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What can I do when a client won't pay a placement fee?
Recruitment

What can I do when a client won't pay a placement fee?

Check whether the fee is disputed or just unpaid, reread your terms, put it in writing, consider a part payment plan, and treat court claims as the last step.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
Can recruitment agencies take direct debit from clients?
Recruitment

Can recruitment agencies take direct debit from clients?

Yes. Business clients can sign a direct debit mandate. It suits weekly temp invoices of varying amounts; check payment limits before using it for perm fees.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
4 October 2026
How do temp agencies pay workers before clients pay?
Recruitment

How do temp agencies pay workers before clients pay?

Temp agencies pay workers from their own cash and wait for clients to pay. Here's how the gap builds, how to fund it and how to make it smaller.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
How do I chase a late placement fee without upsetting the client?
Recruitment

How do I chase a late placement fee without upsetting the client?

Chase soon after the due date with a short, personal message and a payment link, decide who gets a personal touch, and pause chasing during disputes.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
Is invoice factoring worth it for a temp agency?
Recruitment

Is invoice factoring worth it for a temp agency?

Factoring can suit temp agencies whose clients pay reliably but slowly. It costs a service fee plus a charge that grows with every extra day clients take.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
Should recruitment agencies accept card payments for placement fees?
Recruitment

Should recruitment agencies accept card payments for placement fees?

A business card can cost £138.20 on a £6,900 perm fee against £4.20 by bank. You can surcharge business cards or switch card off for chosen clients.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
How late do recruitment clients pay? What the payment data shows
Recruitment

How late do recruitment clients pay? What the payment data shows

In Adfin's data, the typical recruitment invoice was paid about 9 days late and a third over 14 days late. An early, small sample, so read as directional.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
4 October 2026
Why do recruitment agencies get paid so late?
Recruitment

Why do recruitment agencies get paid so late?

Large one-off fees that stall in approvals, long terms set by big clients, clients waiting on their own funding and reluctance to chase all slow payment.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
How do I get clients to pay recruitment invoices on time?
Recruitment

How do I get clients to pay recruitment invoices on time?

Agree terms and payment method at signing, collect POs up front, send invoices with a payment link and remind clients before the due date, not after.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
How do recruitment agencies get paid?
Recruitment

How do recruitment agencies get paid?

Perm placements earn a one-off fee of about 15% to 30% of first-year salary. Temp work is invoiced weekly for hours worked plus the agency's margin.

Adfin team
Adfin team
6 min read
4 October 2026
Credit control

The credit control metrics worth tracking

Four metrics that matter, how to calculate them, and six that mislead. Including why a blended days-late figure is the wrong number where direct debit is involved.

Adfin team
Adfin team
5 min read
4 October 2026
Direct debit

Making direct debit part of signing the engagement letter

Capture the mandate when the engagement letter is signed and the first fee note never needs chasing. What it takes, and what to watch afterwards.

Adfin team
Adfin team
7 min read
4 October 2026

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Webinars

July 30, 2026

Why you should be charging late fees on overdue payments

July 28, 2026

AI Chasing: how it works and why it beats automated reminders

June 1, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 3 - Practice first, Clients next.

May 26, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 2 - The path to full credit control

May 8, 2026

The Adfin Brew: Episode 1 - Launching credit control as a service

Product Updates

September 16, 2026

Introducing Cash MOT: Run a full cash flow report in minutes

July 28, 2026

Introducing customer agents: AI credit control

June 11, 2026

How Adfin automates late payment fees