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Corporate responsibility continued
EASYJET’S COMMITMENT ON
HUMAN RIGHTS
easyJet has a responsibility to conduct business
in an ethical and transparent way. The Company
has in place policies to support recognised human
rights principles. These include policies on non-
discrimination, health and safety, anti-bribery and
environmental issues. The Company also maintains
a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption.
easyJet seeks to comply with all relevant laws in the
countries in which it operates, and co-operates with
the efforts of national law enforcement agencies and
border agencies to combat human rights abuses and
crimes such as human trafficking. It adheres to a set
of business principles including a commitment to
internationally proclaimed human rights standards.
These standards apply for the individuals working within
the organisation and its customers.
The Company’s policies seek to respect and maintain the
human rights standards defined in the International Bill of
Human Rights. The Company observes the principles set
out by the International Labour Organisation Declaration
on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (the ‘ILO
Declaration’). It accepts its corporate responsibility to
respect human rights, as set out in the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
(the ‘UN Guiding Principles’).
Employees: easyJet conducts its employment practices
in an ethical and socially responsible manner. It respects
the human rights of its employees as established in the
four principles of the ILO Declaration.
• Freedom of association and the effective recognition
of the right to collective bargaining: easyJet recognises
and respects its employees’ right to join associations and
choose representative organisations for the purpose of
engaging in collective bargaining in a manner consistent
with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour:
easyJet does not utilise forced or compulsory labour.
It recruits its employees and provides working conditions,
including payment of wages and benefits, which comply
with applicable laws and regulations.
• Effective abolition of child labour: all easyJet employees
are above the legal employment age in the country of
their employment.
• Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment
and occupation: easyJet has committed human
resources policies including non-discrimination and
health and safety policies.
Customers: easyJet is committed to making travel easy
and affordable for all of its customers. It upholds the equal
treatment of all passengers regardless of their personal
characteristics or social status. This commitment is supported
by the advice of stakeholders within easyJet and the
continued involvement of the easyJet Special Assistance
Advisory Group (ESAAG) in policy and product development.
Suppliers and third parties: easyJet will never knowingly
infringe the human rights of others. It seeks to prevent or
mitigate any adverse human rights impact directly linked
to its business relationships through obtaining appropriate
contractual commitments. It expects third parties who deal
on its behalf to observe the principles of the International
Bill of Human Rights, the ILO Declaration and the UN
Guiding Principles.
Bribery and corruption
easyJet has a company-wide anti-bribery and corruption
policy. There is also a gifts and hospitality policy and online
register to record all gifts and hospitality that are accepted
by employees. It is compulsory for all management and
administration employees to complete anti-bribery and
ethics training and pass an online examination. Completion
of an employee’s probationary period is also dependent on
this. As at 30 September 2014, the training and examination
had been completed by 100% of management and
administration employees.
Community and charitable activities
easyJet remains strongly committed to engaging with
the local communities where we are based and harnessing
the fundraising powers of our employees and significant
customer base. Our fundraising activities are driven
through our partnership with UNICEF, the world’s leading
organisation focusing on children and their rights, under
the “Change for Good” partnership established in 2012.
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