Sector · Recruitment
Recruitment debt recovery
Placement fees, temp margins and rebate disputes, pursued without damaging the client relationships you rely on.
Where recruitment debts arise
Most disputed recruitment invoices turn on the terms of business: whether they were properly incorporated, whether the introduction was the effective cause of the engagement, and whether a rebate or refund period has been triggered by an early leaver.
What we look at first
- Evidence that your terms of business were sent, acknowledged or acted upon.
- The introduction trail — CV submission dates, interview confirmations and start date.
- Back-door hires and transfer fees where a candidate is engaged indirectly.
- Timesheet and self-bill records supporting temp margin claims.
- Whether a rebate is genuinely due, or is being used to defer payment.
How we handle it
Contact is commercial rather than combative. We establish the real reason for non-payment, agree a settlement or payment plan where the client is worth keeping, and escalate to a letter before action under the Pre-Action Protocol only where it is justified. Statutory interest and compensation under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 are claimed where recoverable.