Bo&Tee cares
Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish and develop.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
Corporate social responsibility
We are following our Code of Conduct across the whole value chain, especially within production and manufacturing. You can find more information about how we manufacture below.
Gender split
71% of our senior roles are held by women. 70% of our employees within the company are women.
Zero tolerance: Discrimination
We have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment based on someone’s sexual orientation, gender, civil status, family status, religion, race, age, or disability. 30 of our managers have received a Level 2 Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. All members of our team complete a training module about Equality and Diversity and Bullying and Harassment within their first 2 weeks at Bo+Tee.
Mental wellbeing
We are a Suicide Safer Organisation. We have 18 Mental Health First Aiders, 12 Suicide Prevention First Aiders and 12 Sucide Alert Helpers on site. The courses are delivered by the Martin Gallier Project through their Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
Employee assistance program
Colleagues can access a confidential helpline, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Alongside other mental wellbeing resources
INVESTING IN PEOPLE
Sustainability champions
Several colleagues have volunteered to join our sustainability champion programme. They support the sustainability team by integrating sustainability throughout the business.
UK scholarship programme
Our sister brand, Oh Polly and Glasgow Caledonian University are proud to support upcoming, new talent through a scholarship programme for Black British students. Since 2020, Oh Polly has provided Glasgow Caledonian fashion students with a generous financial package throughout the duration of their studies as well as work experience opportunities within the brand. The scholarship programme was created by Oh Polly and Glasgow Caledonian University to encourage diversity and help build a more inclusive environment within the fashion industry.
UK industry placements
2024 will be our second year of running industry placements for undergraduate students. The roles this year will be Customer Experience, IT, Design and Pattern Cutting.
HOW WE MANUFACTURE
Our product development and manufacturing process is unique to most. At Bo&Tee, we like to be different and always with you in mind! An environment that is safe and beneficial for our staff is our top priority here at Bo&Tee. Here are some examples of how we take care of our workforce.
MORE THAN JUST ACTIVEWEAR
Our Bo&Tee stock is sourced from both in-house and external suppliers.
We establish direct partnerships with external manufacturers to maintain transparency regarding working standards and quality control. We maintain a physical presence, through our local teams, in our manufacturing facilities to ensure the well-being of workers.
We adhere to a stringent code of conduct within our factories and ensure that our external suppliers adhere to it.
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY (CSR)
Healthcare
A doctor and nurse visit the factory for consultations free of charge.
Life pension
We provide a life pension for the low-income family of a worker who has passed away in hospital from a health-related issue.
Paid time off
For short-term sickness.
Wage advances and interest-free micro plans
We do this to help ease the pressure on employees when unexpected expenses occur.
Profit share
We’ve issued our Bangladesh factory with a 2% profit share, each year for the past five years. -
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT: A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Child exploitation
Everyone who works in our factories must be of legal working age in that country. This is usually 17 or 18 years old. For an apprentice, they must be older than 16.
Bribery and corruption
All our staff choose to work there. We do not allow people to be coerced or forced into labour.
Slave labour
Everyone in our factories is paid for the work they do.
No unpaid overtime
Anything less than the minimum wage. We personally make sure that all workers are paid for the hours they do, and this must be above the legal minimum wage in their country.
Excessive overtimeWhen overtime is required for certain projects, it’s always proportional and paid at the correct rate, for example time and a half.
Unsafe working practices
Employees are given the necessary equipment to do their jobs, provided with training on how to use the machinery and are made aware of the health and safety regulations.
GIVING BACK
Since 2020, we've donated over £500,000 to amazing charities.
A large portion of our donations go towards our charity in Cambodia, The Brannerson Foundation. Every purchase made at Bo&Tee helps to support a number of children in one of the poorest regions in the world. As the brand continues to grow, all thanks to the community who love wearing our clothes, so does the level of support The Brannerson Foundation is able to offer.
Learn more about our charity donations.
