Founded in 1991 and with 6800 employees worldwide, Access Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of software for small and medium-sized businesses.
Present at Vintage Altaroc Odyssey 2022, the group, which has 100,000 customers, has just announced the acquisition of Diversely, a Singaporean company at the forefront of innovation that has designed an inclusive recruitment solution based on the power and analysis of data.
Access Recruitment, a division of Access Group, which is currently helping recruitment agencies to grow successfully with its operating system and integrated website, payment and invoicing technology, will benefit directly from this acquisition.
The technology developed by Diversely enables recruitment companies to eliminate prejudice, with the direct consequence of winning new markets, remaining compliant and attracting a greater number of candidates, while differentiating themselves from their competitors.
Supporting recruitment agencies to increase diversity and inclusion
Recruitment agencies are under increasing pressure from clients, candidates and governments to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion. Recruitment tenders often require commitments to an inclusive recruitment process, and agencies must demonstrate the diversity of their candidate pool in their quest to win and retain clients.
With the introduction of gender pay gap reporting and a growing trend towards transparency in recruitment processes, recruiters need compliant data collection processes and dashboards that give them visibility of their diversity and inclusion indicators at their fingertips. At the same time, candidates want fair and transparent recruitment processes.
The candidate application and selection process will be transformed thanks to the combination of Access' recruitment platform, Volcanic and Diversely.
To facilitate a more equitable hiring process, Volcanic's accessible design, powerful job search, referencing and content management capabilities will be enhanced by Diversely's award-winning inclusive recruitment technology, which enables agencies to measure, track and improve diversity. The recruitment website platform will offer the tools needed to attract candidates and screen applications using a fully inclusive process, while reporting on diversity and inclusion.
Access Group is experiencing exponential growth, with 89% of its annual revenues now recurring (up 21% between 2021 and 2022). Sales are up 43% in 2022, to £685 million.
Last year, the company had already acquired Vincere and FastTrack360.
