[nat1]

 Hi,

Just wondered if anyone had any advice on recruiting staff?, I am a 1 man band at the moment & I do all domestic clean's, I would like to expand the domestic side & also go into small offices, but I am concerned like most prospective employers on the best way to go around taking staff on.  I was thinking off doing the crb checks but hear it can take up to 3mths for them to complete.  My mine concern is TRUST obviously.  If anyone has advice I would greatly appreciate it. Cheers Nat1

[domestic bliss]

I cannot give you any advice but i am facing the same problem with the trust issue as i too am a one women band and would like to expand but not sure how to!

[nat1]

Hi, are you planning on doing the CRB checks?, is it mainly domestic or commercial work?

[Robert Parry]

We, as a company, have the beleif that our staff are our most important asset, after all most are actually key holders for our clients premises, this means that we take great care in selecting staff.

After advertising or considering any potential new staff member, we actually interview each applicant twice, we also insist on them supplying at least two work references, to be able to prove that they are actually British, or have leave to stay and work in this country, using the guidelines set out by government legislation, they also have to prove that they have lived in the UK for at least 2yrs, all of the above conditions must be met, no exceptions, they then get put forward for a CRB check.

Of course, the CRB check will only show information available at the time that the check is carried out, but by ensuring that all other aspects are carried out and followed through we remain confident that are checks and procedures are amongst the highest within the industry. This allows us to inform our clients or potential clients that we take our selection of staff very seriously, and that they can have the utmost confidence in our staff selection process.

At the end of the day, it is the cleaning companies responsibility to ensure, as far as possible, that their staff are honest, reliable and hard working, we believe, that by following the above procedures we protect, not only our staff, our good name, but also our clients interests.

Regards,

Rob