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Surgical Holdings<\/a> is committed to upholding high ethical Labour Standards relating to the employment of personnel. These standards are not only maintained within the company, Surgical Holdings, but are sought from all suppliers within the company’s supply chain. The ethical standards expected, not only apply to those who are directly employed within the supply chain but also to members of the public, stakeholders and interested parties who have an indirect involvement within the chain. These ethical standards cover:<\/p>\n

Child labour
\nForced or compulsory labour
\nHealth & Safety
\nFreedom of association & right to collective bargaining
\nDiscrimination
\nDisciplinary practices
\nWorking hours
\nRemuneration
\nHuman rights<\/p>\n

For a full copy of our policy or further information, please email us at info@surgicalholdings.co.uk.<\/p>\n

Surgical Holdings have an annual labour standards external audit by SGS to ensure we are continually improving our labour standards for all stakeholders. This is part of our NHS supply chain framework agreement for surgical instruments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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