Who, and what we're about

We may be small, but we have lots of grey hair (as in, we're experienced), and we're very mighty!

In numbers Our history Meet the team Having fun!

WhosOff in numbers

Since 2005 when we first started production of WhosOff we have collated a lot of facts, figures, quotes, and stats. Below is a few interesting one's we have liked over the years.

685159+

Users we've helped
since 2005

11209150

Email notifications sent per year, based on 2018 stats

27535

Most logins on a single day
3rd January 2017

9mins

Average response time on support. Yes, we're quick!

Most leave types on a single account
Wow!

GDPR questions per day
on avg. since March 2018

Man Utd fans

TV Commercials filmed in-house
for Sky TV

10452

Drinks consumed in one year
by the team

The above figures are correct at the time of updating this page (30th November 2018), and are subject to change constantly. Although the "Man Utd fans" stat will probably remain at 0 (zero)!

Our history

Since the idea of WhosOff was pen on paper back in 2005, we have kept our core values which run right through our team. We've had fun along the way but our main aim is to give businesses back time to focus on other areas of the company by taking the leave management burden from them.

2006

Jul' 2006 - Launched as a FREE service to businesses

2007

Jul' 2007 - Featured on Techcrunch.com, Webware.com, Killerstartups.com and Downloadsquad.com

2008

Oct' 2008 - 1/4 Million Holiday Requests Processed

2009

Feb' 2009 - Voted #6 Top Dates and Calendar Web Applications (with 9,258 votes)
Feb' 2009 - Featured by BT Business Insight
Aug' 2009 - 1/2 Million Holiday Requests Processed

2011

May 2011 - iPhone and Android apps released
Nov' 2011 - Public API released

2012

Mar' 2012 - Easily website of the month
Aug' 2012 - Double Nominations at the SSA2012 Awards
Aug' 2012 - UK Finalists for National Business Awards
Oct' 2012 - Shortlisted for Smarta 100 Business of the Year
Oct' 2012 - Winners of HR and HCM SSA2012

2013

Sep' 2013 - ISO27001:2013 Certified

2016

Jul' 2016 - Approved G-Cloud supplier within the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
Nov' 2016 - TV Advert - Scripted, shot, produced and delivered by the WhosOff team

2018

May 2018 - New mobile applications released
Sep' 2018 - New HR Essentials module released
Oct' 2018 - Cyber Essentials Certification Gained

2019

October 2019 - ISO27001:2017 Certified

The team behind WhosOff

We're proud to say that you're in very safe hands with our team. Find out what makes our team members tick, and what really doesn't!

Reg G.

Responsibilities:
Parking Attendant

Favourite saying:
"Give it to me in a straight line"

Dislikes:
Cold callers

Rodica S.

Responsibilities:
Everything accounts, and drinks

Favourite saying:
"I didn't see your cup"

~~Dislikes~~Likes:
+2 Sugars in Drinks

Philip C.

Responsibilities:
Tea, Coffee, ISO, Security & Event Management

Favourite saying:
"Is it lunchtime yet?"

Dislikes:
Doors open and the Air con on

You? Looking for your next career challenge? We're always on the lookout for talent to join us.

Tony B.

Responsibilities:
Design, development, marketing,
tea, coffee and FIFA!

Favourite saying:
"I'm not being funny but..."

Dislikes:
Depends on the day of the week

Knut A.

Responsibilities:
Web & Desktop development, servers, and support

Favourite saying:
"Alfie's only gone and ..."

~~Dislikes~~ Likes:
Puns; all the time, everytime!

Mark T.

Responsibilities:
Data structure, development,
coffee, Christmas Grinch!

Favourite saying:
"No I don't have time, but tell me anyway!"

Dislikes:
Anything & Everything Christmas

You? Looking for your next career challenge? We're always on the lookout for talent to join us.

Callum E.

Responsibilities:
Tea, coffee, onboarding, support and running!

Favourite saying:
"I saw this video right. On TikTok..."

Dislikes:
Milk last in tea (Frowned upon)

William T-S.

Responsibilities:
Support, support, support and testing

Favourite saying:
"That's interesting..."

~~Dislikes~~ Likes:
Climbing and baking, or, baking whilst climbing!

We have fun too!

Sometimes, you just have to let your hair down. From go karting, to shooting a TV advert, we never shy away from the fun stuff!

Go Karting

Supporting Global's charity Make Some Noise with Heart Radio Kent

Shooting a TV Advert

Scripted, shot, produced and delivered by the WhosOff team

Sending some love...

We're not adverse to sending out some chocolates during the festive period

A place to call home

Located in the heart of Canterbury, Kent with great views across the city

SSA12 Winners

HR and HCM Category, award presented by Gyles Brandreth

National Business Awards

UK Finalists for the Orange National Business Awards

Awards and accolades

Over the years, we have collected a number of awards, accolades, certifications, and more.
Without going into detail about each award we have won, below is the current certifications & standards WhosOff operates under.

Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, Crown Commercial Supplier and more

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