Contract & interim, done properly

Ninety per cent of what we do is contract & interim recruitment. 76% of all vacancies registered with Oyster are successfully placed. 80%+ of our work is repeat business, compliance handled end to end, IR35 determined before day one.

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TYPICAL START: 3–10 WORKING DAYS · UK-WIDE · INSIDE & OUTSIDE IR3590% OF OYSTER REVENUE IS CONTRACT & INTERIM

[ WHEN INTERIM IS THE ANSWER ]

■ STATUTORY GAP

The seat can't sit empty

S151, Monitoring Officer, statutory EHO cover, roles where a vacancy is a legal problem, not an inconvenience.

■ SURGE

Backlogs and deadlines

Planning queues, inspection backlogs, programme peaks. A contract team scales up, clears it, scales down.

■ TRANSFORMATION

Change needs outsiders

Restructures and service reviews land better led by someone who has done it three times elsewhere.

■ BRIDGE

Cover while you hire

An interim holds the service steady while we run the permanent campaign behind them. Same desk, both tracks.

IR35 QUICK INDICATORINDICATIVE ONLY

Could you send a substitute to do the work?

GENUINE SUBSTITUTION RIGHTS POINT OUTSIDE.

Do you control how and when the work is done?

AUTONOMY OVER METHOD AND HOURS POINTS OUTSIDE.

Can either side end it without notice or obligation?

NO MUTUALITY OF OBLIGATION POINTS OUTSIDE.

Do you use your own equipment?

OWN KIT POINTS OUTSIDE; THEIR LAPTOP POINTS IN.

Do you carry financial risk (fixing errors unpaid)?

REAL FINANCIAL RISK POINTS OUTSIDE.

Do you work for multiple clients this year?

A GENUINE BUSINESS-OF-ONE POINTS OUTSIDE.

READING

■ ANSWER THE SIX

INSIDEOUTSIDE

A pointer, not a determination. Status is set per engagement by the end client, we run a full assessment on every contract role before it's offered.

[ COMPLIANCE: HANDLED ]

Every contractor arrives cleared

Right to Work

Verified before submission, not after offer. Share codes checked, documents held on file.

DBS where required

Standard and enhanced checks for regulated activity, refreshed to your policy.

References, spoken

Two verbal references minimum per contractor, we phone, we don't just email a form.

IR35 & payroll

Determination documented, umbrella or PSC set up, timesheets live before day one.

[ KNOW YOUR NUMBER ]

Day rates, benchmarked live

The salary guide carries day-rate bands for every sector and seniority.

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