Introduction

Modern slavery is a heinous crime and a morally reprehensible act that deprives a person's liberty and dignity for another person's gain. It is a real problem for millions of people around the world, including many in developed countries, who are being kept and exploited in various forms of slavery. Every company is at risk of being involved in this crime through its own operations and its supply chain.

At Slick Consulting, we have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are fully committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operation and supply chain. We have taken concrete steps to tackle modern slavery, as outlined in our statement. This statement sets out the actions that we have taken to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to our business, and to implement steps to prevent slavery and human trafficking during the financial year 2021/22.

Our business and supply chains

Slick consulting was founded in 2019 with the vision to help businesses build technology products to delight their customers.

At Slick, we practice continuous product discovery to build beautiful products. We use research, customer interviews, and more to transform a good idea to a great one and to discover if an idea is worth pursuing before your money gets squandered on a product that nobody wants.

Services offered

We provide consulting services across Business Analysis, Agile Delivery Management, Product Design, Software Development and User Experience Design. We have helped some of the big brands in Melbourne to improve daily lives of millions of people, including SEEK, MYOB, NAB, MYER, AGL Energy, VicRoads, EPA Victoria, Origin Energy, Monash University.

Region of operation

Slick Consulting operates in Melbourne, Australia. Slick has never hired staff or consultants who are not Australian citizens or Australian Permanent Residents. There is no plan for Slick to expand its operations outside Australia.

Fair Work Act 2009 (Commonwealth)

All Slick Consulting staff are covered under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Commonwealth)

Supplier Integrity

We establish a relationship of trust and integrity with all our suppliers, which is built upon mutually beneficial factors. Our supplier selection and on-boarding procedure includes due diligence of the supplier's reputation, respect for the law, compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, and references.

We haven't been made aware of any allegations of human trafficking/slavery activities against any of our suppliers, but if we were, then we would act immediately against the supplier and report it to the authorities.

Risk assessment

In the past year, we conducted a risk assessment of our supply chain by taking into account:

• The risk profile of individual countries based on the Global Slavery Index
• The business services rendered by the suppliers
• The presence of vulnerable demographic groups
• A news analysis and the insights of labour and human rights groups

This assessment will determine our response and the risk controls that we implement.

Policies

Slick Consulting operates the following policies for identifying and preventing slavery and human

trafficking in our operations:

• Whistleblowing Policy - we encourage all employees, customers and suppliers to report any suspicion of slavery or human trafficking without fear of retaliation.

• Code of Conduct - our code encourages employees to do the right thing by clearly stating the actions and behaviour expected of them when representing the business. We strive to maintain the highest standards of employee conduct and ethical behaviour when operating abroad and managing our supply chain.

Supplier due diligence

Slick Consulting conducts due diligence on all new suppliers during on-boarding and on existing suppliers at regular intervals.

This includes:

• Assessing risks in the provision of particular services

• Auditing the suppliers, and their health and safety standards, labour relations and employee contracts

• Requiring improvements to substandard employment practices

• Sanctioning suppliers that fail to improve their performance in line with our requirements

We require all suppliers to attest that:

• They don't use any form of forced compulsory or slave labour

• Their employees work voluntarily and are entitled to leave work

• They provide each employee with an employment contract that contains a reasonable notice period for terminating their employment

• They don't require employees to post a deposit/bond and don't withhold their salaries for any reasons

• They don't require employees to surrender their passports or work permits as a condition of employment

Awareness

Slick Consulting has raised awareness of modern slavery issues by putting up posters across our

facilities and sending an email that is focused specifically on modern slavery to all our staff, which explains:

• Our commitment in the fight against modern slavery

• Red flags for potential cases of slavery or human trafficking

• How employees should report suspicions of modern slavery

Training

In addition to the awareness programme, Slick Consulting has rolled out an annual e-learning course to all employees, which covers:

• Various forms of modern slavery in which people can be held and exploited

• The size of the problem and the risk to our organisation

• How employees can identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking, including unrealistically low prices

• How employees should respond if they suspect slavery or human trafficking

• How suppliers can escalate potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant people within their own organisation

• What external help is available for the victims of slavery

• What terms and guidance should be provided to suppliers in relation to slavery policies and controls

Measuring how we're performing

Slick Consulting has defined a set of key performance indicators and controls to combat modern slavery and human trafficking in our organisation and supply chain. These include:

• How many employees have completed mandatory training?

• How many suppliers have filled out our ethics questionnaire?

• How many suppliers have rolled out an awareness and training programme that is equivalent to ours?

• How many reports have been made by our employees that indicate their awareness of and sensitivity to ethical issues?

• What are the findings of our Human Rights team, which reviews how we are addressing modern slavery and human trafficking?

Consultation and Approval

This statement is made by Slick Consulting Pty Ltd (ABN 49 634 421 588) in accordance with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) covering the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. This Statement has been circulated to the Board of Directors of Slick Consulting for review and comment. The Board of Directors has approved this statement which is signed on their behalf by the Director designated below, on 15 June 2021, and the information in this statement is accurate as at that date.