Agencies to avoid....

[SlipTheJab]

True, I have a list of Agencies that I avoid dealing with if I can help it, if I see a role advertised by a number of them my choice of where to send my application is influenced by this List.

[jaimef]

Avoid at all costs: <mod snip>

Hello:

This ****ers at <mod snip> don't even tell you that they will be taking a part of the daily rate.

I am ok with them taking a one-off fee for finding a customer, but they deliberately hide the fact that the contract is signed between them and the final customer, taking a good part of our hard earned money.

Plus, they will bulltulip you all necessary to get the hire.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

[cojak]

Hello:

This ****ers at <mod snip> don't even tell you that they will be taking a part of the daily rate.

I am ok with them taking a one-off fee for finding a customer, but they deliberately hide the fact that the contract is signed between them and the final customer, taking a good part of our hard earned money.

Plus, they will bulltulip you all necessary to get the hire.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

I've snipped the name and allowed this through to let you know that this is how all agencies work. The agency you named is doing nothing out of the ordinary.

They may be taking a large percentage commission which is greedy, but that is a different story.

[eek]

I've snipped the name and allowed this through to let you know that this is how all agencies work. The agency you named is doing nothing out of the ordinary.

They may be taking a large percentage commission which is greedy, but that is a different story.

+1. Also the agency will probably be factoring your invoices and paying you well before they get paid... That costs money and that needs to be included in the x% they are taking...

[NibblyPig]

How on earth is that hidden, you sign a contract between you and the agency not between you and the client.

[Eirikur]

Blackapple Solutions Ltd some Indian outfit that call you from a London based number, hardly understandable what they are saying, called me 4 days in a row about the same job, told them the first time the rate was only 1/2 of what I usually ask and they seemed to complete ignore it or not understand it. Second time they called me I told them politely they called me the day before and hung up 3d and 4th time I just shouted at them not to call me anymore

[Bozwell]

Hello:

This ****ers at <mod snip> don't even tell you that they will be taking a part of the daily rate.

I am ok with them taking a one-off fee for finding a customer, but they deliberately hide the fact that the contract is signed between them and the final customer, taking a good part of our hard earned money.

I think you need to tell us all which agencies DON'T do that as I want to use this charitiy organisation for my next contract!

[Bozwell]

Blackapple Solutions Ltd some Indian outfit that call you from a London based number, hardly understandable what they are saying, called me 4 days in a row about the same job, told them the first time the rate was only 1/2 of what I usually ask and they seemed to complete ignore it or not understand it. Second time they called me I told them politely they called me the day before and hung up 3d and 4th time I just shouted at them not to call me anymore

Sounds like the calls and voicemail messages I had last week. I literally couldn't understand what they were saying and couldn't even work out what the guy's name was nevermind the company he worked for!

[BolshieBastard]

Sounds like the calls and voicemail messages I had last week. I literally couldn't understand what they were saying and couldn't even work out what the guy's name was nevermind the company he worked for!

Yep. Ive been getting calls from them or another similar company. Staffed by Indians with a very poor grasp of English and using such crap phones every word sounds distorted.

[SueEllen]

Yep. Ive been getting calls from them or another similar company. Staffed by Indians with a very poor grasp of English and using such crap phones every word sounds distorted.

They call you over Skype (or similar) but have bad internet connections.

Also they are getting more adventurous with their UK phone numbers....