She said, 'I was surprised that a quarter of the agencies were prepared to accept me, given that I had no qualifications and so little experience.'
Some failed to ask for references or a criminal records check before offering to put her forward for jobs. Among the negligent agencies - no names were mentioned - were members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. But the chair of the REC's childcare division, Elizabeth Elder, took issue with the Which? research. 'This nanny was not taken on by any REC member agent or recommended to any family and did not have an interview arranged,' she argued.
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