Welfare Policies

Welfare Policies

1. Commitment to Worker Welfare

4FRONT believes in supporting and protecting the health, safety, welfare, security, and dignity of each worker on its projects. Ethical recruitment and employment practices, safe work practices, as well as safe and healthy living and working conditions are critical elements to our way of delivering work. We recognize that welfare arrangements and quality facilities not only improve workers’ health and well-being, but also enhance performance, efficiency, and health and safety compliance. Such conditions are also essential to achieving our Target Zero philosophy and our mission of helping clients build a better and more sustainable world.

4FRONT is committed to establishing and maintaining high worker welfare standards for our employees and individuals working on Projects on our behalf. In addition, we will share this policy with our clients, and strive to influence other firms in our industry to adhere to the practices outlined in this Policy as well as local regulations. We commit to continuously improving our services to clients in this area by engaging with relevant stakeholders and drawing from international best practices. 4FRONT aspires to be at the forefront of our industry, acting as catalysts for change both on our Projects and in the wider community in which we work.

2. Scope

All the provisions and requirements of this Policy apply to 4FRONT, and all contractors within our supply chain working on Projects on behalf of 4FRONT are expected to adhere to and implement policies and practices that meet or exceed the worker welfare standards set forth in this Policy or such higher standards as required by applicable local laws and regulations. Within this Policy “Project” is defined as a 4FRONT facility or site-based construction project employing Workers in construction, janitorial, custodial, hospitality or maintenance activities in which the Contract requires 4FRONT to directly project manage or supervise the Project Site-specific working conditions

We will openly share this Policy and guidance notes with contractors in our supply chain and with our clients, and we will encourage implementation within their supply chains.

Where provisions of this Policy are more stringent than the laws of a country, the Policy provisions will prevail, unless doing so will contravene local laws. Where the laws of the countries in which we operate are not in alignment with this Policy, we will strive to work directly with those governments, and will work with multi-stakeholder initiatives and civil society organizations, to influence changes in government policy and enforcement that will improve the protection of worker rights as outlined in this Policy.

3. Objective

As an ethical company, we will take appropriate measures as outlined in this Policy to ensure that the Contractors in our supply chain and with whom we work on Projects hold an equal regard for the health, safety, and welfare of their Project Workers.