Government & Public Sector Journal: Building A Framework For Staffing Success With Barnet Council

Originally posted on Government & Public Sector Journal, written by Matthew Richards, Head of Resourcing and Recruitment, Barnet Council.

How Matrix Workforce managed solutions used its unique service-line portfolio to offer an end-to-end workforce solution for the Greater London local authority helping to streamline temporary and permanent recruitment processes, saving them time and money, while increasing candidate quality.

The Problem

Like most local authorities across the UK, Barnet Council is facing an increasingly competitive public sector staff marketplace with a shrinking talent pool and tightening budgets. As a result, it’s hiring managers required support to better understand their evolving recruitment need to ensure they were taking the best possible approach to finding and onboarding the right talent at minimum cost. In trying to address these needs with an already overwhelming expectation on their in-house hiring managers, it became clear that going it alone for each temporary and permanent vacancy wasn’t a viable option. Instead, Barnet Council needed a more coordinated and consisted process that would increase staffing agency and candidate reach as well as the overall quality of their talent pool.

The Solution

Rather than hiring managers dealing with multiple recruitment agencies for each hire, Barnet Council ideally wanted a one-stop-shop for both interim and permanent recruitment. Matrix was brought on board, uniquely able to deliver a self-service platform that consolidates the offerings of multiple agencies, and is quickly and easily accessible through a single online portal; Matrix Prism. Tailored to the local authority’s specific hiring needs, Matrix Prism provides all reporting requirements in one place.

Specific solutions include:

• Matrix Talent Pool: where Barnet can store contact details for its known temporary public sector workers to quickly fill one-off placements when required, saving time and avoiding hefty agency charges for each placement.

• Matrix Milestone: a procurement and supply chain platform where subject matter experts for specialist projects like town planning and transport infrastructure can be sources in line with IR35 legislation, improving outcomes, giving greater control and reducing spending.

• Matrix Security Watchdog: pre-employment and background screening, which vets and validates all candidates chosen through the Matrix platform in line with the stringent demands of the public sector. Barnet has also launched electronic ID pre-employment checks for permanent hires, further tightening recruitment security.

Read the full article HERE to gain more insights into how we supported a complete wrap around service for Barnet Council .

Conclusion

In partnership with Matrix, Barnet Council now enjoys a streamlined, end-to-end process that addresses its recruitment needs, transforming and future-proofing its staffing process. As a result, hiring is faster, and more consistent, efficient, effective and transparent, saving time for hiring managers and costs for the local authority.

Originally posted on Government & Public Sector Journal, written by Matthew Richards, Head of Resourcing and Recruitment, Barnet Council.