Quay People recruitment - Recruitment service in London Docklands

2.3.1. Recruitment & Employment Confederation

REC is the industry body representing the £24.5 billion recruitment industry, with more than 7,000 corporate members and 5,000 individual members. Quay People is a member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), which promotes high, sustainable standards of corporate best practice in the recruitment industry. Membership is dependent upon commitment to and full compliance with The Code of Good Recruitment Practice, which ensures job seekers and employers receive the highest recruitment standards.

To find out more, please visit:

http://www.rec.uk.com/home

REC Audited

REC Audited is a robust audit package that validates compliance with the Employment Agencies Act and Conduct Regulations 2003 and REC Code of Professional Practice. It was established to enable companies such as Quay People to demonstrate their commitment to adding value through the highest possible professional standards. To achieve this award the REC team of professional auditors conducted a thorough audit of the business, going through such areas of compliance as:

• Equal Opportunities
• Data Protection
• Training and Induction
• Complaints Procedure
• Work Seeker Registration
• Work seeking services
• Overseas workers
• Temporary and permanent workers
• Payments to and from the work seeker
• Dealing with Clients
• Contracts with clients and work seekers

Quality Mark

Quay People are holders of REC’s Working towards the Quality Mark

The Quality Mark was launched in July 2002, as a joint initiative between the Department for Education (DfE) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) to help drive up standards for everyone in the sector.

The Quality Mark award demonstrates that agencies and local authorities have met a national standard by operating a robust recruitment selection and vetting process when engaging supply teachers. In doing so it gives increased confidence to schools, parents and pupils that staff supplied through them are recruited in line with the DCSF guidance and current legislation requirements.

To achieve Quality Mark status applicants undergo a rigorous application process including a comprehensive on site audit. A further audit is carried out every two years to offer continued assurance that standards are being maintained.

2.3.2 Diversity

In 2008 Quay People received REC’s certificate for Diversity Assured Recruitment

This certification requires external verification and confirms that Quay People adopt good practice around equality and diversity both in their own recruitment in how they recruit for their clients. Quay People’s pro-active approach is illustrated by the assessor’s report:

“Quay people, although relatively small in size, has demonstrated throughout this audit a commitment to diversity and the equality agenda more befitting a much larger organisation. The underpinning ethos of the D.A.R. award is something that Janette and her team have incorporated into the way business is done at Quay People; in short, they have been able to translate theory into practice and clear policy, ensuring that their business reflects ‘joined up thinking’.”

Jo-Ann Golding
Diversity Assured Recruitment Accreditation, Support and Audit Manager

Our candidates

With our wide range of clients it is essential that we have an equally varied database of candidates, as can be seen from the charts below:

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2.3.3 Environment

Quay People successfully recertified their Green Mark credentials in November 2009 and now hold a full Level 1 award. Established by the London Metropolitan University with development funded by the London Development Agency (LDA), the Green Mark award is a platform to achieve ISO 14001 and EMAS.

Green Mark’s consultant commented:

“Janette Withey, Managing Director, has continued Quay People’s commitment to minimising their environmental impact and continued the standards put in place when the organisation originally achieved Green Mark. One of the most notable improvements Quay People put in place was a fully electronic invoicing, financial system which significantly reduced their procurement and waste paper levels.”

Quay People have also signed up to the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement code.

 

2.3.4 REC Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Janette Withey, managing director of Docklands based recruitment agency Quay People was presented with REC’s Lifetime Achievement award at the inaugural London and South East Recruitment Awards in October 2006. The awards were established to recognise achievements within the recruitment industry and to promote skills, experience and business knowledge.

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2.3.5 Business Person of the Year 2007
Docklands Business Club and East London Chamber of Commerce

 

Janette Withey, founder and Managing Director of Quay People, was recognised as Business Person of the Year in 2007, with an award designed to celebrate the ability of an individual to motivate and display entrepreneurial acumen, dynamism, enterprise and charisma. Entries were also required to demonstrate a great business track record, how they had overcome hurdles along the way, and to provide examples of innovation, creativity, inventiveness, vision, perseverance and their support to others in business.

Janette, who had been in the recruitment industry for nearly three decades, was supported by clients, business associates and her former employer for her friendly, flexible approach and her ability to pro-actively deliver successful results for clients and candidates alike.

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