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Working is part of everyday life, and it is actually quite difficult to think of a life where you don't need to work, how else would you provide for your families or maintain your lifestyle.

If you need to work, you might as well enjoy it, and if you aren't enjoying it, then maybe it is time to do something about it. You spend so much time working that it can really drain you to not enjoy it.

So what are some of the things that contribute to whether you enjoy working?
• Culture
• Support
• Progression
• Rewards
• Fun / Enjoyment

At SER, we understand that these are the things that make you happy in your working life, and we know that different people feel differently about each of these areas and that all people are motivated differently.

SER will speak to you and understand your motives, experience an other requirements and will use this to find a position that you are suited for, and provide you with the things you need to enjoy work.

 Contact us today to take the next step in your career

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

It is illegal to employ someone that does not have the right to work in the th UK, under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. New sanctions have been introduced with the Immigration Act 2016. If an employer employs someone they know or have reasonable cause to believe is working illegally, the employer can face a custodial sentence of up to 5 years or an unlimited fine..
Do not rely on race, ethnicity, accent or appearance to determine whether you should complete checks. To avoid breaching the Equality Act 2010, there must be a consistent approach across the board.

In the United Kingdom all employers are required by law to check their employees have the right to work in the UK. The British government website states that "You must check that a job applicant is allowed to work for you in the UK before you employ them."

A complete guide to the combination of documents accepted as right-to-work documents and how to check them can be found on the .gov website. The correct document combinations depend on the potential employee themselves, but include these documents:
• Passport
• Biometric Residence Permit
• National Identity Card
• Full Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Naturalisation
• Passport with valid Visa inside

'As the Acceptable right to work documents document states it is the employer's responsibility to check the validity of the documents presented and "you must be in the physical possession of the original document or documents"

Find out if a potential employee has the right to work in the UK and what documents employers should check.
https://www.gov.uk/legal-right-work-uk
There will be no change to the rights and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU.
Gov.uk has plenty of information, links and a checklist that explains the types of documents that are acceptable for checking an employee's right to work and how long the check is valid for.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checklist

You may need to ask the Home Office to check an employee's or potential employee's immigration status if:
• they can't show you their documents, eg they have an outstanding appeal or application with the Home Office
• they have an Application Registration Card
• they have a Certificate of Application
You should see if they can work legally in the UK before asking for a check.

At SER we are preparing for the upcoming changes which are due to happen when GDPR is introduced, 25th May 2018.
EU Parliament & Council approved the GDPR on the 14th April 2016 and will be enforced 25th May 2018. Non-compliant companies will be subject to heavy fines of either 4% global annual turnover or twenty million euros

It has been introduced to give everybody more control over how their personal information is processed. We now have to have permission to use personal information and this can be removed at any time by a candidate request.

 Consent will be one of the lawful grounds for data processing.
A GDPR-compliant data sharing agreement will be used when sharing information with a third party such as umbrella companies.
It will affect EU based candidates, companies collecting data from EU candidates, organisations collecting or processing personal data of EU candidates. This includes our own staff, candidates for both temp & perm positions, clients and even potential clients.

'Personal data is any information (hard copies and soft copies) relating to an individual, whether it relates to his or her private, public or professional life. It can be anything from a name, address, medical information, phone number, posts on social media'. Personal data that is hidden via pseudonymisation may also be included, depending on whether it can be identified to a candidate. Pseudonymization is a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.

Personal data also includes all data that can be related to an individual, who can be identified by the information – either directly or in-directly.
It could also include piles of loose paper hanging around the office, which holds information that can be easily accessed.

BREXIT WILL NOT AFFECT ITS INTRODUCTION INTO THE UK
In preparation for the change we will be attending workshops and running in house training for all employees, to ensure that we are all ready for these changes.

Meaning: A job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do

Many of our vacancies are brought to us from clients we have spent years building relationships with, so obviously we want the correct candidate for each role.

We spend a lot of time with our clients, getting extensive knowledge of their company and the roles they wish to fill within their business. This make us stand out from many other recruiters

We understand the cost of having a vacancy for our client. And also the weight of the decision for a candidate to leave their current employer.

We specialise in many areas including Building Services, Audio Visual, Fire & Security, BMS, Telecoms...

Job roles vary from Electricians, Surveyors, Plumbers, Admin, Contract workers.

Its not just about filling a vacancies. It's about putting the right candidate in front of the right employer

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

Here at SER we value our staff and their ongoing development. We believe this sets us apart from other recruitment companies

As well as running regular in house training programs, to keep our recruiters up to speed with what our clients and candidates want and expect from us. We also promote and fund out of office education, training and personal development

John-Paul, Office Manager at SER, has recently completed ILM Level 3 certificate in Leadership & Management, which involves several modules including "innovation & change in an organisation" and "how to lead effective meetings"

Leah from our accounts department has also recently completed Foundation Certificate in Accounting with Distinction and is now moving forward, onto Advanced Diploma in Accounting at Blackburn University. This will give her a greater understanding of her role within SER and enable her to be able to deal with client and candidate enquiries, in an efficient and competent way

 These and future courses help our staff to continue their on going personal development and promotes confidence and knowledge within their sectors

Have you read our website? You will see there is some text about where unicorns live – if you have you will know where this is going, if you haven't you will be thinking we have lost the plot?

