Debt collection · Recruitment agencies
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Recruiters extend credit twice over: temp margins funded weekly while clients pay in 30, 60 or 90 days, and perm fees invoiced after the candidate starts — when the client's incentive to pay politely has already left the building. Then there's the classic: the client who rejects your candidate and hires them 'independently' three months later.
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Sound familiar?
- Perm placement fee unpaid while the candidate is sat at their desk
- Backdoor hire — your candidate, their payroll, no fee
- Temp invoices drifting while you fund payroll weekly
- Rebate-period disputes used to dodge the whole fee
What good recovery looks like in your sector
Recruitment debt is a terms-of-business game. Signed terms (or terms deemed accepted by interviewing or engaging a candidate) with a clear introduction definition make backdoor-hire fees collectable — recovery partners in this sector routinely evidence the introduction via emails, CV submissions and interview records, then pursue the full fee. Temp debt backed by signed or approved timesheets is among the cleanest commercial debt there is: the service is proven, so stalling is pure cash-flow gaming, and statutory interest at 8% plus base makes each week of delay chargeable.
Common questions
The client hired my candidate six months after rejecting them. Do I have a claim?
Very possibly — it depends on your terms' introduction and validity period (commonly 6–12 months). If the engagement falls inside it, the fee is due even without a fresh interview process. Evidence of the original introduction is what carries it; agencies who work recruitment debt know exactly what to assemble.
The client disputes the candidate 'worked out' — do rebate terms kill my fee?
Rebate or replacement terms usually require the fee to be paid first and on time — many expressly lapse if the invoice is late. A client withholding the entire fee 'pending rebate' is often in breach of the exact clause they're invoking.
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