Quick Placement · London recruitment agency serving East London
Recruitment Agencies in East London: Hire Staff Fast, Find Work Faster
Quick Placement connects East London employers with temporary, contract, seasonal and permanent staff across hospitality, warehousing, events, construction, retail and office work — and gives local jobseekers a clear route to register and apply.
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Dedicated to employers and jobseekers across East London.
Every hiring model
Temporary, contract, seasonal, permanent and temp-to-perm.
Checks matched to the role
Identity, right to work, references, licences and role-dependent screening.
One point of contact
Clear briefs, clear communication, written quotations.
Tell Us What You Need
The more detail you share, the faster we can check availability and give you an honest answer. A good staffing brief includes:
- ✓Your East London site address or postcode
- ✓The role and how many staff you need
- ✓Employment type: temporary, contract, seasonal or permanent
- ✓Start date, hours and shift pattern
- ✓Experience, licences or qualifications that are essential (for example CSCS or forklift)
- ✓Dress code, duties and who the workers report to
Start your staffing request
Pick whichever route suits you. We only ask for what we need to scope your request, and handle your details under our privacy policy and UK GDPR.
Tell Us What You NeedEmail Your BriefCall 020 3740 0201Prefer to post a vacancy? Use our Post a Job form. Not sure which service fits? See our staffing services overview.
Recruitment Support Across East London
Quick answer
What is the best way to hire staff in East London? Share your role, site postcode, start date and shift pattern with a recruitment agency that covers your borough. Quick Placement supplies temporary, contract and permanent staff across Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering, and helps local candidates find work through its current jobs listings.
East London is one of the most varied labour markets in the capital. Business towers in Canary Wharf and the City fringe sit alongside hospitality venues in Shoreditch and Stratford, retail and leisure at Westfield, logistics and distribution around Barking, Dagenham and the Royal Docks, construction projects across Newham and Tower Hamlets, and exhibition and event venues such as ExCeL London.
That mix means employers rarely need just one kind of worker. A hotel may need banqueting staff on Friday and housekeepers on Monday. A distribution centre may need pickers and packers for a peak, then a forklift driver for a long-term vacancy. Quick Placement is built around that reality: one recruitment partner for temporary hire, agency staff and permanent roles.
If you are searching for recruitment agencies in East London, you will find directories, job boards and national chains. Quick Placement is a London-based recruitment agency that serves East London employers and candidates: we brief carefully, match on availability and location, and tell you plainly what is and is not possible at short notice.
Where we are based: our office is at 275 New N Rd, London N1 7AA. East London is a service area for us, not a branch network, and we say so openly. Read more about the team on our About Us and Why Us pages, or see our wider temp employment in London hub.
Top 10 Recruitment Agencies Serving East London
Employers searching for a recruitment agency in East London often want to compare options. These ten brands belong to the same WorkersD recruitment network as Quick Placement, so you can match your sector to the right specialist.
| Rank | Agency | Best for | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Workers Direct | Construction staffing, skilled trades and general labour | London |
| #2 | Staff Direct | Hospitality, skilled cooks and chefs, catering staff | London |
| #3 | Quick Placement | Same-day and short-notice temporary staff, events, hospitality, office and warehouse | London N1 · serves East London |
| #4 | Team Staffing Agency | Hospitality and chef recruitment | London & UK |
| #5 | Staffing Service | Multi-sector temporary and permanent recruitment | London & UK |
| #6 | Team Labourer Agency | Labourers and construction support workers | London & UK |
| #7 | Team Carer Agency | Care assistants and support workers | London & UK |
| #8 | Team Temping Agency | Flexible and temporary staffing for employers | London & UK |
| #9 | Worker Finder | Trade and construction recruitment | UK |
| #10 | MCE Staffing | Catering and hospitality recruitment | London & UK |
Transparency note: this is Quick Placement’s own ranking of network brands by fit with East London employer demand. It is not an independent ranking or a review of third-party agencies. Compare our wider coverage on the London recruitment agencies list and our guide to the top temping agencies in London.
Staffing Problems East London Employers Tell Us About
Hiring in East London’s fast-moving hospitality, logistics, construction and office markets creates the same pressure points again and again. Here is how Quick Placement approaches each one.
