Case Study: Busy Bees Nurseries streamlines hiring and safeguarding with Zinc

Busy Bees Nurseries saves 6 hours per candidate with Zinc

Busy Bees Nurseries, the UK and Ireland's largest childcare provider, faced significant challenges in scaling their hiring and background check processes to meet rapid growth. Their previous system placed an excessive burden on individual Nursery Managers, lacked central visibility for the Talent Acquisition team, and relied on an archaic background check provider. This created bottlenecks and safeguarding risks as they struggled to hire over 4,000 qualified educators annually. They partnered with vendor Zinc Work, utilizing its background check service integrated with the iCIMS applicant tracking system, to find a modern, automated solution.

Zinc implemented a seamless, automated background checking process integrated directly into the iCIMS ATS. This solution dramatically streamlined operations, saving Nursery Managers up to 6 hours per successful candidate and reducing time-to-offer from a month to just 9 days. The Zinc Work platform provided full end-to-end visibility and compliance oversight for the TA team, while its ease of use was praised by managers. The partnership with Zinc and iCIMS transformed their global hiring, enabling Busy Bees to scale efficiently while maintaining the highest safeguarding standards.

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