FlexiSpot
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Chinese brand selling height-adjustable desks and office chairs.
There's no proof FlexiSpot pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and India, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Loctek Ergonomic Technology's supplier list, which covers FlexiSpot and its sister brands. FlexiSpot publishes no breakdown of its own, so the countries shown are the group's. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Owns or runs its own production
- Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Research notes FlexiSpot desks are made by its owner Loctek in its own factories in Ningbo and Guangxi, China, and in Vietnam; no split between them is published. Loctek publishes no supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment in English. Desktops use chipboard, bamboo and solid wood, with no stated wood origin or FSC certification. No labour abuse reports linked to the brand were found.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Furniture makers are not assessed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Report (latest edition 2026). View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | Loctek is not an Australian entity and has no statement on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Loctek company article (10jqka, September 2026) · search the archive · Loctek runs a multi-base manufacturing system in Ningbo, Guangxi and Vietnam and shifts output between bases
- Loctek (Lazada Brand Wiki) · search the archive · Loctek, founded 2002 in Ningbo, has four factories in China and Vietnam, including a Vietnam base developed in 2016
- Loctek company profile (Global Sources) · search the archive · Loctek has over 4,000 employees and four manufacturing bases; listed on Shenzhen's ChiNext board in 2017
- Loctek plans overseas warehouses (EqualOcean, 2023) · search the archive · FlexiSpot is Loctek's overseas brand; about 90% of Loctek revenue comes from overseas
- FlexiSpot Comhar Pro Q8 deal (OzBargain, 2025) · search the archive · FlexiSpot sells and delivers standing desks to Australians through its FlexiSpotAU online store
Published by FlexiSpot or its owner
- Let's Talk About FlexiSpot Furniture Materials · search the archive · Desktops are chipboard, bamboo, solid wood or laminate on fibreboard; no wood origin or FSC certification stated
Company details
- Headquarters
- China
- Employees
- About 4,000
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is FlexiSpot ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/flexispot, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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