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Code of Ethical Employment in supply chains
Published: 18/06/2018
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet will be asked to adopt the Code of Ethical
Employment in Supply Chains in partnership with the recognised trade unions
when it meets on Tuesday 19 June.
Welsh Government has produced the Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in
Supply Chains to improve procurement practice in Wales and secure greater
social benefit from public expenditure. All public sector bodies are
encouraged to adopt the Code.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Corporate Management and Assets,
Councillor Billy Mullin, said:
鈥溙煅纳缜� is a responsible and ethical public body and embraces the
principles which underpin the Code. We will implement this code as far as is
practicable and affordable in partnership with our local recognised trade
unions and we encourage all our public sector and third partners to also adopt
the Code.
鈥淎s a socially responsible organisation, we seek to use our spending on works,
goods and services to promote the local economy and, through the use of
community benefits, causes which we support such as the provision of training
and apprenticeships. The Council welcomes the commitments within the code of
practice and the opportunity which they represent to further ensure that its
procurement spend supports its aims and values.鈥�
The Code fits with the Council鈥檚 own practices and beliefs as a social
responsible and ethical organisation and is designed to tackle:
? modern slavery
? blacklisting
? false self-employment
? unfair use of umbrella schemes and zero hours contracts
? paying the living wage
The Council already has arrangements in place through its Contract
Procedure Rules and procurement practices to prevent its suppliers from using
many of these practices. The Code is an extension to current practice but the
commitments required under the Code support the Council鈥檚 own values and
principles.