Modern Slavery & Ethical Conduct Statement

Policy Overview

Astute People’s Modern Slavery and Ethical Conduct Statement explains how we prevent modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and exploitation across our recruitment operations, supply chain and international business activities.

Last updated: April 2026

Astute People is a specialist recruitment organisation supporting clients and candidates across energy recruitment, engineering jobs, technical hiring and international recruitment markets in the UK, Europe and North America.

We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and exploitation across all areas of our business, including recruitment processes, client relationships and our supply chain.

This statement outlines how Astute People identifies, assesses and mitigates modern slavery risks through ethical recruitment standards, supplier due diligence, employee awareness and senior leadership oversight.

Our Commitment

Astute People is committed to acting ethically, transparently and responsibly in every business relationship. We expect the same standards from our employees, clients, suppliers and partners.

Our commitment to preventing modern slavery is supported by:

• Formal due diligence checks on clients, partners and suppliers
• Recruitment processes designed to protect candidates from exploitation
• Governance aligned with ISO 9001:2015 quality management principles
• Senior leadership oversight of anti-slavery compliance and ethical conduct
• Clear escalation routes for concerns relating to worker welfare or exploitation

Ethical Recruitment Standards

As a recruitment business, our responsibility is to ensure candidates are introduced only to opportunities that meet appropriate ethical, legal and employment standards.

We assess client relationships and recruitment assignments before introducing candidates, with particular focus on:

• Health, safety and working conditions
• Fair pay, employment contracts and working hours
• Compliance with local labour laws and employment rights
• Candidate welfare and transparent recruitment communication
• Ethical employer behaviour across permanent, contract and international recruitment activity

These standards apply across the sectors we support, including power generation, renewable energy, nuclear, data centres and wider technical engineering recruitment.

Risk Areas and Due Diligence

Our core operating regions include the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. These are generally considered lower-risk jurisdictions for modern slavery; however, we do not rely on geography alone when assessing risk.

We apply consistent due diligence standards across all client relationships, supplier arrangements and recruitment activity, including work connected to energy recruitment, data centre recruitment, engineering jobs and international recruitment markets.

Where a potential concern is identified, we will investigate, escalate where appropriate and take proportionate action to protect workers, candidates and our business.

Training and Awareness

We provide internal training and guidance so employees understand modern slavery risks and know how to identify, record and escalate potential concerns.

• Mandatory compliance training through internal systems
• Education on modern slavery indicators and risk signals
• Guidance on ethical recruitment, candidate welfare and labour standards
• Ongoing reinforcement of responsible business conduct

Governance and Review

This Modern Slavery and Ethical Conduct Statement is reviewed regularly and approved by senior leadership to ensure it remains accurate, effective and aligned with our legal and ethical obligations.

Policy updates are communicated internally to maintain awareness, accountability and consistent application across Astute People.

Report a Modern Slavery Concern

If you wish to report a concern or request information about Astute People’s modern slavery compliance, please contact us using the details below.