Urgent: Agency feedback please

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TykeMerc replied

14 April 2011, 16:21
Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post

I have had the following experience with them:
1) Tend to rip you off a bit with margins

Negotiation fixes that.

Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post

2) Awful payment schedule (7 weeks in arrears)

See 1. I was paid 1 week in arrears, payment schedules are negotiable and should be part of every contract agreement.

Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post

3) Sometimes won't get paid on time because of some of their stupid staff - once had to send over timesheet 5 times before I got it approved, I even threatened to leave the contract immediatley which finally sorted the issue.

Inexcusable, but not a problem I had in 2 years and several contracts

Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post

4) Their agents are quite pushy

Ok...
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Boo replied

14 April 2011, 15:00
Originally posted by bluedrop View Post

The first one pays avg daily rate but the work profile looks good. I am quite keen on it. The agent is Spring Technology. If anyone has feedback about this agency, could you please please please PM me ? Happy if you can post it here too.

Well, having just had a look on Hirescores I couldn't find Spring on their rating page but they do appear on the list of recruiters. The comments at the bottom of that page are not exactly encouraging...

Boo
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NickNick replied

13 April 2011, 13:32
I was through them for a couple of years and had no major issues outside the norm. THe payment schedule was 445 I think and the contracts were pretty poorly written, but like I say, nice people other than that.
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NorthWestPerm2Contr replied

12 April 2011, 21:04
I have had the following experience with them:
1) Tend to rip you off a bit with margins
2) Awful payment schedule (7 weeks in arrears)
3) Sometimes won't get paid on time because of some of their stupid staff - once had to send over timesheet 5 times before I got it approved, I even threatened to leave the contract immediatley which finally sorted the issue.
4) Their agents are quite pushy

Other than that not too bad.
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stek replied

12 April 2011, 20:09
They still owe me £200 from a one-dayer in 2002!

In Pity Me in Co. Durham for Northumbrian Water...
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BolshieBastard replied

12 April 2011, 20:03
Originally posted by bluedrop View Post

hi all,
As some of you know, I am nearing the end of my current contract. I managed to get 2 interviews - converted one of them and interview for the other tomorrow.

The first one pays avg daily rate but the work profile looks good. I am quite keen on it. The agent is Spring Technology. If anyone has feedback about this agency, could you please please please PM me ? Happy if you can post it here too.

Thanks,
Bluedrop

Dont expect to get 'proper' IR35 friendly contract
Dont expect much in the way of contract changes
Dont expect weekly invoicing
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TykeMerc replied

12 April 2011, 18:08
I've worked through Spring for probably 24 months in total and had no hassles with them beyond the usual agent nonsense, however it's been about 5 years since I dealt with them.
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bluedrop started a topic Urgent: Agency feedback please

12 April 2011, 13:13
Urgent: Agency feedback please

hi all,
As some of you know, I am nearing the end of my current contract. I managed to get 2 interviews - converted one of them and interview for the other tomorrow.

The first one pays avg daily rate but the work profile looks good. I am quite keen on it. The agent is Spring Technology. If anyone has feedback about this agency, could you please please please PM me ? Happy if you can post it here too.

Thanks,
Bluedrop
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