Busy Bees Nurseries is a leading name in early years education, dedicated to giving children the best start in life across the world. With over 40 years of experience nurturing young minds, the brand has earned a trusted reputation among families globally. Today, in the UK alone, Busy Bees operates more than 390 nurseries and employs over 10,000 dedicated team members. Managing such a large and passionate workforce in the childcare sector presents unique challenges, particularly when it comes to HR processes like employment references, where accuracy, speed, and safeguarding are critical.

Discover how Maritime Academy Trust, a consortium of Primary Schools across Medway, Kent, and South East London, revolutionized their hiring process with RefNow. With a commitment to maintaining high standards and excellence, the Trust faced the challenge of thorough recruitment to ensure the safety and quality of education for their students. Learn how RefNow became the catalyst for change, reducing the time and administrative burden of collecting references from 2-3 weeks to a streamlined, efficient process. This case study showcases the importance of safer recruitment policies, the impact of efficient reference checking on staffing decisions, and the future plans for integrating RefNow into the Trust's recruitment strategy.

Discover how River Island, the British high street fashion icon with over 9,000 employees, transformed its reference-checking process with the implementation of RefNow, an automated employment referencing platform. In this quick 5-minute read, we'll explore how RefNow's simplicity, speed, and automation have revolutionised the way River Island manages inbound reference requests, saving countless hours and eliminating stress from their daily operations.

As Elysium Healthcare expanded, their need for an efficient referencing process became paramount due to the high volume of clinical and non-clinical hires. The manual system was slow, taking up to 2-3 weeks for reference checks. RefNow offered the perfect solution, automating the process and reducing turnaround time to 48 hours. Discover how RefNow's secure, streamlined referencing system, complete with fraud detection, helped Elysium Healthcare bolster compliance with CQC standards and enhance the integrity of their recruitment process.

In the dynamic realm of healthcare recruitment, ensuring the employment of competent and qualified staff is not just a priority, it's a necessity. Everest Recruitment, a distinguished agency specialising in the provision of registered nurses and healthcare assistants, faced the quintessential challenge of balancing thorough referencing with the urgency of filling positions. This case study delves into how Everest Recruitment transformed their referencing process, overcoming inherent challenges by integrating RefNow, an innovative automated referencing platform.

As a leading provider of health and care services in the UK, HCRG Care Group was facing a major challenge in their manual referencing process. It was time-consuming and hindered their recruitment process. With RefNow, they were able to streamline their referencing process, saving valuable time and improving efficiency. Find out how RefNow helped HCRG Care Group to transform its recruitment process.

Halcyon Health and Social Care, a specialised recruitment agency, plays a vital role in supplying dedicated support workers to various social care services across the United Kingdom. Their commitment to safer recruitment practices is paramount, given the nature of their work within the healthcare sector. In this case study, we delve into the importance of reference checks for Halcyon and how their adoption of RefNow, a user-friendly employment referencing system, revolutionised their recruitment processes.

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Becky, the Operations and Marketing Manager at Amore Group, a renowned provider of agency care work, that has gained a reputation for its exceptional commitment to service responsiveness, the quality of its workforce, and its dedication to realising the aspirations of every individual under its care. This case study delves into how Amore Group revolutionised its reference-checking process with RefNow, enhancing efficiency and reinforcing its commitment to quality care.

The Air Ambulance is a charity that relies entirely on voluntary donations and support, providing emergency services across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland. Before using RefNow, their manual referencing process resulted in delays and a high workload. RefNow has revolutionised its hiring process, reducing the time it takes to receive reference checks from weeks to minutes, with a user-friendly employment referencing platform and reliable customer support.

Step into the world of GBA Logistics as we sat down with Grace, an HR Administrator, to explore how RefNow's automation software has revolutionised their day-to-day operations. GBA Logistics, a leading player in the logistics industry, ensuring the safe and timely transportation of goods via land, sea, and air, once grappled with the cumbersome task of employment referencing. In this case study, we uncover the remarkable journey of how RefNow, with its candidate reference check capabilities, has dramatically accelerated HR tasks, making employment reference checks a breeze. Join us to witness how GBA Logistics harnessed the power of technology to streamline their processes and enhance their candidate check efficiency.

Advinia Health Care, with 36 UK care homes, had been doing reference checks manually before RefNow. The process was time-consuming and unsustainable, but RefNow's speedy, trackable employment referencing system has now been rolled out company-wide, freeing up time for important projects.

Discover how BPP, a leading provider of professional education in the UK, revolutionised their hiring processes by partnering with RefNow, an automated employment referencing platform. With a centralised mailbox and non-responsive candidates and referees causing delays, RefNow stepped in to provide speedy, reliable, and user-friendly employment reference checks, allowing BPP to focus on other important tasks. This case study offers insights into how RefNow's automation software not only sped up HR tasks but also improved candidate reference checks, making the onboarding process smoother for BPP.

Discover how Freedom Leisure tackled the challenge of low response rates and a slow, manual referencing approach by implementing an innovative system to revolutionise their processes.

RefNow has been a game changer for Grace Foods UK, enabling the multi-cultural food and beverage market leader to automate its referencing process, centralise everything in one place, and save countless hours each week. RefNow has become the central part of their onboarding process and has helped speed up the recruitment process, ensuring references come back within 24 hours.