I’m delighted Kim-Marie Freeston, Managing Director of UComply shared with me her background and journey to ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 in this weeks podcast.
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Kim Marie was formerly CEO of Lifeline Recruitment Solutions with over 20 years in the recruitment industry, including 6 years as a board member of the REC – the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Spotting a compliance gap in the market for ID checks to meet Home Office requirements, Kim-Marie founded Ucomply in 2012 and worked with a team of technology experts to offer the first software solution to manage ID checks and employee compliance requirements.
As a client, Blackmores supported Ucomply to achieve certification to the Quality standard ISO 9001 and the Information Security standard ISO 27001. Sharing her journey, topics discussed include:-
Key points
- Background and journey to raising standards at Ucomply
- Challenges and benefits of ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 for a software firm
- Top tips for implementation
- ‘Right to Work’ employers’ requirements explained
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Resources mentioned:-
Free download ‘7 Vital Points every business must understand about Right to Work’
How to implement ISO 27001 video
Blackmores congratulates uComply, being recommended for certification to ISO9001:2015 by ISOQAR with no non-conformities or opportunities for improvement. This in addition to the achievement of ISO 27001 in November.
Both standards being internationally recognised helping the company to manage and protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of both customer and company information; complimented by a business ethos of customer focus and continual improvement supported by the commitment of top management to maintain effective systems that ensure customers receive consistent, good quality services and products.
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