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| Brexit
Challenges |
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| Whether
you are recruiting valeters,
receptionists, sales executives or
technicians, what was a
straightforward process has become
far more challenging. It's easy to
get bums on seats, but to get the
right people, who can fly your
flag and engage with your business
is a different matter |
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| Brexit
is a dark cloud on the horizon and
may present real challenges after
March 2019. 6% of the UK workforce
is made up of non UK workers from
the EU states. That's quite a
figure which stretches across all
employment sectors, but most
notably the service sector. Take
this current workforce out of the
equation and what hole does that
leave? |
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| Valeting
and associated services sit very
much in this area and I would
estimate that percentage
significantly increases to
somewhere between 70-75% where non
UK labour is the norm. |
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| So
who is in your valet bay now and
how could that change over the
coming months? Whether you manage
your own in house operation or
outsource the potential effect
would significantly affect
recruitment of current EU
legislated labour. |
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| With
Brexit looming the argument to
outsource strengthens and
Autoclenz is best placed to
attract the right, fully compliant
operators, leaving you to focus on
your core business. |
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| 2015
Modern Slavery Act |
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| We're
sure your organisation is
compliant with the National Living
Wage and the 2015 Modern Slavery
Act but what about your
sub-contractors? In these days of
corporate governance it is your
responsibility to make sure your
suppliers comply. Have you asked
your current supplier to provide
you with documentation on each of
the operators on site, copies of
passports, copies of driving
licenses etc. Ask how much they
are getting paid in fees? Is the
pricing supporting minimum wage? A
warning sign will be a high
turnover of operators, constantly
changing faces due to their lack
of ability to earn. |
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| In
the past the attitude from dealers
has been a "not my problem", "it's
up to the supplier who they use".
This new act puts you at risk of
being prosecuted along with the
supplier. |
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| Autoclenz
leads the way in Compliance and
Legality to ensure our clients are
not compromised. |
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| All
of our operators go through a
gruelling, industry-leading,
compliance checking process
including their ability to legally
work in the UK, driving licence
bureau checks and identity checks.
There is a cost to this and, more
importantly, there is a cost to
adhering to the new minimum living
wage of £7.85 per hour, which
supports engaging the right
people. |
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| What's
the cost to your business of not
being compliant? |
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| Imaging,
your ultimate shop window |
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| The
ability to present your stock for
sale in the best light is
essential, not only physically
onsite, but wherever the
marketplace takes you. But why
have the fixed cost of a digital
photographer or outsource company
coming on site? Surely the best
time for imaging a vehicle is when
it is freshly valeted and quality
controlled? |
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| Autoclenz
has the solution working with our
partners, AutosOnShow. Via a
configured app, we can photograph
vehicles with backdrops and take a
60-second video, if required, as
part of a controlled process.
Every used vehicle is photographed
at the point of valet, ensuring
the best quality of image.
Furthermore, we upload the images
in a matter of seconds, often
before the vehicle has even been
driven onto the forecourt and
priced. As part of our service, we
manage the quality and
stock-versus-images ratios to
ensure consistency of quality and
volume. All of this at a very
attractive per car charge, no
fixed cost and a flexible invoice. |
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| Imagine
your website showing every vehicle
freshly valeted, displayed in the
same way with video and stills,
uploaded at the point of valet in
a speedy manner. |
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| Link
this with some very impressive
search engine optimisation tools
that ensure your stock is being
matched to prospects' specific
search criteria and the results
speak for themselves. |
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