An HR specialist firm has contested an Ofsted’ ‘inadequate’ report for its apprenticeship provision after inspectors found unmonitored vetting checks and other unsafe recruitment practices.
Absolute HR Solutions Ltd, which trades as Absolute Works, was handed the bottom rating in an inspection report published today, dropping from ‘requires improvement’ it received at its last full inspection in January 2020.
The firm, which became an approved apprenticeship provider in May 2017 but has operated as an outsourced human resources (HR) consultancy since 2011, provides training to around 20 apprentices in business administration, team leader supervision and customer service.
Inspectors claimed the provider’s safeguarding arrangements were not effective, explaining that “leaders do not follow their own policies on safeguarding and managing safer recruitment”.
