Fair & ethical conduct.
We recognise the importance of consistently conducting ourselves in a professional manner, acting with honesty and integrity and complying with applicable laws, regulations and appropriate standards in all countries in which we operate.
We work with our clients, suppliers and other third parties to ensure our high ethical standards are maintained.
Focus areas
- Maintain high standards of professional conduct, legal and regulatory compliance
- Set high ethical standards for ourselves and across our stakeholder relationships
Targets
- Drive and execute continuously relevant expectations internally and externally, that support our mission on a daily basis
FY25 highlights
- Refined contractor onboarding roles and responsibilities to ensure specialist expertise is applied throughout the process
- Mapped contractor onboarding process to ensure customer care exceeds expectations and maintains transparent accountability
FY26 next steps
- Ensure customer and supplier journeys throughout our rebrand project are positive and productive, and that the brand authentically represents our business
- Review Umbrella and Payroll Management Company policies, procedures and engagement model before April 2026 ITEPA 2003 amendments and the Employment Rights Bill rollout
Prioritising high standards and transparency.
Our dedicated Legal & Co Sec and Group Compliance teams are committed to ensuring that our business operates fully within all applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and industry requirements, as well as the expectations of fomalised standards and certifications. We strive to consistently uphold high standards, aligned with our Mission to deliver a service that is trusted by our customers, colleagues and suppliers. This includes close collaboration with our internal Technology team to harness the benefits of AI and automation usage whilst ensuring responsible implementation, with a strong emphasis on transparency and guided by our core value of ‘do the right thing, even when no-one is watching’. In addition, we engage experts in their field who are trained and qualified in areas necessary for our business.
We are well-resourced to deliver excellent support to our colleagues, offering meaningful development opportunities and driving performance through our structured performance management programme. By working closely with the business, we ensure a strong understanding of its needs and provide the guidance and support our management community, and general business, needs to deliver outcomes in the right way.
We are also committed to driving high standards across the third parties we work with. We understand the importance of setting clear expectations for our supply chain and building the strong trust needed for successful collaboration. In parallel we maintain a sharp focus on business-wide operational effectiveness and process efficiency. As a critical element of this approach, we actively welcome feedback from external parties and offer open, transparent communication channels.

Service accountability through data monitoring.
We take responsibility towards our candidates and clients seriously and are continuously striving to improve our offering. Our Net Promoter Scores (NPS) have improved since FY24 with a combined score of 125, ranking us as 'Great'.
As part of our NPS process we review all feedback and seek to implement improvements. Over FY25, these have included:
- Streamlining our contractor engagement process to ensure clear, concise communication, particularly regarding payment and timelines
- Enhancing our contractor onboarding processes to deliver an improved experience
- Upgrading the security of our timesheet login mechanism to better protect candidate personal data
- Ratings of below 4 receive a follow-up call from our central team to identify opportunities for service improvement
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