Welsh Women in National Awards Final
Leading Welsh recruitment and training firm New Directions has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Women in Compliance Awards’ set to take place in London in March 2016.
The awards celebrate the achievements of female compliance professionals and the success of the compliance industry through diversity, recognising and rewarding the outstanding contribution that women make every day in the world of business.
The New Directions Compliance team (pictured) work to ensure that all of the supply staff that work for the organisation are safe to work in the communities the teams service. Leah Seltzer, Head of Compliance comments ‘our team was absolutely over joyed to have been nominated for this award; to be shortlisted against such strong competition is just wonderful. This year has been one of complete innovation and growth for our team. From the launch of our online criminal record checking service to the addition of new colleagues who have only strengthened our offer, we have grown considerably’.
The New Directions group of companies offer a recruitment and training service to a number of key employment sectors including education, social care, pharmacy and commercial businesses. The Compliance team work to support the consultants in ensuring the appropriate vetting checks are carried out before candidates are placed in to work.
Jeff Tune, Chairman for the organisation said of the shortlisting ‘Our Compliance team have introduced such robust processes since their inception back in 2008. Our organisation can always assure those businesses that we work within of 100% diligence in the pursuit for the safeguarding of their workforce. This shortlisting is absolute testament to the hard work of the entire team’.
The team will now have to wait until the awards ceremony held in London on March 17th 2016 to hear of their fate. They are shortlisted alongside eight other organisations such as NFU Mutual and Yorkshire Water.
New Directions in Regional Awards Shortlist
2015 has been an exceptional year for the New Directions group of companies. Our teams across the UK have been shortlisted for, and won a number of awards that acknowledge the hard work of all our staff. The awards and nominations have included:
Winner of ‘Supplier of the Year’ award at Welsh Procurement Awards
Shortlisted with ‘Community Engagement’ award at Welsh Procurement Awards
Shortlisted for ‘Manager of the Year’ at IIP awards
Winner of ‘Innovation and Excellence’ Award at the Corporate Live Wire Awards 2015
Winner of ‘Best Recruitment and Training Provider’ by Corporate Vision Awards 2015
Listing with the Top 500 Recruiter International List for a second successive year
Named as the 42nd fastest growing company in Wales in 2015
Now we need your help…
Our team has been shortlisted for The Cardiff Regional Awards in the category of ‘Recruitment Agency Award’. Our team behind the scenes have submitted a strong application, showcasing a year of triumphs and contribution to the Cardiff business community. However, this only contributes to a proportion of the scoring. We also need to votes from the public to secure the award. This award would really cement the hard work of the team in 2015. To help us out – simply click here and select New Directions. In advance, thank you for your support – it is very much appreciated.