Client Case
Study
Staffline partner
with G4S
Client Overview: About G4S
G4S is a leading security and facility services company with a global workforce of 800,000 people. With customised security services, G4S aims to develop long-term strategic partnerships with its customers. Offering an extensive range of security systems and products, G4S helps businesses achieve their security objectives by increasing revenues, reducing risk management costs, protecting critical assets, and improving customer service delivery.
Background: Staffline’s Partnership with G4S
To support G4S’s complex recruitment needs, Staffline implemented an innovative outsourcing solution to streamline hiring processes. A successful pilot program demonstrated significant improvements in placement rates and time-to-hire, laying the foundation for a long-term partnership across multiple G4S operations.
G4S, with a £20bn turnover and operations spanning security solutions, care and rehabilitation, cash services, and patient transport, required a recruitment partner that could navigate the challenges of highly regulated sectors. Compliance excellence, efficiency, and speed in hiring were critical to ensuring operational effectiveness.
To address these challenges, Staffline collaborated with G4S to establish a dedicated outsourcing team and develop a bespoke recruitment solution. This approach streamlined hiring while incorporating secure and accurate background checks, ensuring workers held the necessary accreditations and legal rights to work in regulated industries.
Key Outcomes
The success of the solution was demonstrated through a 26-week pilot program, which achieved outstanding results:Time to hire was reduced by
Building on this success, Staffline transitioned to a full outsourcing model, including the TUPE transfer of G4S’s in-house recruitment team.
This strategic move enabled Staffline to take full ownership of end to end recruitment processes while maintaining the highest standards of service delivery.
Placement rates improved by
The success of this partnership has led to further trials across the wider G4S group, with additional opportunities on the horizon.
By delivering measurable results and exceeding expectations, this collaboration highlights Staffline’s expertise in providing market leading recruitment solutions tailored to client needs.
Why G4S
Chooses Staffline
Looking ahead, the Staffline-G4S partnership is set to expand, with the potential to revolutionise recruitment across the broader G4S business. Furthermore, the success of this model has created opportunities for Staffline to offer similar outsourced solutions to other businesses in regulated sectors, showcasing the scalability and impact of this innovative approach.
“Staffline’s expertise in outsourced recruitment has transformed our hiring processes, improving placement rates by 20% and reducing time-to-hire by 43%.
Their tailored approach, commitment to compliance, and seamless integration with our team have been instrumental in driving operational efficiency.
This partnership has set a new benchmark for recruitment excellence within G4S.”