Human Rights Policy

01Our commitment

RIVIRhouse is a Brisbane-based data, cloud, and technology consultancy serving government and regulated industries across Australia. We respect the human rights of our people, our clients, the communities we work in, and the workers across our supply chain.

We recognise that business has a responsibility to respect human rights, and we take that responsibility seriously in how we hire, how we deliver our work, and how we choose the partners and suppliers we work with. We are committed to conducting our business in a way that upholds the dignity and wellbeing of every person it touches.

02Scope

This policy applies to all directors, employees, and contractors of RIVIRhouse, and to anyone acting on our behalf. We also expect our suppliers, partners, and subcontractors to uphold standards consistent with this policy, and we take this into account when we choose who to work with.

03Principles we follow

Our approach is guided by internationally recognised human rights standards, including:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
• The core labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
• Australian law, including the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), anti-discrimination legislation, work health and safety law, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), and the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

Where local law and these standards differ, we follow the higher standard wherever it is lawful to do so.

04Our commitments

We hold ourselves to the following standards in our own operations and, through our influence, across our supply chain and business relationships.

Dignity, respect, and equal opportunity

We treat people fairly and with respect. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, bullying, or victimisation on the basis of race, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, political opinion, or national or social origin. We recruit, develop, and reward our people on the basis of merit.

A safe and healthy workplace

We provide a safe working environment and comply with work health and safety law. We support the physical and psychological wellbeing of our people, including those working remotely and at client sites.

Fair pay and conditions

We pay our people at or above their lawful entitlements under the Fair Work Act and applicable awards. We engage people under written agreements with clear terms, and we respect lawful working hours, leave, and rest. We respect the right of our people to join, or to decline to join, a union and to bargain collectively, free from reprisal.

Freedom from modern slavery

We prohibit forced labour, bonded labour, human trafficking, and child labour in our business and our supply chain. Our approach to identifying and addressing these risks is set out in our Modern Slavery Statement.

Respect for First Nations peoples

Much of our work supports the Queensland public sector. We respect the rights, cultures, and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and we approach engagements that involve First Nations data and communities with cultural awareness and care.

Privacy and information rights

Much of our work involves sensitive and personal information held by government. We handle that information lawfully and responsibly, in line with applicable privacy law and our clients' obligations, and we treat the protection of personal information as a human rights matter.

05Putting this into practice

We give effect to this policy through:

• Fair and lawful employment practices, including right-to-work verification and written agreements.
• Briefing our people on the standards in this policy and on how to raise a concern.
• Considering human rights and ethical conduct when we select suppliers and subcontractors, and setting clear expectations of them in our agreements.
• Reviewing this policy periodically and improving our practices over time.

06Raising concerns

Anyone who believes this policy has been breached, whether an employee, contractor, supplier, or member of the public, can raise it in confidence at hello@rivirhouse.com. We take all concerns seriously, do not tolerate retaliation against anyone who raises one in good faith, and act to put things right where we find we have caused or contributed to harm.

07Governance & review

This policy is owned and approved by the directors of RIVIRhouse Pty Ltd, who are responsible for its implementation. We review it periodically and update it as our business and obligations change.