Filtronic plc, its subsidiaries and business units shall abide by the following principles:

• Child Labour
  Not to condone or engage in the use of child labour, or require persons below 18 years to work at night or in hazardous conditions. By child, we mean any person under 15 years of age, or older where there is a higher school leaving age, in which case the higher age applies. If the local law is set at 14 in accordance with developing-country exceptions under ILO Convention 138, this age applies.

• Forced/Compulsory Labour
  Not to condone or engage in the use of any form of compulsory or forced labour directly or indirectly such as by requiring personnel to lodge “deposits” or identity papers upon commencing employment with the Company.

• Disciplinary Practices
  The Company’s disciplinary procedures shall not condone mental or physical coercion, verbal abuse, sexual or other harassment.

• Working Hours
  Shall comply with national laws. Required overtime and remuneration for overtime shall be specified in the individual’s terms of employment.   

• Equal Opportunities and Diversity
  To ensure equal treatment and not to condone or engage in discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training and promotion, based on arbitrary criteria such as race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation.

• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
  To respect the rights of all staff to form and join trade unions of their choice and bargain collectively. If these rights are restricted under law, to facilitate the development of parallel means for independent and free association and collective bargaining.

Each Business Unit shall instruct Human Resources staff specifically to ensure that relevant local legislative requirements are addressed and to brief, train and monitor compliance to these Policies.

Each Business Unit shall generate procedures, based upon the above and reflecting the legal requirements of the territories within which they operate, and shall make those procedures accessible to all its employees.

Hemant Mardia
Chief Executive Officer
Filtronic plc
May 2010