Summary
In short
- A modern slavery and labour standards assessment is an assessment used in KnowComply that assesses the site and its labour supply chain for forced labour, debt bondage, withheld documents and unlawful deductions. It is built against ISO 37301 cl.6.1 and forms part of the Supplier Quality Assurance programme.
- Run yearly. Carried out by HR with procurement.
- The template holds 45 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is risk indicators, where low is good.
- ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Agency assessment, Supplier assessment.
What it is
What it is
What is a modern slavery and labour standards assessment?
A modern slavery and labour standards assessment is an assessment used in KnowComply that assesses the site and its labour supply chain for forced labour, debt bondage, withheld documents and unlawful deductions. It is built against ISO 37301 cl.6.1 and forms part of the Supplier Quality Assurance programme.
When is a modern slavery and labour standards assessment completed?
A modern slavery and labour standards assessment is completed when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Run yearly.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This assessment is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this assessment covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Supplier Quality Assurance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links agency assessment, supplier assessment
Not for
- Code of Conduct Acknowledgement, which records that a worker has read and accepted the code of conduct, at hire and on revision.
- Whistleblowing Report Record, which records a concern raised confidentially about wrongdoing, and how it was handled.
- Conflict of Interest Declaration, which records a declared interest that could affect a business decision, and how it will be managed.
- Anything outside KnowComply, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the modern slavery and labour standards assessment template based on?+
It is built against ISO 37301 cl.6.1. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the modern slavery and labour standards assessment contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, direct workforce, agency and labour providers, awareness and reporting, related records, outcome. Together they hold 45 fields, 38 of which are required.
How many modern slavery and labour standards assessment records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the modern slavery and labour standards assessment belong to?+
It is part of Supplier Quality Assurance, Ethics, Labour and Anti-Bribery, Contracts and Purchasing. Approved suppliers with evidence, and rejections that actually change behaviour.
How is a modern slavery and labour standards assessment scored?+
Scoring is risk indicators. Low is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the modern slavery and labour standards assessment template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the modern slavery and labour standards assessment library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowComply — audit and governance. Audit programmes, legal register, management review, risk and certification.
Sources
Sources
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization