Staffing Agency – Contract and Permanent Hiring Worldwide
Alliance supplies staff to employers in 36+ countries across every function and level, from warehouse operatives to C-suite. Contract staff in 72 hours, permanent shortlists in 5 working days. One agreement covering every market you hire in.
Our recruitment specialists manage sourcing, screening, compliance, and onboarding, giving employers a reliable hiring partner for both urgent workforce needs and long-term talent acquisition across international markets.
16+ Years Of Experience
550,000+ Placements Delivered
36+ Countries Served
350+ Expert Teams
50+ Top Level Positions
What Is a Staffing Agency?
A staffing agency supplies workers to employers on temporary, contract, or permanent terms, handling sourcing, screening, and, in the case of contract staff, the employment relationship itself.
The problem it solves is not access to people. It is that workforce demand does not arrive in the shape a headcount plan can absorb. A contract win needs forty people in three weeks. A resignation leaves a critical role open with a nine-week notice period to cover. A seasonal peak needs capacity for eight weeks, not fifty-two. Hiring internally for any of these means recruiting, onboarding, and then carrying people through demand you no longer have.
Alliance covers both arrangements from one relationship: contract and project staff with compliance carried by us, and permanent placement with a replacement guarantee. Across 36+ countries with one commercial agreement rather than a different agency in every market.
For contract and project-based supply specifically, see our contract staffing service.
Staffing Agency Services — One Partner, Every Country, Every Level
Most staffing agencies specialise by geography or by function. That works until you hire in a second market or above a certain level, at which point you are managing four agency relationships and four sets of terms. Alliance covers warehouse to C-suite, permanent, across 36+ countries, on one agreement.
For employers hiring across the US, our staffing companies in California and staffing agency in San Diego services provide local hiring support. We also support Canadian employers through our staffing agency in Canada. Fewer suppliers, one point of accountability, and consistent commercial terms wherever your next requirement appears.
How Long Does It Take to Get Staff?
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Contract and project staff: 48 to 72 hours.
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Permanent, mid-level: shortlist in 5 working days, filled in 1 to 3 weeks. Permanent, senior or specialist: 3 to 6 weeks.
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Director and executive: 6 to 10 weeks.
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Volume mobilisation of 20 to 200: 2 to 4 weeks.
How Much Does a Staffing Agency Cost?
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Contract staff are charged at an hourly or daily rate inclusive of pay, statutory employer costs, insurance and administration, on a single invoice.
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Permanent placements are charged as a percentage of the candidate’s first-year salary.
What We Offer in Every Staffing Engagement
Our Staffing Process — From Brief to Placement
Requirement Call (Same Day):
We capture roles, numbers, start date, duration, location, certification requirements, and rate expectations. Whether you need temporary, contract, or permanent is established here, because the wrong arrangement is the most expensive mistake available.
Sourcing (Hours 1 to 24):
Alliance searches our candidate database and conducts active market sourcing. Most operational requirements are filled from candidates already screened, referenced, and available, which is why 48 hours is realistic rather than aspirational.
Screening and Verification (Hours 12 to 48):
Every candidate is interviewed, qualifications and certifications verified against the issuing body, right to work confirmed, references checked with previous employers, and relevant environment experience established.
Submission (5 Days for Permanent):
You receive candidate profiles with experience, certification status and expiry dates, availability and rate. Gaps are stated, not hidden. A candidate strong in one area and weaker in another is presented as exactly that.
Submission (48 Hours for Contract):
You receive candidate profiles with experience, certification and expiry dates, availability and rate. Gaps are stated, not hidden.
Placement, Onboarding, Ongoing Management:
Alliance coordinates start dates, induction requirements and any site-specific access. For contract staff, we handle timesheets, payroll and all statutory obligations. We check in during the first week and at regular intervals, and manage extensions, conversions, and contract conclusion.
Staffing Agency Support
Access qualified talent for contract and permanent hiring across industries and locations. Our staffing experts manage sourcing and screening to help you fill roles faster with the right candidates.
Industries We Serve
Information Technology
Developers, DevOps, data, QA, infrastructure and support, on permanent and contract terms. See our IT staffing services.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Nurses, allied health, clinical research, regulatory affairs and healthcare administration, with credentialing verified.
Manufacturing and Industrial
Production operatives, machine operators, quality inspectors, maintenance technicians, supervisors and plant leadership.
Construction and Infrastructure
Skilled trades, plant operators, site management, quantity surveyors and project leadership.
Logistics and Warehousing
Warehouse operatives, forklift drivers, pickers and packers, transport planners and site supervision, including peak-season volume.
