Interim and contractual appointments greatly differs from permanent work within the Food & Drink industry. Here are some answers to ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ regarding working as an Interim within in the UK Food & Drink Industry. If you have any relevant questions you would like answering and feel that they should be on this page, please email us with your suggestions

Interim appointments are a form of short term resourcing solution where a company would seek to employ a talented, experience and usually senior individual to their business on a short term basis. Interim appointments are usually made to fill senior positions on a temporary basis, fill critical staffing gaps or work on specific consultancy projects.

Interim Professionals are senior individuals who have gained considerable experience from within their area of expertise. These individuals are typically objective, highly qualified and results driven professionals who are able to ‘hit the ground running, providing a business with a short term resourcing/consultancy solution. Typically, they will go from one contract to the next and will independently invoice a business based on their daily rate.

We cover the same area for interim appointments as we do for permanent positions. This includes Technical, Operations, Development, and Engineering.

Having your own personal secure online account means that you are constantly able to amend and update your CV and details with us by simply logging on to our website. By having an online account enables you to update your availability i.e. when your current contract ends, and allows you to apply to multiple vacancies without the need to reattach your CV and details.

You will need to declare yourself as self-employed and invoice your new employer on a regular basis (fortnightly or monthly for example). This is a relatively straight forward process. You need to contact your local tax office and complete a form which registers you as self-employed. For further help and guidance please visit the HM Revenue & Customs website www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed and/or call the Newly Self-Employed Helpline on 0845 9 15 45 15.