The Good Business Charter is an initiative of the Good Business Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales. The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and the TUC (Trades Union Congress) both have trustee representation on the board of the Good Business Foundation to ensure that the voices of business and employees are heard.
The Good Business Charter commits businesses to:
Real Living Wage: The GBC requires all employers to pay directly employed staff and regular contracted staff the real living wage as set out by the Living Wage Foundation and commit to becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer within a mutually agreed time frame.
Fairer hours and contracts: The GBC requires a fair approach to zero hours contracts, including fair shift scheduling and cancellation policy, and proper consideration given to contracts with guaranteed hours.
Employee well-being: The GBC requires all penalties for legitimate sickness with consequences such as threat of termination to be banned.
Employee representation: The GBC requires all employers to engage with worker representatives and to ensure there is a voice that represents employees around the boardroom table.
Diversity and inclusion: The GBC requires businesses to evidence how they monitor the diversity of their workforce and their commitment to close the gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps.
Environmental responsibility: The GBC requires businesses to commit to an environmental policy to demonstrate they are committed to reducing their environmental impact and continually improving their environmental performance.
Pay fair tax: The GBC requires businesses to commit to paying their taxes, not engage in tax avoidance and commit to be transparent in their relationship with HMRC.
Commitment to customers: The GBC requires businesses to publish their commitment to their customers on their website. Businesses will be expected to gather and monitor customer feedback and report the results to their board.
Ethical sourcing: The GBC requires businesses to commit to the standards set out in the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code for sourcing through a process of continuous due diligence.
Prompt payment to suppliers: The GBC requires businesses to sign the government’s Prompt Payment Code.
Brefi Group Limited
42 Holton Road
Barry CF63 4HD
United Kingdom
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