Hospitality and Food Service
Chefs, kitchen teams, front of house, housekeeping and hotel management across permanent and casual terms.
Finance and Accounting
Accountants, analysts, controllers, payroll and audit, permanent and interim.
Executive and Leadership
Directors, C-suite and board appointments through retained search.
Engineering
Mechanical, electrical, civil, process and design engineers across permanent, contract and project work.
Who We Serve
Flexible staffing solutions for businesses that need the right people quickly, reliably, and across multiple locations.
The Alliance Advantage in Staffing
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36+ countries on one agreement: Not a network of loosely affiliated local partners with inconsistent terms, but one relationship, one contract and one accountable contact covering every market you operate in.
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Contract and permanent from the same partner: Most agencies do one well. When your requirement changes shape, which it will, you do not start a new supplier relationship from scratch.
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We carry the compliance, and we tell you what it costs: Payroll, statutory contributions, insurance and worker classification handled by us, with the cost shown inside the rate rather than added afterwards as a surprise.
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48-hour contract supply that is real, not aspirational: It works because most operational roles are filled from candidates already screened and available, not sourced from scratch after your call.
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Gaps stated on every submission: Candidate profiles say what the person is weaker at as well as stronger at. It costs us submissions. It saves you interviews, and it is why clients stop double-checking our shortlists after the first month.
Why Choose Alliance Recruitment Agency for Staffing?
Alliance has operated as a staffing and recruitment partner for 16+ years, completing 15,000+ placements for 1,500+ clients across 36+ countries. That reach matters for a practical reason rather than a promotional one: the moment you hire in a second country, a single-market agency stops being useful, and you begin managing suppliers instead of managing hiring. One agreement across every market you operate in removes that problem before it starts.
The harder thing to get right in staffing is honesty about fit. Any agency can fill a requisition if the standard is a warm body with the right job title. We would rather submit three candidates with their weaknesses stated than five with everything smoothed over. That costs us submissions in month one. It is also why clients stop double-checking our shortlists by month three, and it is the difference between a supplier and a partner.
We will also tell you when staffing is the wrong answer. Where your hiring is continuous, predictable, and central to how you operate, building an internal recruitment function usually beats paying agency fees indefinitely, and our RPO services exist for exactly that transition. Where demand is variable, urgent or spread across markets you do not have infrastructure in, staffing wins. For international hiring specifically, see our global staffing services.
Our Clients Reviews
Alliance Recruitment Agency helped us manage a difficult hiring period when we had several positions to fill at the same time. Their team understood our requirements, handled the initial candidate screening, and kept us updated throughout the process. The candidates we received were relevant to the roles, which saved our internal HR team considerable time.
What stood out to us was how closely the recruitment team worked with our internal HR department. They took the time to understand the skills, experience, and workplace environment we needed rather than simply sending large numbers of CVs. The process was organised and straightforward, and Alliance helped us keep our hiring plans on track.
Alliance has been a dependable recruitment partner for our growing workforce requirements. We have used their support for both permanent and contract hiring, and the team has been flexible when our requirements changed. Their candidate screening and regular communication made the process easier for our HR team and allowed us to focus more on our core business.
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Meet Our Leadership Team
Molly Anderson
Franchise Lead | Recruitment Franchise
Alex George
General Manager | RPO & Enterprise Recruitment
Nikki Miller
Head of Recruitment | Recruitment & Staffing
Frequently Asked Questions
A staffing agency supplies workers to employers on temporary, contract, or permanent terms, handling sourcing, screening, and, for contract staff, the employment relationship including payroll and statutory compliance.
Contract staff in 48 to 72 hours. Permanent mid-level shortlists in 5 working days, filled in 1 to 3 weeks. Senior and specialist roles take 3 to 6 weeks.
Contract staff are charged at an hourly or daily rate inclusive of pay, statutory costs, insurance and administration. Permanent placements are charged as a percentage of first-year salary.
A recruitment agency typically places permanent employees onto your payroll for a one-off fee. A staffing agency also supplies contract workers who remain on the agency’s payroll. Alliance does both.
Contract staff deliver defined work over weeks or months, also on our payroll. Permanent staff join your payroll directly.
Yes. Contract staff who are not the right fit are replaced immediately at no cost, and unsatisfactory hours are not charged if we are notified within the first working day. Permanent placements carry a rebate and replacement period.
Yes. Alliance employs the worker locally in the relevant country and invoices you as a service, across 36+ markets.
Yes. Volume mobilisation of 20 to 200 people is deployed over 2 to 4 weeks, with compliance and payroll managed throughout.
Every level, from warehouse operatives and frontline staff through supervisory, technical and professional roles to director and C-suite appointments.
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