SA8000: Prepare worker evidence for assessment

Prepare worker evidence for assessment

In a hypothetical workplace, complaints are recorded but every entry is marked closed without showing action. Review investigation, worker protection, correction and effectiveness with appropriate confidentiality. Keep unresolved issues visible to the CAB. A policy signed by management or rehearsed worker answers do not establish implemented practices; the assessment concerns what actually happens within the organisation’s scope.

Reconcile hours and pay for the same period

SA8000 preparation should compare time and wage evidence for the same workers and reporting period. Protect identities while reconciling attendance, shifts, overtime calculations and payment records. File example: access-card hours differ from payroll hours. A newly written wage policy does not resolve the difference. Investigate its source, assign correction of the calculation or record, and retain evidence that the correction actually operated.

Worker participation and implementation evidence

Connect recruitment contracts, agency arrangements, safety risks, operational controls and grievance handling to the defined scope. Arrange access to interviews while protecting privacy; coaching scripted answers is not evidence. Record each finding, cause, responsible person and effectiveness check. Signed policies or completed training lists alone may not demonstrate everyday conditions, particularly where worker accounts and operating records disagree.

Official sources

Checked: 3 October 2026. Worked examples are hypothetical evidence-planning cases, not customer transactions.

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