Modern Slavery Statement

Overview

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It can take various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which share a common definition, that is "the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain."

Aims

Lightwave have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships. We aim to implement and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere the within Lightwave organisation or supply chain.

Responsibility

The Directors have overall responsibility for ensuring this policy complies with our legal and ethical obligations. They are responsible for ensuring all staff and anyone acting under Lightwave's name comply with the contents of this policy.

The Company Directors have primary and day-to-day responsibility for implementing this policy, monitoring its use and effectiveness, dealing with any queries about it, and auditing internal control systems and procedures to ensure they are effective in countering modern slavery. Management are responsible for ensuring those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy and are given any required training.

Measures

Lightwave is committed to ensuring there is transparency in our business practices and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chain. We expect the same approach and high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers and other business partners.

As part of our contracting process, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude and we expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

This policy applies to all persons working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners. This policy does not form part of any employee’s contract of employment and we reserve the right to amend it at any time.

All employees must read, understand and comply with the content of this document.

All employees, freelancers and anyone working under the organisation’s name are responsible for the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery, in any part of our business or supply chain. All staff should adhere to the following:

• Avoid any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.
• Notify your manager immediately should you believe or suspect that a conflict of this policy has taken place – or may occur in the future.
• Raise any concerns or suspicions of modern slavery in any parts of the organisation or supply chains.
• Speak to your manager, or the Directors, if you are unsure whether a particular act, the treatment of workers more generally, or their working conditions within any tier of our supply chain constitutes any of the various forms of modern slavery.

At Lightwave, we encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if they turn out to be mistaken. We are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting, in good faith, their suspicion that modern slavery, of whatever form, is or may be taking place in any part of our own business or in any part of our supply chain. If you believe that you have suffered any such treatment, you should inform your manager immediately.

Training on this policy, and on the risk our business faces from modern slavery in its supply chain will be given where needed. Our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery must be communicated to all suppliers, contractors and business partners at the outset of our business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter.

Any employee who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action, which could result in dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct. We may terminate our relationship with other individuals and organisations working on our behalf if they breach this policy.

Review

The Directors at Lightwave Productions continually review our policies to ensure that they are having a positive impact and remain in line with current legislation, considering all necessary measures as the company grows.