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Temporary Assignments

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Welcome to Time Recruitment Services, we hope you will enjoy your time temping with us.

Time Recruitment is a preferred supplier of temporary staff to a variety of companies within Edinburgh.

Benefits of Time

Our mission is to "understand and exceed our clients' and candidates' expectations time and time again."

Time Recruitment Services Ltd was established in 2000. It is an independent, owner-managed recruitment consultancy offering its clients an honest, efficient service with a determination to identify solutions to its clients' recruitment needs.

Time has gained an excellent reputation through its ability to provide consistently high standards of service to its regular client and candidate base. In addition, the Time team's local market knowledge enhances its ability to advise clients and candidates.

We pride ourselves on a personal and thorough service. Each potential candidate meets personally with one of our consultants for an in-depth interview before being considered for introduction to our clients. We understand the importance of achieving the 'best fit' between candidate and company and will therefore only recommend candidates who we honestly believe will not only match the company's criteria and culture, but who will excel within the working environment.

As part of Time's commitment to ensuring you receive the best possible service, we have produced this guide to familiarise you with what to expect and how to make the most of your temping experience.

Temporary work can often be a difficult way of earning a living as you are usually expected to perform at the same level as a permanent member of staff instantly. These notes are intended as a guide to working with us and hopefully will cover most eventualities. Please read them BEFORE you go out on your first assignment with us and always call us if you need any extra information.

Our aim, with your help, is to continually develop a reputation for providing our temporary workers with the highest standards of service.

As part of the Time Recruitment temp team you will benefit from an efficient administration service provided by us for you. It would be very helpful if you could assist us and contact the correct Time Recruitment staff for the various enquiries you may have.

You are equally as important to us as our clients and for this reason we guarantee regular communication and would appreciate regular communication from you too. Please keep us informed: -

  • Of your availability
  • When you are not available
  • Appointments you may have approaching
  • Confirm temporary booking is to your satisfaction
  • Change of address, bank or contact details (must be done by email/in writing)

We are committed to providing a one-to-one friendly and professional service to every member of our team of temporary workers and an honest two-way communication between us is essential to your success, and ours.

Caroline Burns and Jackie Lawrie, your main contacts within the Temporary Division at Time Recruitment, will contact you with details of assignments, which will hopefully be of interest to you. If you agree to the assignment the booking will be confirmed in writing, both to yourself and the client concerned.

Please only agree to an assignment if you are committed to it.

If, on an exceptional occasion, you are unable to attend the assignment, we will understand it is for a genuine reason - please remember to call us first thing in the morning so that we can advise the client and arrange alternative cover for them.

We must be informed of any time off from temporary assignments, which includes appointments and interviews. Please check with the client that this is also convenient for them.