Datum have worked with Redrow to manage our agency labour spend since 2019. We engaged them to confirm and ensure legal compliance in our supply chain including the risks posed by agency workers around modern slavery. Following our agreement, marked improvements have been made and we now have a panel of agency suppliers who have been engaged on our own terms. These agencies are managed by Datum so our site managers now have time to concentrate on their day jobs rather than calling round lots of different suppliers. We have full visibility of our spend resulting in savings on the overall costs, as well as the comfort that our business is legally compliant. I have no hesitation in recommending them to any business who needs support in this area.

Datum streamlined the process introducing control, ensured compliance, provided cost savings, and has given us better oversight of our spend. We also had concerns over quality and compliance within our existing supply chain and so conducted thorough on-site audits of all suppliers and workers. These audits revealed some compliance and process deficiencies. We have worked with the Datum team and our supply chain to correct this. Additionally, it’s great that their support has freed up resources to focus on other business priorities.

Within three months of working with VINCI, Datum RPO had fully implemented the solution as proposed. Datum RPO were quick to address client concerns over quality and compliance within their existing supply chain and conducted comprehensive onsite audits of all incumbent workers. These audits uncovered numerous compliance and process deficiencies within VINCI’s existing supply chain which were all addressed by the introduction of robust action plans and follow-up meetings to ensure standards were raised and compliance was achieved, thereby eliminating all risk to VINCI.

Bringing control back to the fragmented nature of labour agency spend has always been a concern with visibility of hours, rates and overtime being almost impossible to manage. Datum has provided TW North Thames with an amazing platform to manage our schemes better from a financial and compliance point of view. We have actively been working with Datum for over 12 months and I couldn’t imagine operating in an environment without their professionalism, data and statistics. We have been extremely satisfied with their service and are excited to keep this partnership and grow it with further TW regions.

I personally find the datum portal very simple to use. If I need an agency worker Datum will manage this for my site. It is a great system for site managers as it is proven to save time and hassle with agencies because we only have one point of contact. It allows me to log in and approve timesheets with ease, I have peace of mind that all candidates will be vetted before they arrive on site allowing me to get on with what I need to do.