The ME story
How it all began
Carly was a Registered Manager at a care provider in Romford, as part of her role she looked after 200 care workers they employed. Like most other care providers in the health and social care, Carly was fed up with how long it took to complete all the necessary compliance checks when recruiting new workers.
A lengthy process
It takes on average four months after offering someone a job before they can start employment. However, it was one situation that pushed Carly to do something about the issue herself.
Losing out
She needed to provide extra care for a 30-year-old patient who had cancer, who was given just weeks to live. With all other care workers assigned to other patients, Carly looked at new workers she could employ. She found 15 qualified workers looking for employment, 7 of them had over 20 years’ experience. However, because she couldn’t validate their training and experience, check their DBS status easily or their ‘right to work’ status, she just couldn’t employ them for the job – it would take too long.
Enough is enough…
That evening Carly sat in the bath, frustrated and upset, thinking about the emotional conversation she had with the patient’s father. It just doesn’t make sense, that an entire sector is being held back by such old school administration and paperwork.
ME is born
The next day Carly managed to get help from existing care workers who offered additional capacity, so the family could get the support they needed. Not only that, she also decided she wasn’t going to let the same issue happen again. Enough was enough. My Employment Ltd, a social enterprise, was founded in 2018 by Carly and John to help resolve the recruitment issues that exist in the Health and Social Care sector. A business from the sector, for the sector.
How it all began
Carly was a Registered Manager at a care provider in Romford, as part of her role she looked after 200 care workers they employed. Like most other care providers in the health and social care, Carly was fed up with how long it took to complete all the necessary compliance checks when recruiting new workers.
A lengthy process
It takes on average four months after offering someone a job before they can start employment. However, it was one situation that pushed Carly to do something about the issue herself.
Losing out
She needed to provide extra care for a 30-year-old patient who had cancer, who was given just weeks to live. With all other care workers assigned to other patients, Carly looked at new workers she could employ. She found 15 qualified workers looking for employment, 7 of them had over 20 years’ experience. However, because she couldn’t validate their training and experience, check their DBS status easily or their ‘right to work’ status, she just couldn’t employ them for the job – it would take too long.
Enough is enough…
That evening Carly sat in the bath, frustrated and upset, thinking about the emotional conversation she had with the patient’s father. It just doesn’t make sense, that an entire sector is being held back by such old school administration and paperwork.
ME is born
The next day Carly managed to get help from existing care workers who offered additional capacity, so the family could get the support they needed. Not only that, she also decided she wasn’t going to let the same issue happen again. Enough was enough. My Employment Ltd was founded in 2018 by Carly and John to help resolve the recruitment issues that exist in the Health and Social Care sector.
Our social purpose
We know that our platform will have a positive impact on individuals receiving care, as well as the wider community.
Improved support and quality of life for those in need
Quicker discharge from hospital and faster help from qualified workers
Improved experience of health and social care services
Positive, consistent experience of support from individuals and carers
Access to quality and safe health / social care workers
Increased number of compliant workers in the sector and quicker employment of workers
Our founders are from health and social care and are very proud to be part of such a committed sector. We plan on giving back to the sector through investments into carefully selected initiatives.
Our founders are from health and social care and are very proud to be part of such a committed sector. As such, we are a business that plans on giving back to the sector through investment into carefully selected initiatives.
Meet the My Employment team
Meet the My Employment team
Our social purpose
We know that our platform will have a positive impact on individuals receiving care, as well as the wider community.
Improved support and quality of life for those in need
Quicker discharge from hospital and faster help from qualified workers
Improved experience of health and social care services
Positive, consistent experience of support from individuals and carers
Access to quality and safe health / social care workers
Increased number of compliant workers in the sector and quicker employment of workers