Split placement guides
Practical guides for UK recruitment agencies working placements with another agency.
The posts below cover four things agencies ask about most: how a fee gets divided and when an uneven split is reasonable, how to find and vet a partner agency, who raises the client invoice and how the other side gets paid, and what UK GDPR asks of you before a candidate record leaves your CRM.
Split Fee Now Connects to JobAdder
Connect JobAdder to Split Fee, tick the candidates and vacancies you want to share, and nothing else crosses. Live now on every plan.
Who Invoices the Client in a Split Fee Placement?
Two agencies, one placement, one client. Who raises the invoice, when does each side get paid, and what happens if the candidate leaves in week six?
Why Overlap Beats Size in a Split Fee Network
A split fee network does not need thousands of agencies. It needs your candidate to sit next to someone else's vacancy. Why specialism beats size.
Meet Chloë, Split Fee's New AI Support Assistant
Chloë is the AI support assistant inside Split Fee. Ask a question in plain English, get an answer on the spot, and reach a real person when you need one.
Split Fee Is Now Open to UK Recruitment Agencies
Split Fee has opened to all UK-registered recruitment agencies. No invite needed: create your account, match candidates and vacancies, and split the fee.
Sharing Candidates Between Agencies Under GDPR
Sharing a candidate with another agency triggers UK GDPR duties. Here is the lawful basis you need, and how to collaborate without the data risk.
How to Find and Vet Split Fee Partners
Finding agencies to split fees with is one thing. Finding ones you can trust is another. How to source, vet, and build split fee partnerships that last.
Is a 50/50 Split Fair? How Agencies Divide Fees
50/50 is the standard split, and usually the fair one. When one agency owns the client or does more of the work, 60/40 can be fairer. How to decide.
Split Fee Recruitment in the UK: 2026 Landscape
A look at how UK recruitment agencies are collaborating on split fees: the established networks, emerging platforms, and where the market is heading.
The Hidden Cost of Dormant Candidates
Candidates without a matching role, vacancies without the right candidate. What that idle inventory costs your agency, and how to turn it into revenue.
Why Manual Split Fee Processes Fail
Social media groups, WhatsApp messages, and verbal agreements. The traditional way of doing split fees is broken. Here's why, and what needs to change.