Meet Our Team
We understand the importance of excellent communication, that’s why our team works to a set of values designed to exceed expectation. This means all members of our team actively communicate and anticipate needs, so they are a step ahead in the smooth running of operations in order to benefit all. Whether you are a client or driver coming to work with us, you’ll discover that our high standards will make it difficult for you to work with anyone else, which is how we have developed and retained a driver database along with longstanding clients over years.
Sadie Weston, Managing Director
Managing Director and Company founder, Sadie Weston, started Employ Recruitment in 2005, after as an employee, seeing first-hand the effects of a compliance breach. The incident shaped Sadie’s ambition to start her own company that would put compliance as the foundation for business practise.
Sadie has maintained high standards of compliance by ensuring that employees regard it as an important value and is an integral part of company culture. This has led the company to develop innovative software which eradicates human error in compliance management. “This is an industry I have worked in for over 15 years and one I am very passionate about. I am very lucky to have such a great, empowering team working with me to help the business grow and develop as it has. I am proud to have developed Driver Recruitment Software (DRS), which is something I think many agencies, especially those working in logistics recruitment will benefit from, and I’m proud that it is the most compliant CRM for recruiters.”
Sadie is Chair of Logistics UK Driver Agency Excellence (click here to go to their website) and is Divisional Director for TEAM Driving (click here to go to their website).
Leann Lewis, Operations Director
Operations Director, Leann has been with Employ recruitment since 2019 as Operations Director, she leads all departments to ensure clients’ needs are met, her high performance is reflected in the increased NPS scores. In addition Leann leads specific campaign development to support our compliance and safety focus, which have earned industry recognition. Leann has quickly cultivated camaraderie amongst our driver network, through regular engagement, listening and responding to feedback.
Leann selected Insightful as her favourite value because delivering a high level of service to both clients and candidates is her ultimate goal, “ I am passionate about understanding and meeting both client and drivers needs, so I can build on creating solid long lasting relationships with both.”
Zoe Dawson, Finance Director
Finance Director, Zoe Dawson, has been with Employ since 2009. Zoe’s main duties are account management and liaison, as well as involvement in special projects.
She selected Accountable as her favourite value because with a “focus on driver and office payroll, I ensure everyone is paid on time and correctly. I make sure that pensions and HMRC payments are made in a correct and timely manner; always resolving any pay issues as soon as possible in an open manner. “
Paul Keyworth, Training Director
Training Director, Paul Keyworth after 3 years at Employ in Director roles, found that his interest in training had ignited, so developed training for the business in Transport Manager Training, Driver CPC and Recruiter Compliance. Paul stated: “After a 30-year career in logistics recruitment at a senior level, I joined Employ. I was committed to Recruitment and Compliance and absolutely shared the values of Sadie and loved the company ethos, especially being solution focused.
I see continual personal development training for drivers as an essential element and we provide training solutions to the unique challenges faced by our clients utilising state of the art media and broadcasting platforms.”
Kathryn Martin, Compliance Manager
Compliance Manager, Kathryn has a wealth of knowledge within the logistics sector. Kathryn worked for Employ recruitment from 2015 to 2018 as an apprentice, followed by compliance co-ordinator. Kathryn is responsible for managing our compliance processes licence checks, investigating incidents, driver infringements and audits.
Kathryn selected Accountability as her favourite value as compliance is such a prominent element of the business, providing assurance to both clients and drivers, “I focus on ensuring high standards of compliance are met internally and for our clients and drivers.”
Jamie Stamp, Operations Manager
Jamie Stamp, Operations Manager, joined Employ in Feb’ 2023 when the southern branch of Employ was opened. Jamie’s main responsibility is the management of our driver workforce across the south; ensuring client fulfilment and driver satisfaction.
With over a decade of HGV driving behind him, and many years of management experience, Jamie is able to put his background knowledge to good use. Jamie prides himself on his ability to listen, assess and analyse customers needs, in order to deliver a comprehensive service. For this reason Jamie has selected “Insightful” as his favourite value.
Gemma Broster, Operations, Manager
Gemma, Operations Manager, joined Employ in 2013, her main responsibility is the management of our driver workforce across the company, through meticulous planning to ensure client resource is fulfilled.
Gemma chose Insightful as her favourite value, her ultimate focus is the achievement of excellent customer service, “I pride myself with having good relationships with our clients and drivers, it helps to analyse their need properly to deliver what we promise.”
Rachel Bennett, Recruitment Consultant
Rachel, Recruitment Consultant, joined Employ in 2022, her wealth of experience, insight and industry knowledge enables her to provide a first class service to our candidates and clients.
Rachel chose Insightful as her favourite value, as she draws on her knowledge to tackle challenging tasks. “I optimise my experience and knowledge to operate with a can do attitude, listening to both candidates and clients to offer them a first class service.”
Chloe Hodson-Ridgway, Resource Co-ordinator
Chloe, Resource Co-Ordinator, started as an apprentice at Employ in July 2017 and has progressed to her current role. Chloe’s responsibility includes the day-to-day bookings for drivers in line with clients’ requirements and maintaining good relations with them. Chloe also supports the Finance department with weekly invoicing and payroll and additional administration tasks as and when needed.
Chloe selected Insightful as her favourite value as it reflects her approach to listening to gain insight and understanding, to ensure “I analyse their needs to achieve an excellent customer service, ensuring it benefits all parties.”
What our clients and drivers say about us… Client Reviews Driver Reviews
Excellent team, who take the time to speak to you, communication is great using the app so you don’t get loads of phone calls but if you need to check anything or have a query they are on it straight away and most of all they are nice! Best agency I’ve ever come across, they listen to you, show consideration. and respect, highly recommend and would not go anywhere else.
Jim Shotts, HGV Driver
Employ have an open, honest and professional approach where they are not afraid to accept responsibility when issues arise and deal with them accordingly. They communicate effectively and are constantly looking for feedback to help improve their service. A big plus for me is that they look to measure their colleagues against KPI’s and I challenge them to perform to the same standard as my own people.
Brett Morris, Transport Planning Manager.
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YOU SAID WE DID CLIENT SURVEY
Each year we survey our clients to obtain feedback regarding our service, this helps to form an improvement plan each year.
