Jet2 plc and its group companies including Jet2holidays Limited and Jet2.com Limited (the ‘Group’), recognise that modern slavery and human trafficking are significant issues presenting a challenge for businesses worldwide. Consequently, the Group has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to: acting ethically and with integrity in its business dealings; and continually reviewing its practices to combat slavery and human trafficking.
The Group has prepared this statement to reflect activities undertaken in the financial year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with the UK’s Modern Slavery Act. .
The Group is a Leisure Travel business specialising in:
Our long-term ambition is: To be the UK’s Leading and Best Leisure Travel business. To achieve this, we recognise our future growth must continue to be sustainable, ethical and responsible, which includes the treatment of people not only within our own operations, but also those within our broader supply chains. We remain aware of the risks associated with modern slavery and human trafficking and continue to develop our policies, due diligence, and training to ensure the steps we take to prevent both, remain as effective as possible. With this in mind, tackling modern slavery is included as one of our “social value performance metrics” within the Group’s updated Sustainability Strategy which can be found at found at: www.jet2plc.com/sustainability
We consider our Colleagues to be our most valuable asset as we recognise that the wellbeing and motivation of them is pivotal to achieving our award-winning Customer First service.
We have robust recruitment, remuneration and resource management policies and processes to prevent any form of slavery, exploitation, or trafficking within our business, and we review and confirm that colleagues, contractors and agency workers can demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK before commencing work with the Group.
Our Glassdoor rating of 4.1 out of 5.0 remains the highest in our industry and serves as an important barometer in gauging the happiness and engagement of our workforce.
The Group has over 8,000 suppliers and sources its goods and services globally and will not knowingly conduct business with anyone engaged in slavery and human trafficking practices or knowingly permit them to be carried out in any part of its business.
The Group promotes transparency in its supply chains and has implemented measures to reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking including:
Our Supplier Code of Conduct (most recently updated in April 2024) is published on our Jet2 plc website (here) and sets out the minimum standards, expectations and behaviours that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays require of all our Suppliers, including in relation to slavery, human trafficking and child labour. Our Supplier Code of Conduct has been distributed to our existing suppliers and is introduced to new suppliers through our standard tender documentation and in our standard supplier terms and conditions.
The Group also has in place the following internal policies reflecting its commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business relationships:
To ensure Colleagues have a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we assist them by providing relevant training in identifying and preventing exploitation.
Our cabin crew manual includes human trafficking reporting procedures and details of the Modern Slavery reporting helpline. We also ensure that training on human trafficking is delivered to cabin crew through new entrant and recurrent training. In addition, posters are displayed in crew rooms and rest areas across our bases to raise awareness of both issues.
In addition, a section on slavery and human trafficking is included in our internal training for colleagues in supplier management.
The Group has a clear framework of rules and behaviours and encourages the reporting of any concerns or breaches so that they can be dealt with appropriately in accordance with our policies and procedures. We also offer an independent and confidential Whistleblowing hotline where Colleagues can raise concerns confidentially and anonymously if they wish.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ended 31 March 2024. It has been approved by the Board of Directors of Jet2 plc and signed on their behalf by:
Gary Brown
Director and Group Chief Financial Officer
Jet2 plc
Date: 16th September 2024