Modern Slavery Statement

This statement is published voluntarily, in the spirit of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Prisma Staffing Limited is currently below the turnover threshold of GBP 36 million at which section 54 requires a statement, and will re-check that position every year.

1. Introduction

Prisma Staffing Limited (Company No. 17571333) is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking are not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It includes slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking.

2. Our Business

Prisma Staffing operates a staffing and recruitment business in the United Kingdom connecting workers with employers who need temporary staff, using the Opus app run for us by Opus Platforms Limited. We are committed to ensuring that our platform is not used to facilitate exploitation of any kind.

The staffing sector is recognised as higher risk for labour exploitation because of the use of temporary workers, the possibility of subcontracting, and worker populations who may be vulnerable. We take that into account in how we work.

3. How Workers Are Engaged

• Workers deal directly with Prisma Staffing. We do not use sub-agencies or other labour providers to supply workers.
• Prisma Staffing does not charge work-seekers any fee for finding work.
• Workers are paid for the hours they work within the scheduled shift, less any unpaid break, by Faster Payments to their own bank account, within 5 business days of the timesheet.
• Statutory deductions are made as required by law, and the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are checked before a timesheet is approved for payment.

4. Due Diligence on Workers

• Right to work and identity: every worker completes a right-to-work check and identity verification through a digital verification provider (or a Home Office share-code check) before they can be assigned to work.
• DBS checks: carried out where a role requires them.
• Ongoing monitoring: right-to-work expiry and other compliance status are monitored continuously, and a worker whose status lapses cannot be assigned to shifts until it is put right.
• Attendance and pay monitoring: timesheets, attendance and payments are recorded, so unusual hours, withheld pay or unusual deductions can be seen and investigated.

5. Suppliers

Our suppliers are mainly technology and professional services providers. We review new suppliers before we rely on them and we look at their own modern slavery commitments where they publish them.

6. Red Flags

People who work with us are asked to look out for signs such as a worker who appears fearful or withdrawn, who does not hold their own identity documents, whose wages are withheld or paid to someone else, who is being charged recruitment fees, or whose movement or communication is restricted. Any such sign is escalated to the compliance team.

7. Reporting Concerns

If you have any concerns or suspicions about modern slavery or human trafficking in connection with our platform or services, please contact us immediately at support@prismastaffing.co.uk. We do not tolerate retaliation against anyone who raises a concern in good faith.

You can also report concerns to:

• the Modern Slavery Helpline: 08000 121 700;
• Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111;
• the police: 999 in an emergency, or 101.

8. Review

We review this statement at least once a year, including whether the section 54 turnover threshold now applies to us.

9. Status

This is a voluntary statement of Prisma Staffing Limited. It is not signed under section 54(6) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.