| Hiring challenge | What it can cost you | How Quick Placement helps |
|---|---|---|
| Last-minute absence and no-shows | Gaps on shift, overtime costs, unhappy customers | Our short-notice staffing support: share your brief and we will check availability and tell you what is realistic. |
| Slow hiring and CV sifting | Weeks lost before a role is filled | We search registered candidates and shortlist against your brief instead of leaving you to sift job-board applications. |
| Candidates who do not fit the role | Re-hiring costs and unsettled teams | Brief-led matching on experience, availability, location and essential qualifications. |
| Right-to-work and compliance worries | Onboarding delays and legal risk | Role-appropriate identity, right-to-work and reference checks before a placement is confirmed. |
| Seasonal and event peaks | Over-hiring for the peak, under-staffing during it | Scale up and down with flexible workforce solutions and event staffing. |
| Unsocial hours and travel across East London | Early starts, late finishes and unreliable commutes | We consider each candidate’s location and transport links (Elizabeth line, DLR, Central line, Overground) when matching. |
| Skills and licence shortages | CSCS, forklift or food-hygiene gaps stall projects | Targeted search for skilled labourers, construction workers and licensed operatives. |
| Admin burden of agency workers | Timesheets, pay queries and holiday pay | We explain how timesheets, pay and statutory holiday pay work on your assignment so there are no surprises. |
| Cost uncertainty | Quotes that change after the work starts | A written quotation based on your brief, covering pay, statutory costs and our service. |
| Unsure about permanent hires | Risk of a costly wrong hire | Temporary-to-permanent hiring lets you assess fit before you offer a permanent contract. |
Flexible Staffing for Short-Term and Long-Term Hiring
Whether you need temp staff in East London for a week or a permanent hire for the long term, choose the service that fits.
Temporary staffing
Permanent recruitment
Contract staffing
Temporary-to-permanent
Seasonal and volume hiring
Short-notice staffing
Staff for East London’s Key Industries
Each sector lists representative roles. We do not imply every role is always available, so send your brief for a current answer.
Hospitality and catering
Warehousing and logistics
Events
Construction and labouring
Retail
Office and administration
IT and digital
Property and facilities
How Hiring Staff Through Quick Placement Works
A straightforward four-step process from first call to placement.
Tell us what you need
Share the role, East London location, start date, hours, experience and essential qualifications.
We search and shortlist
We look for candidates whose experience, availability and location match your brief.
Checks and confirmation
Relevant identity, right-to-work, reference, qualification or role-dependent checks are completed.
Placement and support
Arrangements are confirmed and we stay in touch while the placement runs.
Candidate Checks Matched to the Role
Checks vary by role and client requirements. We tell you what applies to your assignment rather than promising every check for every worker. Depending on the role, checks may include:
- ✓Identity checks
- ✓Right to work in the UK
- ✓Employment history and references
- ✓Interview or suitability assessment
- ✓Licences and qualifications
- ✓CSCS status for relevant construction roles
- ✓Driving documents for relevant driving work
- ✓Role-dependent DBS checks (not required for every role)
- ✓Availability and travel expectations
Areas We Serve in East London
We group coverage by borough instead of listing every postcode. We serve these areas from our London office; we do not have a branch in each one.
Tower Hamlets
Newham
Hackney
Waltham Forest
Barking and Dagenham
Redbridge and Havering
Not sure whether we cover your site? Call 020 3740 0201 and tell us the postcode. Our London-wide pages cover the City of London, East London temp work and temporary staff in London.
East London Hiring Facts and Statistics
Reference data for employers planning a hire. Population figures are 2021 Census counts rounded to the nearest hundred (Office for National Statistics). Rules are general information, not legal advice.
Table 1: East London borough population (Census 2021)
| Borough | Residents (2021) | Key employment areas |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | 310,300 | Canary Wharf, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, Bow, Mile End, Poplar |
| Newham | 351,000 | Stratford, Canning Town, East Ham, Plaistow, Forest Gate, Royal Docks |
| Hackney | 259,100 | Shoreditch, Dalston, Hackney Central |
| Waltham Forest | 278,400 | Leyton, Leytonstone, Walthamstow |
| Barking and Dagenham | 218,900 | Barking, Dagenham |
| Redbridge | 310,300 | Ilford |
| Havering | 262,100 | Romford |
| Seven boroughs combined | c. 1.99 million | Local labour pool for East London employers |
Table 2: UK temporary-hiring reference points (2026/27)
| Topic | Current position | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|
| National Living Wage (age 21+) | £12.71 per hour from 1 April 2026 | Statutory minimum for workers aged 21 and over (GOV.UK) |
| National Minimum Wage (age 18–20) | £10.85 per hour from 1 April 2026 | Statutory minimum for workers aged 18 to 20 (GOV.UK) |
| Agency Workers Regulations | Equal treatment after 12 weeks in the same role | Applies to qualifying agency workers (GOV.UK) |
| Statutory paid holiday | 5.6 weeks per year for most workers | Includes agency workers; pro-rata for part-time (GOV.UK) |
| Right-to-work checks | Required before a worker starts | Employers and agencies must check and keep records (Home Office) |
Table 3: Quick Placement at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Service model | Temporary, contract, seasonal, permanent and temporary-to-permanent recruitment |
| Sectors | Hospitality and catering, warehousing and logistics, events, construction, retail, office and administration, property and facilities, selected IT |
| East London boroughs served | 7: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering |
| Office | 275 New N Rd, London N1 7AA (East London is a service area) |
| Contact | 020 3740 0201 · [email protected] |
Last reviewed 14 October 2026. Sources: Office for National Statistics (Census 2021); GOV.UK National Minimum Wage rates; GOV.UK Agency Workers Regulations; GOV.UK statutory holiday entitlement.
