Modern Slavery Act Statement 2025
At Z Hotels, we are committed to supporting human rights and take seriously our responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We have a zero-tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking and are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships. We are equally committed to understanding the risks, implementing, and enforcing effective systems and controls so that we can work towards ensuring that there is no modern slavery in our business or supply chains.
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
We are committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
- Organisational Structure and Supply Chians
Company structure
Z Hotels is a hospitality company with a portfolio of 15 hotels across the UK with 1,806 rooms supported by more than 325 team members. The hotels are either owned, leased or run under management contract and offer affordable compact luxury.
Our supply chains
We have long-standing relationships with many of our suppliers, which broadly fall into two categories: hotel suppliers and support suppliers. Hotel suppliers provide the goods and services required for the day-to-day running of our hotels — including food and beverages, linen, cleaning supplies, fixtures, fittings, equipment, and maintenance services. Support suppliers cover areas such as office supplies, IT systems and support, professional services, and consultancy.
We also work with employment agencies that provide a limited number of individuals to support both our hotel operations and support functions.
Procurement is managed by Relationship Owners within our Support Office team, who are responsible for conducting due diligence and ensuring that suppliers meet our ethical sourcing standards and legal obligations. As part of our supplier vetting process, new suppliers must complete onboarding checks and sign a declaration confirming compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Payments are only made once this process has been successfully completed.
- Policies in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking
Z Hotels is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
Our commitment to social responsibility is reflected in our team member training programmes and company policies, and we expect the same high standards from our suppliers.
We encourage our team members to report any ethical concerns, and our Whistleblowing Policy (which includes a specific section on modern slavery) and use of a third-party company to enable confidential whistleblowing disclosures, is intended to make this simple for all team members. We aim to ensure that appropriate protections are in place for any team member who raises a concern, without fear of reprisal.
We implement ‘right-to-work’ checks on all new team members, undertake regular checks on shift-patterns and the hours worked by our colleagues, and maintain a culture of respect and fair treatment of others.
We have several policies related to the prevention of modern slavery including our Anti-Bribery Policy, Whistleblowing Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Due diligence processes
We check supply chains to ensure the potential for slavery and human trafficking is significantly reduced. We make clear to companies we do business with that we are not prepared to accept any form of exploitation and will review existing relationships at the point of contract renewal.
As part of our supplier vetting process, new suppliers must complete onboarding checks and sign a declaration confirming compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Payments are only made once this process has been successfully completed
- Risk assessment and management
We monitor high-risk supplier categories, including cleaning services, linen providers, and agency labour, through collaboration between our Finance and Relationship Owners. Where possible, we include modern slavery compliance clauses in supplier agreements, which are reviewed at the point of contract renewal.
- Key performance indicators to measure effectiveness
We continue to focus on the assessment of our supply chain and high-risk areas as well as on ensuring that we do not have any modern slavery in our own business. While there is currently no specific KPI reporting, we are considering the introduction of relevant measures such as the number of supplier audits conducted, the number of team members trained, and the volume of whistleblowing reports raised and resolved. These indicators will help us monitor our progress and drive continuous improvement.
- Training on slavery and human trafficking
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, an overview is delivered during the onboarding process for our teams. We are committed to reviewing and enhancing this programme by offering refresher training and awareness sessions to ensure that all team members remain informed and vigilant.
Further steps
Whilst we have policies and processes in place to combat slavery and human trafficking, we recognise this is an area which requires continual monitoring and improvement. On an ongoing basis we will:
- continue to apply good practice in assessing new suppliers as well as reviewing existing relationships on contract renewal
- keep training under review to ensure it remains appropriate and effective
- consider the introduction of key performance indicators to monitor progress in this area
- explore opportunities to collaborate with industry peers and organisations to share best practice
At Z Hotels we firmly believe in being a responsible business and continuing to develop our approach to combating modern slavery forms a key part of this.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending March 2026.
This statement is approved by Z Hotels’ board of directors, who will review and update it annually.