and Weronika
- Concrete
- Eyes Wide Open
- Do the Right Thing
- Daniel and Weronika
- Concrete
- Eyes Wide Open
- Do the Right Thing
Training for all BW employees and suppliers in specific countries. Suppliers are also asked to display the ETI base code and include this in the induction process. Specific Stronger Together training offered for procurement. Plans for refresher Modern Slavery training for all. Nominated modern slavery champions at our UK supplying sites – developing a communication program.
The business has implemented an effective system throughout the labour supply chain to ensure that no fee or cost of recruitment will be charged to workers (see Responsible Recruitment Toolkit.org)
- Addresses of workers and job applicants for high occupancy
- Bank accounts to identify unrelated workers paid into one account
- Mobile phone numbers for shared contact details
- Documents for the shared next of kin/emergency contact details
- Multiple application documents completed in the same handwriting
- Landlord information to verify if a staff member is providing accomodation
UK suppliers have their own policy and are members of RRT. BerryWorld are a supply chain member of RRT in order to link to our UK suppliers. Berryworld have provided a labour provider audit template, available on EQMS for suppliers to use.
- Recipient of the Stronger Together newsletter
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Joined Stronger Together social media groups:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stronger-together
Twitter: @S2G_UK - https://twitter.com/S2G_UK
Receive Stronger Together newletter and suppliers in relevant countries also do. FNET newsletter highlights shared within BerryWorld and with our suppliers. Follow on Twitter ETI updates Members of the 50 Club
BerryWorld have developed a Remediation Policy.
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