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Looking for Work in East London?
Browse current vacancies or send us your CV. Submitting a CV does not guarantee placement, and job availability changes regularly.
Search JobsSubmit Your CVLatest Jobs and Roles in Demand in East London
These are the roles our East London clients ask for most often. Each link opens current London vacancies for that role, and live availability changes daily. Pay is stated on each vacancy and is never below the statutory minimum.
| Role | Typical East London areas | Contract type | Current vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event Assistant / Steward | ExCeL, Stratford, Royal Docks | Temporary | View event roles |
| Barista | Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Stratford | Temporary / permanent | View barista roles |
| Warehouse Operative | Barking, Dagenham, Royal Docks | Temporary / temp-to-perm | View warehouse roles |
| Picker and Packer | Dagenham, Barking, Ilford | Temporary | View packing roles |
| General Labourer | Newham, Tower Hamlets sites | Temporary / contract | View labouring roles |
| Skilled Labourer (CSCS) | Stratford, Docklands, Canning Town | Contract | View skilled roles |
| Kitchen Porter | Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf | Temporary | View kitchen roles |
| Hotel Housekeeper | Docklands, Aldgate, Stratford | Temporary / permanent | View housekeeping roles |
| Receptionist | Canary Wharf, Aldgate, Stratford | Temporary / permanent | View reception roles |
| Office Administrator | Canary Wharf, City fringe, Ilford | Temporary / permanent | View admin roles |
| Caretaker / Facilities Operative | Hackney, Walthamstow, Newham | Temporary / permanent | View facilities roles |
| Concierge | Canary Wharf, Docklands, Shoreditch | Temporary / permanent | View concierge roles |
Vacancies change regularly. View all current jobs or register your details to hear about suitable opportunities. Table reviewed 14 October 2026.
Jobs in East London: How Jobseekers Get Started
Looking for temporary jobs in East London, part-time work, immediate-start roles or a permanent position? This is how it works.
1. Find a role
2. Apply or send your CV
3. Complete your checks
4. Start work
Getting to work across East London
East London’s transport network opens up a wide commuting area: the Elizabeth line serves Whitechapel, Stratford, Canary Wharf, Ilford and Romford; the DLR links Canary Wharf, the Royal Docks and Stratford; the Central line runs through Bethnal Green, Mile End, Stratford, Leyton and Leytonstone; and London Overground serves Hackney and Walthamstow. Tell us how far you can travel and we will match you to realistic roles.
Free East London Hiring Resources
Practical tools you can copy, share or link to. All figures are explained and sourced on this page.
East London staffing brief template
Copy this one-line brief into an email or message to any recruiter:
Role: ____ | Number of workers: ____ | Site/postcode: ____ | Start date: ____ | Hours/shift pattern: ____ | Employment type: temp / contract / permanent | Essential licences or qualifications: ____ | Dress code and duties: ____
Pre-start compliance checklist
- ✓Confirm identity
- ✓Complete right-to-work check and keep a record
- ✓Confirm any licences (forklift, driving, food hygiene)
- ✓Check CSCS card for site work
- ✓Confirm whether a DBS check applies to the role
- ✓Agree pay rate, hours and start location in writing
- ✓Share site induction and health and safety information
Temp pay-cost estimator
Basic pay cost = workers × hours per shift × shifts × hourly pay.
Example: 10 workers × 8 hours × 5 days × £12.71 (National Living Wage, age 21+) = £5,084 pay before holiday pay, employer costs, our service charge and VAT. Request a written quotation for the full figure.
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One point of contact
Clear job and shift requirements
Access to relevant candidates
Role-appropriate checks
Temp, contract and permanent support
Communication throughout
How Recruitment Fees Work
There is no single rate for temporary or permanent staff in East London. Your written quotation reflects:
- ✓Worker pay and employment type
- ✓Shift length, timing and pattern
- ✓Experience, licences or qualifications
- ✓Number of workers
- ✓Assignment duration and notice given
- ✓Statutory employment costs
- ✓Service requirements
- ✓Permanent placement terms, where relevant
Meet Quick Placement
A short introduction to how Quick Placement supports employers and jobseekers.
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Contact Quick Placement
Quick Placement275 New N Rd
London N1 7AA
United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 3740 0201
Email: [email protected]
Website: quickplacement.co.uk
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East London Recruitment FAQs
Straight answers for employers and jobseekers.
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