LABOUR STANDARDS POLICY

    The Zeela Ltd (the Company) is an independent medical distribution company that has its main office in London, UK. The Company acknowledges its obligations towards its employees, stakeholders, and the communities in which it works, and has outlined below its policy concerning labor standards. This policy is relevant to the Company itself, our contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, freelancers, and other parties engaged with the Company’s business.

    MINIMUM LABOUR STANDARDS

    The Company has identified the following compelling reasons to establish a comprehensive system of minimum labor standards to guide its business operations:

    Ethical Responsibilities – the Company acknowledges its obligations towards its employees, stakeholders, and the communities in which we work and operate. The Company wishes to carry out work and to do business ethically.

    Adverse Publicity and Damage to the Company’s Reputation – adverse publicity from the discovery of poor labor standards within the Company’s business operations presents reputational and structural risks to the Company not only in terms of revenue but also in respect of staff recruitment and retention. Poor labor standards can also lead to a loss of trust and confidence with suppliers and within the wider community. The Company, therefore, wants to do what is right and be seen to do what is right.

    Reduced Quality of Service – the Company recognizes that there is commonly a link between poor labor standards and poor quality of services. To this end, it is in the interest of the Company to ensure that the Company reaches and exceeds minimum labor standards requirements at all times.

    To help identify a defined set of minimum labor standards, the Company has referred to the following: Human Rights Act 1998.

    These minimum labor standards are:

    1. Child Labour – the Company does not and will not engage in or support the use of child labor. If the Company engages any young workers (e.g., on work experience), it will ensure that a suitable risk assessment is carried out and those young persons are not exposed to any hazardous conditions, or in any case work more than 8 hours per day.
    2. Forced or Compulsory Labour – the Company shall not engage in or support the use of forced or compulsory labor, or bonded or involuntary prison labor. Employees are free to leave after providing reasonable notice in line with their contracts of employment.
    3. Health and Safety – the Company shall provide a safe and healthy workplace environment and shall take effective steps to prevent potential accidents and injuries to employee’s health by minimizing, so far as is reasonably practicable, and in cooperation with its employees, workers, and other members of staff, the causes of hazards inherent in the workplace. All employees will receive safety and job-specific health and safety instructions during the course of their employment with the Company. Employees shall have access to clean sanitary facilities and drinking water.
    4. Freedom of Association – freedom of association is respected and the Company will comply with the UK and the Republic of Ireland labor relations legislation (as appropriate) in this regard.
    5. Discrimination – the Company shall not engage in or support any discriminatory practices in recruitment, remuneration, access to training, promotion, termination, or retirement based on gender (including gender reassignment), marital status, family status, religious belief, disability, age, racial grounds (race, color, nationality or ethnic origin, including membership of the traveler community), sexual orientation or other conditions that could give rise to discrimination. The Company has in place an Equal Opportunities Policy and a Dignity at Work Policy both of which are provided to all new employees at induction.
    6. Disciplinary Practices – the Company shall treat all employees and members of staff with dignity and respect. The Company shall not engage in or tolerate the use of corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, harassment, intimidation, or verbal abuse of personnel. No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed, and the Company shall ensure that no disciplinary procedure is operated except as per the Company’s Disciplinary Policies.
    7. Working Hours – the Company shall comply with applicable laws and industry standards on working hours and holiday entitlements. The Company’s normal working hours do not exceed 48 hours per week, and overtime hours do not exceed 12 hours per week, with the relevant periods of rest similarly observed. The Company ensures that all employees have the legal right to be employed in the UK or the Republic of Ireland (as appropriate).
    8. Remuneration – the Company shall comply with national laws and regulations concerning wages and benefits. All work-related activities are carried out based on a recognized employment relationship established according to national law and practice. All members of staff are remunerated in a way that is more than the national minimum wage in the UK or the Republic of Ireland as is appropriate.

    The Company also commits to:

    • Compliance with relevant legal and other requirements to which the Company subscribes.
    • Ensuring that all our key contractors, sub-contractors, and suppliers are aware of this policy.
    • Making available sufficient resources for the implementation of this policy.

    Review

    The Company commits to periodically reviewing this policy to continually improve labor standards within the workplace. The Company shall take into consideration: changes in legislation, legal advice as necessary, and any other requirements to which the Company subscribes, to ensure the adequacy, suitability, and continuing effectiveness of this policy.

    The Company will make this policy available to its employees in the first instance, and also to all contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.