How do I approach my contractors?

To accredit, employers must bring all directly employed staff onto the measures. They must also have a plan in place for third-party contracted staff. For the first three years, we're asking employers to focus specifically on cleaning, catering, and security staff. 

What you need to do:​ 

• Share the names of your cleaning, catering and security contractors and the date their contracts are next up for renewal​ 
• Agree to work with LWF and suppliers on understanding what is possible and when for delivering Living Hours to workers on those contracts ​ 
• Commit to bringing at least one of these contracts onto Living Hours within the first three years, and then to build from there​ 
• Build Living Hours into your new contracts

We provide tailored additional support for employers with complex supply chains. This will depend on individual business need, but could include supporting you with contractor buy-in, as well as providing tailored resources, such as supplier letter templates. Please see our third-party implementation page for more guidance.