Walk into every SA8000 audit ready.
A social certification standard for decent work. Accredited certification bodies audit child labour, forced labour, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, discipline, working hours, pay and the management system behind them. Teamnet is the tool your compliance, operations and audit teams work in, so nothing about your people is missed. The auditor or certification body makes the call.
What your team wants on audit day.
The auditor sees, for any worker and any month, the hours worked, the pay against the living or minimum wage, and that no one was too young, forced or treated unfairly - contract workers included.
Where it breaks today.
Evidence scattered
Hours are in the attendance system, pay in payroll, contractor wages in a PDF, and grievances in an email box.
Contract workers unseen
Agency and contractor workers are often the people the auditor asks about first, and the ones with the least on record.
Overtime found at audit
A week of extra shifts during a rush shows up only when the auditor samples the register.
What the audit asks about your people, kept every month.
SA8000 covers more than people. These are the requirement areas about workers, described in plain words, and the evidence Teamnet keeps for each.
| Requirement area | What it asks, in plain words | What Teamnet keeps every month |
|---|---|---|
| Age and young workers | No child labour, and protection for young workers. | Date of birth checked at joining; anyone under the age the law or the standard sets is flagged before entry. |
| Freely chosen work | No forced labour, no deposits or withheld documents. | Deposits, recruitment fees and withheld documents flagged; exit and final pay tracked per worker. |
| Working hours and rest | Working hours and overtime within the limits, with rest days. | Hours from the gate, the phone or the register, with overtime and weekly rest checked against the limits your company chose. |
| Wages and pay | Pay at least the legal minimum, and enough to meet basic needs. | Each worker's pay read from the wage register and checked against the minimum for the state, with bank proof of payment. |
| Social security | Legal benefits paid for every worker. | PF and ESIC, or the scheme in each country, checked per worker against the challan or return for the month. |
| Grievances and worker voice | Workers can raise concerns without fear. | Grievances raised from the Teamnet App, with who answered, what was done and when it closed. |
| Fair treatment and discipline | No harsh discipline and no discrimination. | Warnings, deductions and exits recorded with reasons, so a pattern shows before an auditor finds it. |
| Contractor control | The same expectations reach suppliers, contractors and agencies. | Every contractor's month - registers, wages, deposits - read, checked and approved by your HR before the bill is paid. |
Anything off shows as Needs review with a plain reason, goes to the right person, and is fixed in place with who changed what kept on record.
What your auditor sees on audit day.
Any month, any worker
Pick a site and a month, then any person, and see their identity, hours, pay, training and medicals for that month.
Area by area
The evidence sorted by the SA8000 requirement areas above, with the source document beside each figure.
Read-only, on record
The auditor sees and exports; nothing can be changed, and every view is logged for your team.
What changes for your team.
- Contract workers are on the same record as your own staff, every month.
- A lapsed training or medical shows before the shift, not at the audit.
- Evidence is ready the day the auditor or customer asks, without collecting it again.
- Your people decide on every Needs review item; the auditor makes the call on the standard.