Reply to: list of good agencies

[Fran]

This has to be amongst the most sensible and useful threads I've seen on here!

[Goldenboy]

Badenoch and Clark - Timesheet in on Fri, they text me on Saturday to say they have it, and pay in the bank on Thursday

[Fran]

Career Plus.

From what I can gather he's a one man show and more permanent than contract, but he's very good and a decent bloke to boot by far the best agent I've dealt with.

[Bluebird]

Methods, Nesco, RP and even Hays were ok for me.

CP not so good.

[unisign124]

Yes I can second G2, pay on the Friday every week for a year providing timesheet is received before Monday pm.

On the subject of taking a large cut.....yes its also true. They take 30% on my gig but I am entirely happy with my rate so should I really care.

The only downside I could say were when my contract was ending they said they had loads of other work but that was bulltulip!!

Also they kept my last pay check for an extra week - claimed it was company policy as a contractor had stolen some laptops off a client so were keeping my money just in case. If this was true it was a liberty but it was more to do with them thinking the client was engaging me directly so were keeping my money until I prooved otherwise.....in my own opinion!!

The client did want to engage me directly but were quoted nearly £20,000 to release me from not being allowed onsite within 12 months of leaving G2.

[moorfield]

Off on a slight tangent ....

Who can recommend any agencies that are known to write good "IR35 pass" contracts ?

[shelby68]

You get paid within 7 days of invoicing? That's really cool. Any other agencies manage that?

Yep, Pathway who I work for, although they do ass rape you on the percentage, but they pay like clockwork. They've got an on line timesheet that the client approves with an email you don't even post or fax anything.

[DiscoStu]

I'm quite impressed with Modis. Paid within 10 days of billing and they send you a text to say they've received your timesheet. Even the agent I've spoken to has been really quite pleasant.

[TheFaQQer]

Ajilon / Computer People

[MobileCheese]

Hudson been ok for me

[oracleslave]

Absolute Applications

[FiveTimes]

not that I know of, but I'd add G2 to it

pay weekly - do a weeks work - post invoice the following Monday and its in the bank by the weekend

I hear rumours that they take a large cut, but I'm happy with the rate, and happy to get paid quickly - and that's all I'm worried about.

You get paid within 7 days of invoicing? That's really cool. Any other agencies manage that?

Allegis Group - Submit timesheet/invoice on the Monday before 12pm and it hits the bank on Friday.

[Archangel]

You get paid within 7 days of invoicing? That's really cool. Any other agencies manage that?

Crimson - Invoice monday, in the bank following tuesday

(monthly though, not weekly)

[DodgyAgent]

hi all

is there a list of good agencies around? i keep hearing of ones going out of business and not paying their contractors.

might even be good to start one and score on various factors eg how long in business, do they advertise jobs that dont exist etc...

There are a lot of good agents run and staffed by thoroughly honest and reputable people. Only problem is that they all have huge databases but no jobs

[realityhack]

See below for an exhaustive list of all good agencies: