Recruitment & HR as it should be...
About Us
The Works Staffing Solutions was established in 2005, initially as a specialist electronics agency. Since then we have grown and diversified to provide recruitment services to industrial, manufacturing and technical companies and now can offer a comprehensive HR consultancy. We have established ourselves as Southampton's top independent agency, providing high-quality, professional services that are rarely (if ever) matched by our competitors.
We have an expert team with a wealth of experience within the recruitment and HR sectors. Our unique personal service provides honest and straightforward advice to both candidates and clients on recruitment and other aspects of employment. We are proud to be a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the recruitment industry's trade body and the mark of quality standards and professionalism and hold chartered status with the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
Founder and Managing Director Sean McMullen has wide ranging experience throughout the recruitment industry on the South Coast. Director Abi McMullen joined the business in 2008 and expanded the services offered to include HR Consultancy.
Founder and Managing Director Sean McMullen has wide ranging experience throughout the recruitment industry on the South Coast. Director Abi McMullen joined the business in 2008 and expanded the services offered to include HR Consultancy.
Our Ethics
We manage our relationships with clients and candidates with honesty and integrity, securing loyalty and trust from those working alongside us. We always treat others as we would wish to be treated.
Legal Compliance
We keep ourselves informed and continually updated of the legal framework within the UK/EU and abide by the law in both ‘letter’ and ‘spirit’.
We keep ourselves informed and continually updated of the legal framework within the UK/EU and abide by the law in both ‘letter’ and ‘spirit’.
Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy
We are an equal opportunities employer that embraces diversity in all our business activities. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs or membership (or non) of a Trade Union or spent convictions, and places upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
Our selection processes are solely for the identification of the most suitable candidates for each role. We will not accept and will challenge instructions from clients that indicate an intention to discriminate unlawfully.
We are an equal opportunities employer that embraces diversity in all our business activities. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs or membership (or non) of a Trade Union or spent convictions, and places upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
Our selection processes are solely for the identification of the most suitable candidates for each role. We will not accept and will challenge instructions from clients that indicate an intention to discriminate unlawfully.
News
The Works rolls out Agency Worker Regulations which come into force in October 2011
On 1st October 2011 new regulations come into force which will have a substantial impact on the Recruitment Market in the UK. The aim of the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) is to ensure that the principle of equal treatment, which already applies to fixed-term and part-time workers, is extended to agency staff. The regulations set out the scope of aligning basic terms and conditions of employment for workers, the right to access to collective facilities and internal vacancies and extended Maternity rights for pregnant agency workers.
Early in 2011, all of the team at The Works went through internal training on AWR to ensure everyone understood the regulations and the effect on the industry. From June we started engaging with our clients to update them on the legislation and initiate discussions about the impact on their businesses. It was important to engage early in the year, despite the regulations not coming into force until the Autumn, to give us and our client’s sufficient time to plan for the changes.
Sean and Abi McMullen have been asked by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation to contribute to the debate on the Agency Worker Regulations by participating in The Politics Show later in 2011.
On 1st October 2011 new regulations come into force which will have a substantial impact on the Recruitment Market in the UK. The aim of the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) is to ensure that the principle of equal treatment, which already applies to fixed-term and part-time workers, is extended to agency staff. The regulations set out the scope of aligning basic terms and conditions of employment for workers, the right to access to collective facilities and internal vacancies and extended Maternity rights for pregnant agency workers.
Early in 2011, all of the team at The Works went through internal training on AWR to ensure everyone understood the regulations and the effect on the industry. From June we started engaging with our clients to update them on the legislation and initiate discussions about the impact on their businesses. It was important to engage early in the year, despite the regulations not coming into force until the Autumn, to give us and our client’s sufficient time to plan for the changes.
Sean and Abi McMullen have been asked by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation to contribute to the debate on the Agency Worker Regulations by participating in The Politics Show later in 2011.
The Works commended by the BBC Inside Out Programme for challenging racist request
Sean McMullen, Managing Director of The Works Staffing Solutions, was praised by the BBC’s Inside Out programme. The programme, which investigated racism in the recruitment and housing markets, showed that racism is rife but that The Works has risen above it.
Gerard Melling, Producer of the programme, said “The Works is a great example of how a business should tackle racism. It’s a real shame that not everyone follows Sean’s example”.
The BBC programme highlighted how agencies responded when asked for white only staff. Posing as a small business, Inside Out rang several agencies asking for temporary staff, saying “We want non-Asian people. Is that OK?”. On receiving answers such as “Don’t worry. That’s fine…”, they started to worry about the state of the industry. However, Sean stood firm and actively challenged the request, refusing to work with any business under those terms. Inside Out invited Sean to be interviewed as part of the programme.
The programme is being used in schools to educate teenagers on racism and Sean has agreed to go into a local school next year to talk about the subject.
Sean established The Works Staffing Solutions in 2005 having worked in the industry for many years. He felt that there was a space for a new agency that would provide a more tailored approach to recruitment, ensuring that no corners are cut and that both his clients and workers are treated with the same levels of respect.
The benefits of these more honest working practices have been seen almost instantly as The Works has already become a well know and highly respected and successful agency.
Paul Biggs, from Millbrook Beds, said that “We have used The Works extensively to recruit both permanent and temporary staff. We recruit employees from diverse backgrounds and ages and we have been delighted with the service the company has provided.”
Sean McMullen, Managing Director of The Works Staffing Solutions, was praised by the BBC’s Inside Out programme. The programme, which investigated racism in the recruitment and housing markets, showed that racism is rife but that The Works has risen above it.
Gerard Melling, Producer of the programme, said “The Works is a great example of how a business should tackle racism. It’s a real shame that not everyone follows Sean’s example”.
The BBC programme highlighted how agencies responded when asked for white only staff. Posing as a small business, Inside Out rang several agencies asking for temporary staff, saying “We want non-Asian people. Is that OK?”. On receiving answers such as “Don’t worry. That’s fine…”, they started to worry about the state of the industry. However, Sean stood firm and actively challenged the request, refusing to work with any business under those terms. Inside Out invited Sean to be interviewed as part of the programme.
The programme is being used in schools to educate teenagers on racism and Sean has agreed to go into a local school next year to talk about the subject.
Sean established The Works Staffing Solutions in 2005 having worked in the industry for many years. He felt that there was a space for a new agency that would provide a more tailored approach to recruitment, ensuring that no corners are cut and that both his clients and workers are treated with the same levels of respect.
The benefits of these more honest working practices have been seen almost instantly as The Works has already become a well know and highly respected and successful agency.
Paul Biggs, from Millbrook Beds, said that “We have used The Works extensively to recruit both permanent and temporary staff. We recruit employees from diverse backgrounds and ages and we have been delighted with the service the company has provided.”