Modern slavery statement for financial year 2019/20
This statement is made pursuant to s.54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and sets out the steps that
Skylord Travel Plc has taken and is continuing to take to ensure that modern slavery or human
trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain.
Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Skylord Travel
Plc has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting
ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to putting effective systems
and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place within the business
or our supply chain.
Our business
Skylord Travel Plc is a travel company operating in the UK since 1983. We have employees here in the
UK spread across our 4 branches in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
As a travel agent we work both directly and indirectly with airlines, hotels (through third party
suppliers) and ground arrangements around the world.
Our high-risk areas
As a travel agent our high-risk areas includes our third-party suppliers in foreign countries and the
companies they work with.
Our policies
We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and
transparent manner. These include:
1. Anti-slavery policy. This policy sets out the organisation’s stance on modern slavery and
explains how employees can identify any instances of this and where they can go for help.
2. Recruitment policy. We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to
work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals
being forced to work against their will.
3. Whistleblowing policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that
they can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our
business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
Our suppliers
Skylord Travel Plc operates a supplier policy and maintains a preferred supplier list. We conduct due
diligence on all suppliers before allowing them to become a preferred supplier. This due diligence
includes an online search to ensure that particular organisation has never been convicted of offenses
relating to modern slavery and on-site audits which include a review of working conditions.
Our anti-slavery policy forms part of our contract with all suppliers and they are required to confirm
that no part of their business operations contradicts this policy.
In addition to the above, as part of our contract with suppliers, we require that they confirm to us
that:
1. They have taken steps to eradicate modern slavery within their business
2. They hold their own suppliers to account over modern slavery
3. (For UK based suppliers) They pay their employees at least the national minimum wage /
national living wage (as appropriate)
4. (For international suppliers) They pay their employees any prevailing minimum wage
applicable within their country of operations
5. We may terminate the contract at any time should any instances of modern slavery come to
light
Training
We regularly conduct training for our procurement/buying teams so that they understand the signs of
modern slavery and what to do if they suspect that it is taking place within our supply chain.
Our performance indicators
We will know the effectiveness of the steps that we are taking to ensure that slavery and/or human
trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain if:
• To date we have had no reports from any employees, the public, or law enforcement agencies
to indicate that modern slavery practices have been identified in our business or from any
suppliers we use.
Approval for this statement
This statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 30 Mar 2019
Ujjwal Sehgal
30 Mar 2019