1.PURPOSE
This document describes Scorp Group Ltd's management approach to ensure compliance with international standards on maximum working hours, minimum breaks, and rest periods — across its own operations and its supply chain. Scorp Group publicly respects workers' right to fair working hours and actively assesses whether workers can realistically comply with these commitments given the targets and workloads set by the business.
This process is aligned with:
2.SCOPE
This process applies to:
3.WORKING HOURS STANDARDS APPLIED BY SCORP GROUP LTD
Maximum Regular Working Hours: 48 hours per week (in line with ILO C1)
Maximum Working Hours incl. OT: 60 hours per week (only on an exceptional, voluntary basis)
Minimum Daily Rest: 11 consecutive hours per 24-hour period
Minimum Weekly Rest: At least 1 full day off (24 hours) per 7 days; ideally 2 days
Minimum Meal/Rest Breaks: 30-minute break after 6 consecutive hours of work
Annual Leave: Minimum 20 days paid leave per year (per local law where higher)
Overtime: Voluntary; compensated at a premium rate (min. 1.25x regular pay)
All overtime must be truly voluntary. Scorp Group prohibits any form of coercion, threat, or penalty
for workers who decline overtime.
4.PROCESS DESCRIPTION
STEP 1 — POLICY COMMITMENT AND COMMUNICATION
1.1 Scorp Group's Working Hours Policy is publicly available on the company website and communicated to all employees upon hire and at minimum annually.
1.2 The policy sets out the maximum working hours and rest period standards referenced above, and commits to compliance with all applicable national laws where they are more stringent.
1.3 Supplier Code of Conduct includes mandatory working hours requirements aligned with ILO C1 and the ETI Base Code Clause 7.
Reference: ILO C1; ETI Base Code Clause 7; UNGP Principle 16.
STEP 2 — WORKLOAD AND TARGET-SETTING ASSESSMENT
2.1 Before allocating production volumes, setting performance targets, or assigning workloads, Scorp Group Operations and HR conduct a Workload Feasibility Assessment to determine whether targets can be met within legal working hours limits.
2.2 The Workload Feasibility Assessment considers:
2.3 Where targets cannot be achieved within 48 hours per week regular time, Scorp Group will:
Reference: ETI Base Code Clause 7.6; SMETA 4-Pillar Audit Standard — Pillar 3.
STEP 3 — TIME AND ATTENDANCE MONITORING
3.1 Scorp Group maintains a digital Time and Attendance Management System (TAMS) that records:
3.2 TAMS data is reviewed weekly by HR Business Partners. Any worker consistently working more than 48 regular hours or 60 total hours per week triggers an automatic alert for management review.
3.3 Workers have access to their own time records at all times and may raise discrepancies through the grievance mechanism.
Reference: ILO C1 Article 3; SMETA Pillar 3; GRI 401.
STEP 4 — SUPPLIER ASSESSMENT ON WORKING HOURS
4.1 All Tier 1 suppliers are assessed on working hours compliance through:
4.2 Suppliers with working hour violations are issued Corrective Action Plans (CAPs):
Reference: ETI Base Code Clause 7; SMETA 4-Pillar Audit Standard.
STEP 5 — MONITORING, REPORTING, AND REVIEW
5.1 Scorp Group tracks the following KPIs:
5.2 KPIs are reviewed quarterly by CHRO and reported annually in the Human Rights & Sustainability Report, aligned with GRI 401.
5.3 This process is reviewed annually and updated to reflect changes in operations, labour laws, and international standards.
Reference: UNGP Principle 20; GRI 401; OECD DDG Step 4.