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Guidance for people running recruitment agencies
Practical writing on the Conduct Regulations, right to work checks and AWR compliance, from the team building AgencyOptix.
Recruitment agency compliance software: what to actually look for
A long feature list is easy to produce in a sales deck. The features that actually matter are the ones that make a specific, recurring compliance risk visible before it becomes a problem.
The KPIs a recruitment agency manager should actually track
The most useful numbers tend to flag a compliance or service risk before it becomes one — not just measure how much activity happened last week.
Reference checks: what a recruitment agency should actually be verifying
A reference check that only confirms dates of employment tells you almost nothing useful — and for roles working with vulnerable people, a thin reference process is a real gap, not just a missed opportunity.
How much does recruitment agency compliance software actually cost?
Per-seat, per-branch and 'contact us' pricing all show up in this market, and the differences between them matter more than the headline number on its own.
Placing workers under 18: what a recruitment agency needs to check first
The checks are broadly the same ones every placement needs, but working hours restrictions, consent conventions and DBS triggers all shift once a work-seeker is under 18 — and it's easy to miss because these placements are rare on most desks.