What does a question that was asked by a 5 year old girl have to do with recruitment and how SER provides its services.
Well the answer is in the question itself and your reaction to it. We challenge the norm and push for the unorthodox. We do this with a smile on our faces and a real belief that we are the only ones able to find you the very best solution.

The process starts with candidates, potentials, passives, People who have the right skills, those in your sector. Though engagement via social media and providing insightful and useful media we make them aware of us. We then make sure that we build on that engagement.

Its here that you come in, we start to work with you and understand your requirements both ability and attitude wise. We then simply take your brand and our understanding to our engaged and then let the clever stuff happen.

Job boards, CV Databases, online advertising, yes we still get involve to a degree in this old hat trade of first come first served, but our main focus is inbound marketing.

As stated before we are not the typical recruiter, so don't expect typical results, but do continue to ask the question, where do Unicorns live?

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

Time is an all important factor in recruitment.
The time it takes to search for a new job.

The time it takes for an employer to make up their mind about you.
The time you could be spending doing something else.

But we are going to look at how you know its time to look for a new job:
• Is the thought of going to work every day filling you with dread?
• Do you feel like you are no longer being challenged?
• Is you work / life balance suffering?
• Do you feel there is no opportunity to progress?

These are just a few of the things you may be thinking and feeling and they could be big indicators that you are ready to move on.

Conducting a personal audit will help you identify where you are, where you want to be and what you need to do to get there. It may also make it clear about timescales for this. This is an invaluable tool that can really develop you and make sure that you know when the all important steps appear.

If you feel it is time to move on, get in touch with SER today – we can help you find that next step in your career.

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

Time and time again, SER state that we are recruitment specialists in the technical and engineering sectors, but what does that really mean?
The Oxford English Dictionary describes a specialist as a person or organisation who concentrates primarily on a particular subject, activity or entity; a person is highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.

Straight away from the definition, we can say that this is true of SER Limited.
Each of our consultants focuses primarily on a particular sector from our vertical markets, but not only that, we can claim the specialist title because of our experience. In what is our 10th year as a limited company, we have been successful in placing the right candidates in the right positions. We have built a reputation as more than a 'bums on seats' recruiter but as a specialist with knowledge of the industry that allows us to get it right.

Our consultants take time to get to know the candidates and clients they are working with and believe in building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.
They are interested in and enjoy what they do. They know that recruitment and career changes can make a real difference to people's lives and their attention to detail is incredible.

Something else that marks people out as specialists is the way they communicate with people, and lets face it, recruitment is all about People. Our consultants listen carefully, understand candidate's requirements, understand job specifications and they take the time to respond to people in the most appropriate manner.

And finally, a key component of being a specialist is behaving like a professional: someone who acts with integrity, often multi-tasking, working accurately and calmly under pressure; someone who respects confidentiality; someone who is accountable and someone who can be trusted implicitly to always do the right thing without compromise.

That is what makes us a specialist, a combination of all these things.
If you would like our help looking for a new job, get in touch.

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

When you work in a niche industry, like the ones we operate within, the likelihood is that you know a lot of people who do a similar job to you, or other jobs that are in high demand.

SER operate within recruitment services and as we mentioned for the letter P, everything we do is about people.

We have helped lots of people on their way to a better future, and we can help other too.

Help us to help people you know, people you have met and people you were working with change their futures too.

If a better future for your friends and family isn't reward enough, it can be helped by knowing you will receive £250 compliments vouchers from us.

All you need to do is introduce us to someone who could be interested in one of our vacancies.
Of course there are a few T & C's – there always are, but introducing them is a step in the right direction.
Contact us today to make that referral

Tel: 01254781300
Web: www.serlimited.com

Your Career, Your Future,
Your Choice.

SER Ltd are pleased to announce the welcome return of Ric Belsten. After a brief spell away from recruitment Ric h has returned to SER Ltd to join our growing team of specialist recruiters working within the Fire and Security sector.

Ric originally joined us back in 2015 and was given the job of recruitment consultant to the lighting and lighting controls sector, however with the huge demand for personnel within the Fire & Security sectors on his return he will be recruiting for many of the leading manufacturers and contractors within the Fire sector.

Focused predominantly on the South East of England Ric will be looking to place Service Engineers, Commissioning Engineers, Sales Professionals and associated operational staff within the Fire and Security sector.