Q8 Human Rights Policy

Labour protection

Human rights issues are broad and of varying complexity. To ensure a wide coverage, relevant areas for protecting human rights have been identified, which may be further expanded in the future.

Fair salary

Q8 provides all employees with a fair salary that conforms to regulations and contractual agreements and is highly competitive in the labor market. Q8, among others, adheres to the theory that work of equal value should be paid equally, for example, between women and men, and makes its decisions regarding the career advancement of employees solely on the basis of the skills, experience, and professional potential that people have and the results achieved.

Working Hours

Q8 ensures flexible working hours in accordance with the rules. In fact, it promotes a healthy and balanced management of work and life. For this reason, it has internally disseminated a sustainable job guide, a set of theories and best practices to improve the relationship between colleagues, the interactions between business lines and company departments, and the planning and management of working days. In addition, Q8 provides adequate compensation for overtime paid by its employees in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and collective bargaining agreements.

Working Environment

Q8 condemns all forms of discrimination, whether direct or indirect, based on ethnic origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, political orientation, marital status, and age. The company ensures an inclusive, open, innovative, and dynamic work environment through specific guarantees.

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Q8 recognises collective bargaining as a means of assessing the contractual conditions of its employees, who are therefore able to join trade unions or other forms of representation based on the laws and procedures in force in the various countries in which they work. In the context of fruitful discussions and cooperation, it provides for second-level agreements with concrete measures to support the company population.

Health and Safety in the Workplace

Occupational health and safety issues are considered fundamental and are managed by Q8 in accordance with the highest standards of excellence. Therefore, the company endeavours to ensure a safe working environment for all its employees in full compliance with the current legislation and constantly endeavours to identify potential risks, implement preventive measures and assess their actual effectiveness. In addition, it promotes and disseminates a corporate culture for its suppliers with a view to preventing health and safety at work.

Integrity and Ethics

Q8 is aware of the importance of maintaining loyalty, fairness, transparency, honesty and integrity, as well as compliance with active and passive corruption laws and regulations. As a result, the company has adopted a Code of Ethics which defines the rules of conduct in relations with employees, suppliers, customers and stakeholders in general.

Privacy

Q8 recognises the importance of respecting and protecting the privacy of all its stakeholders (e.g. employees, customers, suppliers) and therefore complies with the current legislation on the protection of personal data by applying best practices.

Supplier Relations

Q8 requires its suppliers to comply with the Company’s Code of Ethics, through which they undertake to comply with the laws and regulations in force in all the countries in which they operate, with additional internal functional directives, and to act according to ethically correct principles. The Company pays particular attention to sustainability throughout its supply chain.

Local Communities

Q8’s corporate culture is a fundamental aspect of attention to the needs of the communities in which it operates. As a result, the company is in constant contact with institutions and bodies (national, local and technical) and actively endeavours to contribute to the growth of communities and their economic well-being, including through social, cultural and educational initiatives.

Sales and distribution of the products

Q8 rigorously checks the compliance of its products with national and international technical specifications in order to ensure compliance with the regulations, continuously monitors the quality of the products distributed and conducts extensive prevention activities. It is also committed to increasing the distribution of environmentally sustainable products.