Corporate Social Responsibility
Ever since the company was founded in 1960, Randstad has had a firm belief that success and skills need to be shared right across society. For that reason it has long had a policy of generating partnerships with charitable groups, and taking a role in organizations which seek to affect positive social change in the world of work. Randstad’s corporate social responsibility programme includes the following:
The Employers’ Forum on Disability
A world leading organization of more than 400 employers that focuses on disability and how it affects business. By sitting on the forum and sharing its knowledge and expertise, Randstad is seeking to make it easier to recruit and retain disabled employees and to assist disabled customers.
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REC Membership
Randstad is a full and active member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation which is the governing body of the recruitment industry. Randstad adheres to the REC’s Code of Good Practice which ensures that members conduct their business ethically and to the highest standards.
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Tomorrow’s People
Tomorrow’s People is a specialist national employment charity which helps long-term unemployed to become self sufficient by getting into work and out of welfare dependency. Most recently, Randstad has worked specifically on supporting Employment Advisors based in surgeries, hospitals and clinics to help the long-term sick back into employment.
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VSO
VSO takes a “people to people” approach to development by placing skilled, professional volunteers with medical, educational and business expertise in communities in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Eastern Europe to promote sustainable development. Randstad has an active policy of supporting employees who wish to become VSO volunteers.
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