Posts Tagged ‘Recruitment Agency’
HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT: TO VAT OR NOT TO VAT? THAT IS THE QUESTION
We’d all agree that VAT isn’t the most thrilling topic. After all, it’s no Grey’s Anatomy! But when you’re placing medical staff through your recruitment agency, understanding how VAT applies can make or break your margins (and your sanity). So, we’ve provided a quick blog post to help make sense of this whole VAT-in-healthcare thing,…
Read MoreWHAT FACTORS CAN AFFECT YOUR INVOICE FINANCE FUNDING?
Invoice finance provides essential funding to recruitment companies that make temporary or contract placements. These agencies must often pay candidates before their clients make payment, and invoice finance bridges that gap. The facility typically provides 75–90% of the client’s invoice value upfront. This advance should be enough to cover candidate payments while the agency waits…
Read MoreHOW DOES VAT WORK ON INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENTS?
When making recruitment placements within the UK, whether permanent, temporary, or contract, a UK-based recruitment agency that is registered for VAT will charge VAT on the net invoice value to its UK client (except for placements covered by the Nursing Agency Concession). However, when a UK recruitment agency makes a placement (permanent, temporary, or contract)…
Read MoreWHY PERMANENT RECRUITMENT AGENCIES SHOULD CONSIDER PLACING CONTRACTORS
In a competitive and fast-evolving recruitment landscape, agencies that focus solely on permanent placements may be missing out on a steady, scalable revenue stream. Contract recruitment offers not only consistent income but also increased business value and deeper client relationships. Unlike permanent roles, which are often subject to delays and unpredictable start dates, contract placements…
Read More“I HAVE A POOR CREDIT RATING, WHAT CHALLENGES WILL I FACE IF I START MY OWN AGENCY?”
This is a question MAYACHI has heard many times over the years. It’s not uncommon for recruitment consultants to face financial issues, such as unpaid creditors or loan defaults, that lead to County Court Judgments (CCJs) and poor credit ratings. While having a bad credit score doesn’t prevent someone from setting up their own recruitment…
Read More6 ADVANTAGES OF OUTSOURCING YOUR BOOKKEEPING SERVICES
Bookkeeping is a core accounting function that involves recording a company’s financial transactions, such as bank payments and receipts, logging sales and purchase invoices, analysing expense and mileage claims, and reconciling bank accounts and credit card statements. Traditionally, bookkeeping was handled by semi-qualified accountants. However, with the rise of accounting software and automation technologies, many…
Read MoreWHY NOT KEEPING YOUR BOOKS UP TO DATE CAN MAKE YOUR RECRUITMENT AGENCY GO BUST!
Recruitment directors are often not financial experts as their skills lie in securing placements, registering candidates and growing their agency via sales. As business owners and directors you need to invest time into ensuring that you understand your responsibilities and stay on top of your financial data to avoid HMRC fines and investigations, and why…
Read More5 REASONS YOUR PERM-ONLY AGENCY SHOULDN’T TURN DOWN CONTRACT BUSINESS
Just because you’re a perm-only agency, you shouldn’t turn down contract business. In general terms, recruitment placements can be broken down into permanent placements and contract/temporary placements with some agencies specialising in providing one or the other to their clients. This can sometimes be dictated by the industry the agency are working in, the clients…
Read MoreWHAT IS A PERSONAL GUARANTEE ON AN INVOICE FINANCE ARRANGEMENT?
Invoice finance is a staple of the recruitment industry for agencies making contract and temporary placements. These bridge the funding gap between when the candidate needs to be paid before the client makes payment. These facilities grow as the agency’s turnover increases and are a great way to provide the funding required. To secure an arrangement,…
Read MoreARE ACCOUNTANTS BECOMING LAZY BY GETTING CLIENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR OWN BOOKKEEPING?
In the age of rapid advancements within online accounting software such as Sage One, Xero and QuickBooks, to streamline and simplify accounting processes, there has been an increased drive from accountants for companies to do their own bookkeeping and accounting submissions. This will involve an accountant setting up a licence and providing some limited training…
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