Reply to: Elan

[Torran]

I think Elan is the worst company it has been the misfortune for my family to be involved with. They resort to dirty tricks, they lie, they tulip on you for the sheer ******* hell of enjoying it. Don't work for them, don't get a job with them they couldn't give a **** about the people - and my member of the family who was involved for them was an employee, a very ill one after working for them.

So they are a Recruitment Agency then

[ness]

scum

I think Elan is the worst company it has been the misfortune for my family to be involved with. They resort to dirty tricks, they lie, they tulip on you for the sheer ******* hell of enjoying it. Don't work for them, don't get a job with them they couldn't give a **** about the people - and my member of the family who was involved for them was an employee, a very ill one after working for them.

[Spartacus]

Elan...

...bunch of shysters in my opinion. Experienced all the problems outlined above plus they didn't pay me for a period of three months due to "problems with our new accounts system". Had a word with the client and they paid me instead, cancelled their contract with Elan and took me on direct.

[jason986]

awful

My previous contract was with their London office and I found them to be the worst agency ever in my experience. Numerous issues with them

1. Forgot to let me know that the client was ringing me for a telephone interview. The client (IBM) rang and interviewed me on the spot though they said the interview had been organised for 2 days, Elan had just forgotten to tell me. IBM said the job is 99% mine, they would let me know by the end of the day.

2. Rang Elan 2 days later to see if they had heard anything. They incorrectly claimed they hadn't.

3. Got a call a week later saying that they had messed up and I was supposed to start the following day, their mistake. Was that ok with me. Yes it was but can you give me the end users address please? Sorry we don't know it, will get back with you within an hour.

4. Despite numerous calls to Elan and emails no client address was forthcoming. So I rang the client and asked to speak with the guy who interviewed me. Got the address.

5. Contract arrived 1 week after a started work for IBM. Contract not in my name or clients!

6. Three weeks later contract arrived in my name but with last years dates on and was for 12 months (not 2 months).

7. Contract finished after a one month extension thus totalling 3 months. During this time I had no valid contract. No communication with Elan whatsoever, even the extension was arranged with IBM directly.

But I also had no problem getting paid either, so that's a good thing.

Other contractors on site through Elan all seemed to have issues with Elan's service once the contract had started.

[Torran]

used the Edinburgh guys on a number of occasions. One of the better agencies IMO

[freshblue]

Elan

They are very consistent with payments and process, recommended from me.

[Mordac]

I dealt with these people recently...bunch of ******* scum! Lied through the teeth to me about the client getting back to them with an offer when I already knew that someone else had been taken on...all so they could keep me keen and I wouldnt bugger off else where.

End result was the scum who f*cked me around got the arse after I complained bitterly to their managing director!

Mailman

That wasn't the whole company, that was one individual pimp. Are you some sort of cretin?

[Mailman]

Its ok...what is a good agency to one person may be the scum of the earth to the very next person.

I expect this to be true of all agencies.

Mailman

[OrangeHopper]

Phew, things are looking up again.

[Boris]

Elan

Hell, an agency that gets ANY positive comments on CUK must be fairly special.

I've never used them myself but know others that have. They pay on time, seem fairly flexible and don't cost too much. What more could a contractor want?

[Harrysp]

I have heard nothing but praise for ELAN, they are far better than most of the bloody agencies out there!!!

[Durbs]

Used 'em for my last contract, no problems at all, seemed a very professional outfit.

[OrangeHopper]

Oh dear, it was going ever so well.

[Mailman]

I dealt with these people recently...bunch of ******* scum! Lied through the teeth to me about the client getting back to them with an offer when I already knew that someone else had been taken on...all so they could keep me keen and I wouldnt bugger off else where.

End result was the scum who f*cked me around got the arse after I complained bitterly to their managing director!

Mailman

[Captain Jack]

I used Elan four or five years ago. I have to say my experience was very different and it was 18 months of continual excuses about why they couldn't pay me "for a couple of weeks" due to "issues with the new system".

In the end the client gave them a roasting and told them they would be contracting with me direct if they didn't get their asses and elbows sorted out.