Legal & Governance
SK Leonard is committed to operating responsibly and transparently. Our policies set out how we work, how we protect your data, and how we conduct ourselves as a business.
Legal & Governance
Any references to "we", "us", "our", or "the company" are references to SK Leonard, company registration number 12855678. This privacy policy sets out how we gather, use and protect any information that you may provide to us when applying for a position through our company. We are committed to ensuring that we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and are committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and users of our services.
We will ensure that the information you submit to us is only used for the purposes set out in this policy. We may make changes to this policy occasionally. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with the policy and any changes that may have been made.
SK Leonard is a recruitment consultancy working within the public and private sectors. Our role is to source, assess and submit suitably qualified candidates to our client companies. Our services include, but are not limited to, the interviewing and submission of candidates, updating existing users of our services, carrying out background checks and providing a back-office payroll solution. All services are governed by human intervention and are not reliant on any totally automated assessment.
This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data of our website users, candidates, clients, suppliers, and other people whom we may contact to find out more about our candidates. We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please visit this page if you want to stay up to date, as we will post any changes here.
Any details that you submit will be stored by us and will be accessible by employees of the company.
Candidates: We collect and use only the information necessary to find the best available opportunities and to assess your eligibility through the different stages of recruitment. This includes CVs, identification documents, educational records, work history, employment references and financial information. We may also collect sensitive personal data related to health, diversity information or details of criminal convictions where you have given explicit consent.
Clients: We collect and use only the information necessary to provide you or people in your organisation with services such as finding the best available candidates for your opportunities.
Other data subjects: We collect and use only the information necessary to contact you and pay you for the services you provide.
The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:
Under GDPR, personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. When working on behalf of a client, we will collect and use information about individuals in an organisation, including name, position, contact details and relevant information to carry out our services.
As a recruitment consultancy, we may pass your personal data to a client company working with SK Leonard. Any third parties we share data with are obliged to keep your details securely and to use them only to fulfil the service we have outlined. When they no longer need your data, they will dispose of it in line with SK Leonard's procedures. If we wish to pass sensitive personal data to a third party, we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless legally required to do otherwise.
SK Leonard will process the information you provide in a manner compatible with GDPR. We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. SK Leonard is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes.
Your CV will only be accessible by SK Leonard employees and will only be sent to prospective employers with your prior consent. You should ensure that your CV and any other details held by us remain up to date. We recommend that you update your CV every six months.
At your request, SK Leonard can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. You may request information about the purpose and legal basis of processing, the categories of data collected, recipients of the data, retention periods, and your rights to correct, erase or restrict processing. We accept the following forms of ID: passport, driving licence, birth certificate.
Personal data is protected from unauthorised access using the latest physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect.
Satinder Khalsa
Ingleby House, 11-14 Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EN
Email: satinder.khalsa@skleonard.co.uk
Tel: 07791 671982
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This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control them when visiting the SK Leonard website.
Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website's server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and contains some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, the website's domain name, and some digits and numbers.
Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our website. For example, these cookies let us recognise that you have created an account and have logged into that account.
Functionality cookies let us operate the site in accordance with the choices you make. For example, we will recognise your username and remember how you customised the site during future visits.
These cookies enable us and third-party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your user experience of the website.
If you want to restrict or block the cookies that are set by our website, you can do so through your browser settings. Alternatively, you can visit www.internetcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
If you have any questions about this policy or our use of cookies, please contact us.
SK Leonard, Ingleby House, 11-14 Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EN
Email: satinder.khalsa@skleonard.co.uk
Tel: 07791 671982
Legal & Governance
SK Leonard recognises that discrimination and victimisation are unacceptable and aims to ensure fair treatment for all, regardless of protected characteristics including age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
We are committed to fostering a workforce representative of society, where employees feel respected and valued. Hiring, promotion, and training decisions are based on aptitude and ability. This policy operates under statutory requirements and guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The Chief Executive and Business Owner oversee implementation. Directors and managers must ensure staff awareness of the policy, handle discrimination grievances promptly and fairly, maintain proper records, and conduct periodic departmental audits.
All employees must comply with this policy, avoid discrimination, refrain from victimisation, harassment or intimidation, and report any discriminatory practices to management.
SK Leonard will not tolerate harassment of employees by clients or customers based on protected characteristics. Affected employees should report incidents immediately for investigation.
The company prioritises the needs of disabled employees. Managers must make reasonable adjustments to maintain employment, including training, specialist equipment and flexible hours. Disabled applicants will receive full consideration with appropriate workplace accommodation.
Regular briefing sessions address equality issues. Equality information is included in induction programmes, and managers receive specific training on this policy and on recruitment procedures.
A monitoring system measures policy effectiveness by collecting and analysing employee data across gender, ethnicity, disability, and other protected characteristics. The company conducts regular assessments of recruitment, promotion and training access and reviews records relating to disciplinary, grievance and harassment procedures.
Employees can pursue discrimination or victimisation complaints via the Company Grievance or Harassment Procedures. Discrimination constitutes a disciplinary offence handled under the Company Disciplinary Procedure.
The Chief Executive and Business Owner directly supervise an annual review of this policy's effectiveness.
Legal & Governance
SK Leonard is committed to achieving superior health and safety management standards to safeguard employees, clients, contractors, and all affected parties.
The organisation fosters a culture promoting health and safety best practices, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and all associated legislation. The company operates on the principle that safety and excellence are inseparable business objectives, with performance responsibility shared between management and staff.
SK Leonard maintains adequate systems and arrangements to:
All employees must:
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SK Leonard acknowledges the importance of environmental protection. We are fully committed to minimising the impact that running our business has on the environment.
We recognise that our operations consume energy and water, generate waste, and produce transport emissions. We commit to complying with all relevant environmental legislation and to continuously improving our environmental performance.
Company Directors bear responsibility for executing these objectives, monitoring progress, and updating this policy as needed. The organisation reviews this policy annually.
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Quality is essential to our business because we value the people we service, both our candidates and our clients. SK Leonard is committed to surpassing expectations through every interaction we have.
We have established a Quality Management System incorporating a range of improvement measures. As a framework supplier, we perform regular internal audits and drive innovation throughout our service agreements.
We regularly gather and monitor feedback via telephone and survey solutions to ensure we are meeting and exceeding expectations.
A comprehensive escalation process with defined timescales is in place for addressing customer concerns promptly and fairly.
All suppliers are evaluated against established criteria to ensure alignment with our quality and customer service values.
All staff understand our business policies and procedures, with annual sign-offs confirming comprehension and compliance.
We carry out regular self-audits of front and back-office processes to maintain 100% delivery standards across all serviced frameworks.
Routine vulnerability assessments of our systems are carried out to protect our data and our clients' data.
SK Leonard is committed to achieving Cyber Essentials certification and inviting qualified external organisations to carry out annual system vetting.