About this statement
This statement is published voluntarily. Unhectic Limited’s annual turnover is below the £36 million threshold at which Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 mandates the publication of a slavery and human-trafficking statement. We publish one anyway because we expect the same standards from our own business that we expect of the larger clients we work with, and because we think a public commitment, however small the business, helps. We treat this statement as substantive: it is not a marketing exercise.
Our business and supply chain
Unhectic Limited is a technology services firm with offices in London, United Kingdom and an Engineering Hub in Mumbai, India. Our work is the design, build, and ongoing operation of software, websites, and the cloud infrastructure that supports them, together with related consulting. Our supply chain consists primarily of cloud hosting providers, software licensors, professional services firms (legal, accounting, audit), office tenancy services, and a small number of contractor relationships. We do not operate manufacturing, agriculture, hospitality, construction, or other sectors traditionally associated with elevated modern-slavery risk.
Risk assessment
We assess our supply chain as low-risk for modern slavery and human trafficking. The basis for that assessment is fourfold: the limited categories of supplier we use; the geographies they operate in (predominantly the United Kingdom, the EEA, and the United States, with our own Mumbai operation under direct management); the compliance posture of the suppliers themselves — most of our cloud and software suppliers are publicly listed companies that publish their own MSA Section 54 statements; and the absence of unskilled or low-paid labour as a material factor in our procurement. We refresh this assessment annually and whenever a material change to our supplier base occurs.
Supplier due diligence
Material suppliers are required to confirm in writing that they comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (where applicable to them) and that they do not knowingly engage modern slavery in their own operations or supply chain. Contractor relationships are formed on standard terms that include the same commitment. Where a prospective supplier cannot give that confirmation, we ask why and what they are doing about it; if the answer is not satisfactory we look elsewhere. New material suppliers added during the year are reviewed at the point of onboarding.
Training and awareness
Directors and employees are made aware of the indicators of modern slavery — controlled documentation, restricted communication, signs of physical or psychological coercion — and the channels through which to raise concerns. Concerns about anything within our business or our supply chain can be raised in confidence via our whistleblowing channel or directly to [email protected]. We do not retaliate against good-faith reporting.
Effectiveness
Given the size and nature of our business, the most effective measure available to us is the operating practice itself rather than an extensive auditing programme. We will report any case of confirmed or suspected modern slavery in our business or supply chain in the next iteration of this statement. To date, no such case has arisen. As we grow, we will revisit the proportionality of our controls; we expect them to deepen as we do.
Annual review
This statement is reviewed annually and approved by the board of Unhectic Limited. The version banner at the top of this page reflects the current version.