For employers

Staffing that keeps your operation running.

Vetted temporary workers on site within 48 hours, permanent shortlists in ten days, and on-site teams for your busiest weeks.

  • Right-to-work and reference checked
  • Inducted before day one
  • One consultant, one invoice

Request staff in 60 seconds

Average response: 38 minutes

Trusted by leading UK employers

average time to fill a temporary role
48 hrs
shift fill rate across all sites
96%
people placed into work in 2025
12,800
of clients stay with us year on year
96%

Staffing solutions

Four ways to staff your business

Use one, or combine them as your workload changes through the year.

Temporary staffing

Vetted, inducted workers for one shift or a whole season — booked in minutes and on site within 48 hours.

  • Right-to-work, ID and reference checks
  • Site-specific induction before day one
  • Weekly payroll, holiday pay and pension handled for you
Explore temporary staffing

Permanent recruitment

A shortlist of three to five pre-interviewed candidates in ten working days, with a 12-week rebate guarantee.

  • A briefing call or site visit to understand the role
  • Job advert writing and promotion on 30+ job boards
  • A search of 140,000 registered candidates
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Volume & seasonal hiring

Assessment days, onboarding and on-site supervisors to bring hundreds of people in for your busiest weeks.

  • A week-by-week headcount plan
  • Local recruitment campaigns and referral schemes
  • Group assessment days at your site or ours
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Managed services

An on-site team and one dashboard to run your entire contingent workforce, suppliers and compliance.

  • A dedicated on-site account team
  • Management of all your staffing suppliers
  • One consolidated weekly invoice
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Industries

Specialist teams for your sector

Each sector team knows the licences, checks and shift patterns that matter to you.

How it works

From request to first shift

  1. Tell us what you need

    Share the roles, shifts, site and start date — online or by phone.

  2. We match and confirm

    We select people with the right experience and confirm each worker the day before.

  3. They start, inducted

    Workers arrive briefed, with PPE and a named contact on site.

  4. You approve timesheets

    Approve hours online each week; we handle pay and compliance.

Results

Case studies from our clients

  • Northgate Logistics

    210

    people placed in 19 days

    Scale a distribution centre from 40 to 210 pickers for peak — in three weeks.

    Read the case study
  • Aldgate Dental Group

    4

    hires in 23 days

    Hire four reception and treatment coordinator roles across two practices within a month.

    Read the case study
  • Riverside Arena

    300

    staff per event at peak

    Staff 120 events in a season, with crews of up to 300 people a night.

    Read the case study

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.

Margaret OlsenRegistered Manager, Brookfield Care Employer

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.

Talk to a staffing specialist today

Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, with an out-of-hours line for existing clients.

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