Tag Archives: outsourcing

News, North of England

Manchester businesses to ‘Get Ahead’ with virtual outsourcing agency

Award-winning virtual outsourcing agency Get Ahead is delighted to be supporting businesses across Manchester, Stockport, Oldham, Altrincham and Knutsford as experienced regional director Jo Munroe opens up a new Manchester branch.

HR expert Jo Munroe has over 15 years of experience in recruitment, HR and business management in the construction, manufacturing, medical and transport industries. Jo joined Get Ahead as regional director for South Yorkshire at the start of 2020 and after a successful 18 months is now taking on the Manchester region.

“Since joining Get Ahead in January 2020, it’s certainly been a rollercoaster,” Jo says. “But despite all the challenges of COVID, our amazing clients have made it all worthwhile and the Get Ahead team has been so supportive. I love helping people and businesses and always have. Seeing amazing things happen for other businesses is why I wanted to start my Get Ahead journey and I am excited to be beginning the next chapter in the thriving area of Manchester.”

Rebecca Newenham, founder and director of Get Ahead said: “Jo has done a fantastic job in South Yorkshire and I am delighted she will be opening up Manchester for us. Manchester is such an important area in the Northern Powerhouse with thousands of businesses that Jo and her team are ready to help. Particularly as businesses recover from the pandemic, outsourcing can help them remain responsive and agile, accessing marketing and business support services as and when they need them.”

Get Ahead VA offers nationwide marketing and business support services enabling businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to get ahead. With regional directors in Berkshire & North Hants, East Midlands, Leeds, Suffolk & Essex, Surrey, West London, Wirral & Cheshire West and York & Harrogate, their team of over 40 highly skilled virtual assistants is well placed to help businesses with a wide variety of tasks from bookkeeping to blogging, database management to design and telephone answering to Twitter.

If you are looking for business support and marketing services in Manchester, Stockport, Oldham, Altrincham, Knutsford and surrounding areas please contact Jo on jo@getaheadva.com

Background Screening, HR News

Sterling highlights benefits of outsourcing as use of background checks surges

With a rise in the rate of companies carrying out employee screening, leading global background check provider, Sterling, has urged businesses to recognise the numerous benefits of outsourcing these complex checks.

According to research from the company’s recent White Paper, ‘Practical Considerations to Outsourcing a Background Screening Programme’, levels of screening have steadily risen, with eight out of 10 companies now conducting pre-employment checks – compared to six out of 10 in 2016.

However, the report also illustrates the utility of outsourcing these checks to an expert provider as in-house screening faces increasing challenges. These include: rising regulatory complexity (especially internationally), social media check compliance and difficulty in creating consistency across the business.

Steve Smith, Managing Director EMEA of Sterling, explained:

“It’s extremely encouraging to see the level of background screening rising, as it’s a clear indicator that businesses are taking this aspect of hiring seriously. However, with an increasing number of challenges to conducting fully compliant checks – business should seriously consider the prospect of partnering with an expert.”

“While many can be hesitant to embrace outsourcing – often misconstruing it with offshoring – this practice can make the lives of employers far easier, giving you access to a team of experts, streamlining the screening process, and eliminating the risk of a bad hire.”

“If an organisation does decide to explore outsourcing programme, they must ensure they work with a qualified and reputable partner. With stakes higher than ever, getting this wrong could have serious negative ramifications. I would advise companies to seek a supplier that takes a consultative approach and genuinely wants to add value to their organisation.”