The groundbreaking technology which is designed to reduce hiring time, cut costs and enhance compliance, provides social care providers with a robust and efficient solution to meet the demands of modern-day recruitment and the critical challenges facing the sector.
Due to increasing National Insurance Employer (NIE) tax rates, persistent staff shortages and stricter compliance demands, social care providers – particularly SMEs – are navigating one of the most challenging hiring landscapes. Labour costs are skyrocketing, candidate drop-out rates remain high and traditional recruitment processes are slow, costly and burdened by administrative overload.
With over 17 years of experience in developing recruitment technology, Harbour has now crafted a platform that delivers optimal outcomes for businesses of all sizes while adhering to stringent regulatory standards. Engineered in partnership alongside ai.r Recruit (providing Artificial Intelligence initial evaluation of all applications with plain language overviews to aid with prompt processing) with care organisations in mind – and packaged to suit smaller businesses but whilst packing the kind of processing punch until now only available to larger healthcare organisations – the platform’s key benefits include:
- CQC, Ofsted, HMRC & GDPR compliant – The system boasts built-in validation checks and a clear, auditable process to ensure complete regulatory alignment so providers can confidently meet all required standards.
- Faster, cheaper and more efficient hiring – Harbour SRS reduces time-to-hire by up to 50% through AI-powered summaries, automated interview scheduling and seamless candidate communications across email, SMS & WhatsApp. This streamlined process helps eliminate drop-offs and accelerates the hiring journey, allowing organisations to onboard new starters faster and more affordably.
- Onboarding in days, not weeks – The platform’s candidate portal reduces manual admin work and minimises no-shows, keeping candidates engaged from day one. References are expedited and DBS / RTW / ID check integrations supported, and a full safer recruitment audit breakdown ensures transparent and effective hiring management.
Trusted by leading healthcare organisations and learning in partnership for over a decade, Harbour SRS has demonstrated its ability to generate substantial cost savings and improve recruitment processes in social care. Now, this solution is accessible to businesses of every scale, empowering smaller providers as well as large healthcare groups to optimise their recruitment strategies.
Alex Hens, CEO at Harbour, comments: “Hiring in social care has never been more challenging with providers facing increasing costs, tightening regulations, and a growing need for speed and efficiency. Harbour SRS was designed to tackle these pain points head-on, giving care organisations a smarter, faster and compliant-centric way to hire. By cutting hiring times, reducing admin burdens and ensuring seamless compliance, we're helping providers focus on what matters most – delivering exceptional care to those who rely on them.”
