The seal of quality «Fair Recruitment Care Germany» and SM Care Solutions GmbH

In August 2022, the Gütegemeinschaft Anwerbung und Vermittlung von Pflegekräften aus dem Ausland e.V. (Quality Association for the Recruitment and Placement of Care Workers from Abroad) awarded the RAL quality mark "Fair Recruitment Healthcare Germany" to SM Care Solutions GmbH. Now we are one of the companies that have been awarded and certified for their ethical, fair and transparent recruitment processes. Recruiting international care workers, such as those from the Philippines, is one of several personnel marketing measures that can be used to counteract the shortage of skilled workers and personnel in the care sector in Germany. The German Federal Ministry of Health (BGM) commissioned the development of the "Fair Recruitment for Nursing Care in Germany" seal of approval. It recognizes recruitment agencies that conduct the recruitment process ethically, fairly and transparently.
"This seal is a milestone in the immigration of skilled workers. It lets caregivers from abroad, such as the Philippines and India, know that their future employer or placement agency ensures a fair and transparent recruitment process. Employers also commit to supporting the foreign nursing professionals in their integration and paying them like their colleagues. This commitment creates trust. Thus, the seal also contributes to a modern immigration and integration policy. That is why the legislator introduced this seal of quality," says Prof. Edgar Franke, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health.

The RAL seal of quality "Fair Recruitment Healthcare Germany" distinguishes an ethical, fair and transparent recruitment and integration process.

The quality seal and the test criteria were developed on behalf of the BMG by the German Competence Center for International Healthcare and Nursing Professionals (DKF) at the KDA and presented in fall 2021. The RAL Quality Association is entrusted with the implementation of the test procedure, the training and commissioning of independent examiners, and the awarding of the quality seal.

The voluntary quality mark was adopted as part of the law to ensure the quality of recruiting nursing staff from abroad in order to facilitate the processes of international nursing staff recruitment, to make them more reliable and transparent - and above all to set an ethically acceptable standard in recruitment. In four quality areas with almost 20 criteria and 60 indicators, the quality seal describes corresponding specifications.

SM Care Solutions GmbH is one of the leading agencies in the recruitment and integration of international caregivers from the Philippines and India. In particular, we focus on transparency in the placement process as well as expectation management and accompanying integration. SM Care Solutions GmbH's clients are located all over Germany, including university clinics, hospitals as well as nursing homes.

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