GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 8000 (SA8000®:2014) RELEASE DATE: MAY 2016 SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL 15 WEST 44TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036 WEBSITE: WWW.SA-INTL.ORG EMAIL: [email protected] CONTENTS CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SA8000:2014 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT .............................................................................. 3 HOW TO READ THIS DOCUMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1. CHILD LABOUR ................................................................................................................................................... 5 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 5 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................................................. 5 BACKGROUND AND INTENT .............................................................................................................................................. 5 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ........................................................................................................................................... 8 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. FORCED OR COMPULSORY LABOUR ................................................................................................................. 15 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 15 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 15 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 15 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 17 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 3. HEALTH AND SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................ 23 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 23 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 23 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 24 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 25 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 4. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ..................................................... 49 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 49 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 49 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 49 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 51 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 5. DISCRIMINATION ............................................................................................................................................. 58 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 58 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 58 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 58 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 60 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 62 6. DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES ................................................................................................................................. 69 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 69 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 69 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 69 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 70 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 71 7. WORKING HOURS ............................................................................................................................................ 74 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 74 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 74 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 74 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 76 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 77 8. REMUNERATION .............................................................................................................................................. 82 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 82 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 82 Contents |1 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 82 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 85 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 87 9. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 93 RELEVANT SA8000 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 93 SA8000 REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 93 BACKGROUND AND INTENT ............................................................................................................................................ 93 THE SA8000 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................. 94 AUDITOR GUIDANCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 97 9.1 POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND