Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Recruitment Partner Supercharged by Technology
Since 1957, HRGO Recruitment has been dedicated to transforming the recruitment landscape by combining cutting-edge technology with a personal touch. Our mission is to leave people better than we find them, a principle that has guided us for over six decades. We specialise in providing tailored staffing solutions, including permanent and temporary recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and payroll services, all underpinned by innovative software like our AI tool Betty. Our family-owned ethos ensures ethical practices, transparency, and a commitment to building lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike. With a national network of 12 branches, we deliver the resources of a large agency with the personal attention of a local partner.Our team of experienced consultants acts as account managers, deeply understanding your business needs to source exceptional talent. We prioritise compliance, efficiency, and real-time insights through our proprietary client portal, ensuring seamless workforce management. Recognised for our industry-leading systems, we handle up to 10,000 placements daily, supported by a 98% payroll processing efficiency. As pioneers in blending technology with human expertise, we remain focused on innovation, integrity, and creating value for businesses across diverse sectors.
Services
Permanent Recruitment
Temporary Recruitment
Onboarding
Compliance
Payroll
Personality Insights
Manufacturing Recruitment
Engineering Recruitment
Facilities Management
Food Production
Details
- Year established: 1957
Highlights and features
- We have over 60 years of experience in recruitment across diverse sectors.
- Our proprietary AI tool Betty enhances candidate matching and efficiency.
- We provide real-time updates via a secure client portal for transparency.
- Our compliance systems ensure adherence to UK workforce regulations.
- We combine national resources with local branch expertise.
Services
Permanent Recruitment
We specialise in sourcing long-term talent aligned with your business culture and goals. Our consultants act as account managers, ensuring deep understanding of your needs. Using AI-driven insights, we match candidates with precise skill sets to drive organisational growth.
Temporary Recruitment
Our temporary staffing solutions provide flexible workforce support for fluctuating demands. With access to 37,000+ vetted workers, we ensure rapid deployment while maintaining compliance. Real-time portal updates track worker performance and availability across UK sectors.
Compliance Services
We automate right-to-work checks and documentation processes to guarantee adherence to UK employment laws. Our systems reduce administrative burdens, ensuring your workforce remains fully compliant without compromising hiring speed or candidate quality.
Payroll Management
Our payroll solutions handle weekly payments for 7,000+ temporary workers, reducing processing time from one day to 15 minutes. The system integrates with timesheets and holiday requests, providing accurate, timely financial management through a secure client portal.
Personality Insights
Using AI-driven assessments, we evaluate candidates' behavioural traits and cultural fit alongside technical skills. This dual analysis ensures placements that align with team dynamics and organisational values, improving retention and workplace harmony.
People
John Parkinson
Chief Executive Officer
John leads HRGO with a vision to combine technology and ethics in recruitment. He champions innovation while maintaining the family business ethos established by our founder, Betty Parkinson.
Mark Butterfield
Chief Financial Officer
Mark oversees financial strategy, ensuring sustainable growth and investment in technological advancements. His focus on fiscal responsibility supports HRGO's long-term commitment to clients and candidates.
Mark Ward
Chief Operations Officer
Mark manages operational efficiency across 12 UK branches. He ensures seamless service delivery, integrating new technologies to enhance recruitment processes while maintaining personal client relationships.
Marcus Cooke
Chief Technology Officer
Marcus drives digital transformation, developing AI tools like Betty to modernise recruitment. His innovations balance automation with human expertise, improving candidate matching and compliance accuracy.
Sydney Parkinson
Chief People Officer
Sydney fosters HRGO's culture of integrity and employee development. She ensures our consultants embody the family-owned values while delivering exceptional service to clients and candidates.
Questions
How does HRGO use technology in recruitment?
We use AI tools like Betty to enhance candidate matching and automate compliance checks, ensuring faster, more accurate placements.
What sectors does HRGO specialise in?
We operate across manufacturing, engineering, food production, facilities management, local authorities, and warehouse recruitment.
How does HRGO ensure compliance?
Our systems automate right-to-work checks and regulatory processes, guaranteeing adherence to UK employment laws.
What is HRGO's fastest role-fill time?
Our fastest placement was filled in just 23 minutes using real-time data insights.
Reviews (6)
Luke Edmondson
Jan 07, 2022
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Absolutely shocking informed yesterday that I would be starting work today (7th January) on a covid testing site. Contract signed etc!
Informed later that day that the site would need a few days to sort out requirements etc replied and said yeah that’s fine etc! Now today I have received an email saying the job offer is off due to the site been fully filled left a job thinking I’d be walking in to this one with Hrgo and now left jobless and feeling absolutely crap! Thanks a lot! 🙃👏
Informed later that day that the site would need a few days to sort out requirements etc replied and said yeah that’s fine etc! Now today I have received an email saying the job offer is off due to the site been fully filled left a job thinking I’d be walking in to this one with Hrgo and now left jobless and feeling absolutely crap! Thanks a lot! 🙃👏
Ra Ssleem
Sep 02, 2021
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HRGO found me a job a year and a half ago, which I’m still doing happily . I found dealing with Ihor Bovtsaylo a pleasure , as he managed to sort out any issues I ever had with the payment process. I recommend them.
Genevieve Thompson
Aug 09, 2021
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Reducing staff salaries - not impressed. If the government have asked for salaries to be at least the minimum living wage this does not mean reduce wages to be the minimum living wage.
Jolly Carter
Jan 14, 2021
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Just want to say a massive thank you to Leighton for everything you have done for me and my daughter. You have looked after us both and your agency is fantastically run. Thank you once again. Can’t recommend you enough 😊
Lisa Lowery
Dec 21, 2019
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Company a sham! Employed hundreds of staff for post office work (I was originally told appointment be until end of Feb but was a lie) people turning up for night shifts to say they weren’t on list! Time sheets going missing, wages either not being paid, paid short, paid at wrong rates! receiving invoices with VAT added!!! Wages slips with wrong… pay, emergency payments due to timesheets being entered late! Money put in my bank less than net pay stated on wage slip! I have now paid someone’s else’s wage which I spent 2 hours trying to sort yesterday to no avail ! Literally
Ilona Pavlova-Kovaljova
Nov 04, 2019
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My husband was not paid a significant amount and refuse to pay it! due to health reasons, he cannot work at all now, and to get that balance of the unpaid money, they demand that he go to work. To steal even more? To mock a person. stories of the payment companies of this agency are very doubtful
