Questions
These are the questions that come up on real calls, answered the way we answer them on the phone. Including the ones where the honest answer is that we are not the right fit.
You give notice, and we start looking for a replacement immediately. There is no replacement window that expires, no limit on how many times you can do it, and no new fee, because you never paid an upfront recruitment fee in the first place. That is the single biggest difference between this and standard recruitment.
Read the full answer →No. If there is no consultant working in your business, you are not billed for those days. That includes any gap while a replacement is being sourced after someone has left.
Read the full answer →Kadraa invoices you around the 25th of each month for the month ahead, from a UK registered company. It is a single monthly fee and there is nothing else to pay: no employer's National Insurance, no pension contributions, no separate payroll or administration charges.
Read the full answer →Every Kadraa consultant is bound by data protection clauses in their consultant agreement, signs a separate international data transfer agreement governing how they handle your data, and completes GDPR training through an online portal. Those obligations are mirrored in the service level agreement you hold with us, so the chain is documented end to end.
Read the full answer →In the vast majority of cases, no. Your consultant works full time for your business alone. If any other work were ever proposed, it has to be disclosed to both you and to Kadraa and agreed by both, so it never happens without your knowledge and consent.
Read the full answer →For any role that can be done remotely, a South African professional is a one-to-one comparison with the UK equivalent. English is a first language, the business culture is closer to the UK than to any other offshore market, and many of the people we place already work for international clients at digital agencies. The cost difference comes from local cost of living, not from a lower standard of work.
Read the full answer →South Africa is one hour ahead of the UK during British Summer Time and two hours ahead in winter. In practice that means a near-total overlap with your working day: your consultant is in the morning stand-up and answering in Slack in real time, not overnight.
Read the full answer →It follows a standard recruitment process. We go to the candidate market, find the right people through our network and other channels, and build you a shortlist to interview. You run your own interview and selection process and choose who to hire, then we facilitate everything after that. Typically it is around 21 days from brief to a signed contract with an agreed start date.
Read the full answer →No, and we would rather be straight about that. Kadraa places exceptionally strong professionals at a good rate; we are not the cheapest offshore option available and we do not try to be. If your goal is the lowest possible number, there are cheaper routes and you should take one of them.
Read the full answer →No. Employer's National Insurance attaches to people employed and paid through a UK payroll. A Kadraa consultant contracts with Kadraa rather than with you and is not on your payroll, so no employer's NI arises on the monthly fee you pay us.
Read the full answer →Neither, and the distinction is the whole point. Kadraa does the recruitment, like an agency would, and also provides the vehicle you engage the person through, which an agency does not. The consultant contracts with Kadraa rather than with you, so no employment relationship ever reaches your business, and you pay one monthly fee rather than a placement fee plus everything that follows it.
Read the full answer →A £40,000 UK salary costs roughly £46,263 a year before you have bought a laptop or paid a recruiter. Employer's National Insurance adds £5,250 and pension auto-enrolment adds £1,013, and neither figure appears anywhere in the offer letter.
Read the full answer →The next 30 minutes
Tell us what the role would pay in the UK and we’ll give you an indicative monthly fee on the call. Typical time from brief to signed contract is 21 days. And if the model doesn’t fit what you need, we’ll say so on the call.