A new three way partnership, just announced, will provide a flexible, outsourced employment solution specifically tailored for SMEs.

Flexible Skills Bank, (www.flexibleskillsbank.co.uk) have teamed up with CV Insight (www.cvinsight.co.uk) and Cleardocs, (www.cleardocs.co.uk) to provide companies with a total employment solution, providing the expertise to source professional, experienced personnel, vet their CVs and background and create legal documents for employment.

Flexible Skills Bank specialises in sourcing flexible, part time and freelance support for small and growing businesses, by matching the skills of part time job seekers with the more flexible requirements of small companies.

CV Insight will then do background verification and employment screening on any candidates that companies wish to employ, aiming to provide accurate, complete and timely candidate CV Verification Services, empowering clients with valuable information to make informed recruitment decisions.

Cleardocs provides online, legally compliant employment documents which, you create, review, edit, print and sign legally online. The 100% online service means the documents are emailed to you in minutes.

"By linking up with these two companies, it provides our clients with specialist knowledge to enable them to source candidates, vet CVs and run background checks, as well as create legal employment documents, without the need for an in house HR department, which many SMEs don't have. We are aiming to offer an outsourced recruitment service, that won't cost the earth, and will help avoid the pitfalls, ensuring the best person for the job is hired. We are delighted to have teamed up with these two companies and to be able to offer our clients preferential rates with them." says Karen Kennard, Director of Flexible Skills Bank.

Whilst there is talk of economic slowdown and companies putting a hold on recruitment, this timely announcement means that small businesses can continue to build on their growth without the commitment of taking on full time employees, nor dedicated office space if it is not available.

Recruitment has traditionally been a difficult area for SMEs, with the costs of using recruitment agencies prohibitive and print advertising not generating sufficiently qualified candidates. Then add in the fact that many SMEs actually don 't want or need full time staff as they grow, or don't have the office space for extra staff, and a flexible working option makes sense. Sourcing professional staff who want to work part time, freelance or on a contract basis, offers a versatile way to get the right support at the right time.