For employers
Reliable people, exactly when you need them
Temporary cover for tomorrow’s shift, a permanent team leader, or 300 people for peak — one partner, one point of contact, 14 branches behind you.
Trusted by leading UK employers
- Northgate
- Brookfield Care
- Halcyon Foods
- Kestrel Packaging
- Riverside Arena
- Aldgate Dental
Staffing solutions
Choose how you want to hire
Mix temporary, permanent and volume hiring as your business changes — we build the plan around your operation.
Temporary staffing
Vetted, inducted workers for one shift or a whole season — booked online, on site within 48 hours.
Explore temporary staffingPermanent recruitment
A shortlist of three to five pre-interviewed candidates in ten working days, with a 12-week rebate guarantee.
Explore permanent recruitmentVolume & seasonal hiring
Assessment days, onboarding and on-site supervisors to bring hundreds of people in for your busiest weeks.
Explore volume & seasonal hiringManaged services
An on-site team and one dashboard to run your entire contingent workforce, suppliers and compliance.
Explore managed services
Why PeopleForward
Numbers our clients hold us to
- average time to fill a temporary role
- 48 hrs
- of clients stay with us year on year
- 96%
- people placed into work in 2025
- 12,800
- average client and candidate rating
- 4.8/5
- Right-to-work, ID and reference checks on every candidate
- Sector-specific checks: DBS, CSCS, driving and forklift licences
- Inductions and PPE arranged before the first shift
- Weekly payroll, holiday pay and pensions handled for you
- A named consultant and an out-of-hours line
- Clear, all-inclusive pricing agreed up front
How it works
From request to first shift
Tell us what you need
Share the roles, shifts, site and start date — online or by phone.
We match and confirm
We select people with the right experience and confirm each worker the day before.
They start, inducted
Workers arrive briefed, with PPE and a named contact on site.
You approve timesheets
Approve hours online each week; we handle pay and compliance.
Client stories
What employers say
We went from 40 to 210 pickers in three weeks for peak and never missed a dispatch. PeopleForward’s on-site team felt like part of ours.
Sarah WhitfieldHead of Operations, Northgate Logistics
Employer
Every carer PeopleForward has sent us has been checked, prepared and genuinely kind. That’s rare in this sector.
Fees
Simple, transparent pricing
No set-up fees and no surprises: every rate is agreed in writing before we start.
Temporary staffing
From 18% margin on pay
One all-inclusive hourly rate: pay, holiday pay, pension and our margin.
- Workers on site within 48 hours
- Weekly payroll handled for you
- Free replacement by the next shift
- Most popular
Permanent recruitment
15% of first-year salary
One fee, paid only when your new hire starts.
- A shortlist in ten working days
- 12-week rebate guarantee
- Assessment days for several roles
Managed services
Custom priced on your spend
One contract, one invoice and one dashboard for your whole temporary workforce.
- An on-site team at every location
- Every agency managed for you
- Live spend and compliance reports
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
For temporary roles we usually confirm workers within 48 hours. Permanent shortlists take around ten working days.
We have 14 branches across England, Scotland and Wales, and can support multi-site clients nationally.
Every candidate has an interview, right-to-work and identity checks and references. Sector-specific checks — such as DBS, CSCS or licences — are added where the role needs them.
Temporary staff are charged at an hourly rate that includes pay, holiday pay and our margin. Permanent recruitment is a one-off fee, payable only when your hire starts.
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Need staff, fast?
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