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Social Accountability Standards Monitoring and DocumentationIn order to verify compliance, the employer shall allow auditors free access to facility grounds, workers for confidential interviews, and relevant documents for the past 12 months.
Management SystemsThe Employer shall have verifiable management systems to ensure ongoing compliance with each Standard. Management Systems shall be effectively documented, implemented, maintained, communicated and accessible in a comprehensive form to all employees, including: directors, executives, management, and supervisors.
Child LabourIn accordance with the ILO convention 138, every worker employed must be at least fifteen (15) years of age. The age of fourteen (14) would apply to developing countries as defined by the ILO.
However, no worker of whatever age, including apprentices or vocational students, may be employed in breach of local minimum age for work or mandatory schooling.
Forced or Compulsory LabourThe Employer shall not in any way use or support the use of forced labour, whether in the form of prison labour, indentured labour, bonded labour or otherwise.
Health & Safety
The Employer, bearing in mind the prevailing knowledge of the industry and of any specific hazards, shall provide a safe and healthy working environment, including systems and training designed to help prevent accidents and injuries.
The Employer shall appoint a management representative who is responsible for the health and safety of all personnel, and is accountable for the implementation of the health and safety elements of this standard.
Freedom of Association and Right to Collective BargainingThe Employer shall recognize and respect the right of workers to freedom of association and collective bargaining. No worker shall be subject to harassment, intimidation or retaliation in their efforts to freely associate or bargain collectively. The Employer shall allow union organizers free access to employees and shall recognize the union of the employees' choice.
Non-DiscriminationAll employment decisions including but not limited to: hiring, job assignment, wages, bonuses, allowances, and other forms of compensation, promotion, discipline, assignment of work, termination of employment, provision of retirement, shall be made solely on the basis of education, training, and demonstrated skills or abilities. The characteristics of an individual, such as race, gender, marital status and religion shall not be the basis for such employment decisions.
Disciplinary PracticesThe Employer shall document and communicate to all workers a progressive disciplinary policy e.g., escalating discipline action steps such as verbal warning, written warning, suspension, termination.
Any exceptions to this rule e.g., immediate termination for theft or assault, shall be in writing and clearly communicated to workers.
Harassment or AbuseEvery employee shall be treated with dignity and respect. The Employer shall not engage in or support for any reason the use of corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion and verbal abuse including but not limited to threats of violence and sexual harassment.
Compensation & BenefitsThe Employer shall ensure that wages paid for all hours worked meet at least the legal minimum wage or the local industry minimum standards for compensation, whichever is higher. The employer shall provide all legally mandated benefits.
Hours of WorkThe Employer shall ensure all local laws that pertain to hours or work are followed.
Furthermore, that overtime work hours plus regular work hours do not exceed 60 hours in a 7 day period or 12 hours in a 24 hour period per employee.
Workers shall also be given at least one-day rest per 7-day period.
EnvironmentalAll employers shall comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations.
Sub-Contracting
All Employers that outsource or subcontract work shall obtain prior authorization for doing so.
If work is done at another location, the outsourcing employer shall be responsible for assuring that the subcontractor is in compliance with the Standards.
Homework
Mervyns does not permit the use of “home workers”.
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