Modern Slavery Policy

Introduction

INTX oppose slavery and human trafficking in all its forms. Although INTX are not required to make a modern slavery statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Company are making this voluntary statement to show its commitment to ethical trading principles and to set out the processes the Company are taking to identify risks and tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in all its business dealings.

This Modern Slavery Policy reflects a commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all the Company’s business relationships and how the Company implement and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place within INTX.

Policy Statement

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, dependency, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

The Company have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in its own business or in any of its clients and suppliers.

INTX are also committed to ensuring there is transparency in its own business and in its approach to modern slavery and expect the same high standards from all its clients, suppliers and other third party partners.

This policy will set out the Company’s responsibilities, and of those working for and on behalf of INTX, in observing and upholding its position on modern slavery and human trafficking; and provide information to those working for and on behalf of the Company, on how to identify and report concerns regarding modern slavery.

This policy applies to anyone working for INTX or on its behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels.

How to Raise a Concern

Employees are required to ensure that they read, understand and comply with this policy.

The prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in any part of INTX or its’ clients and suppliers is the responsibility of all those working for the Company.

Employees are required to avoid any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.

Employees need to notify a Director as soon as possible if they believe or suspect that a breach of this policy has occurred or may occur in the future.

Employees are encouraged to raise concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any parts of the Company or of any client or supplier at the earliest possible stage.

Should an employee suspect that a breach of this policy has occurred or that it may occur they are required to notify  a Director, and or HR  as soon as possible.

INTX aim to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if they turn out to be unfounded.

INTX 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 the business or in any Client or supplier to the business.

Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavourable treatment connected with raising a concern.

If an employee believes they have suffered any such treatment, they should inform a Director, and or HR  immediately.

Breaches of this Policy

Any employee who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action, which could result in summary dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct.

Any client and/or supplier who breaches this policy INTX will terminate the relationship immediately.

Making a false allegation in bad faith, or that an employee knows to be untrue, will be treated as misconducted.