Risk to our workforce
Veksthuset Personal AS is a company that only operates with staffing and recruitment within Norway. In Norway, there are a number of laws and regulations that safeguard the employees' rights, see e.g https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/regelverk/om-regelverket/
As a staffing company, we are obliged to follow the principle of equal treatment. This gives the hired party the right to (at least) as good conditions as the person concerned would have had as a direct employee. https://arbinn.nho.no/arbeidsrett/ansettelser-og-rekruttering/innleie-av- arbeidskraft/artikler/veileder-likebehandlingsprinsippet/
We believe that Norwegian legislation, Norwegian regulations and Norwegian courts largely uphold the goal of minimizing conditions that are in conflict with human rights.
We further believe that the greatest risk for the employees of Veksthuset Personal AS is for those workers who come to Norway from countries with less regulated working life. This applies in particular to the offshore department.
In the offshore department, there is extensive use of workers from Poland. These are subject to strict ID checks on arrival, so we know it's the right person in the right place. They also have skills that are in demand. The overwhelming majority of these workers are men. Men with skills are statistically less likely to be victims of human trafficking https://snl.no/menneskehandel.
We do not use subcontractors from other countries, but employ all our workers directly.
We actively encourage our employees in the offshore department to join a trade union and are also helpful with this. This registration will give the employees the right to, for example, free use of a lawyer, should any work situations arise that they are not comfortable with.
Conclusion: An overall assessment indicates that there is a low risk for our workforce.
Possible measures to introduce:
1. A separate employee survey, which can reveal whether our employees experience objectionable conditions in terms of human rights.
2. Post information on our websites, both in Norwegian and English. A link to this can then be included in the welcome letter, so that all employees see our work with and relationship with human rights and the Openness Act.