01 — ABSENCE
Someone unavailable?
Advertise your staffing requirement and allow suitable people looking for flexible work to apply.
Manchester & Greater Manchester
Temporary Staff Manchester. Flexible people when you need them.
Need temporary staff in Manchester? FlexyStaff connects businesses with people looking for flexible work across hospitality, events, bars, hotels, retail, warehousing and more. Post your requirement, review applicants and choose the people that suit your business.
✓ Identity verification
✓ Right to Work checks
✓ Review applicants
✓ Clear shift pricing
Real FlexyStaff app screen
Manchester temporary staffing
A staffing gap can appear faster than a recruitment process.
Manchester businesses deal with changing demand every day. Absence, events, increased bookings, busy weekends and seasonal peaks can all create an immediate need for extra people.
02 — BUSY PERIODS
Demand has increased?
Add temporary staff around events, functions, seasonal trading and busy service periods.
03 — FLEXIBILITY
Don't need another permanent hire?
Recruit around individual shifts and genuine temporary requirements rather than increasing permanent headcount.
What staff do you need?
Start with the role you need covered.
Select an area below to see how FlexyStaff can support common temporary staffing requirements across Manchester.
How FlexyStaff works
From staffing requirement to selected worker.
FlexyStaff is designed to give employers visibility and control over their temporary recruitment decision.
1
Create the shift
Add the role, Manchester location, date, working hours, hourly wage and relevant requirements.
2
Receive applications
Suitable FlexyStaff workers can view your opportunity and apply if it matches their availability.
3
Review & select
Review applicant information and choose the person you believe best fits your requirement.
4
Complete the shift
Use FlexyStaff's digital shift process to help manage arrival, working time and shift completion.
Local staffing
Temporary workers for Manchester's changing economy.
Manchester is home to hospitality venues, hotels, restaurants, bars, major events, retail destinations, visitor attractions, warehousing and growing service industries.
Demand does not remain constant. Football fixtures, conferences, exhibitions, Christmas trading, concerts, nightlife, hotel occupancy and seasonal events can all create additional staffing requirements.
FlexyStaff helps businesses advertise those requirements directly to people looking for flexible opportunities.
- Individual temporary shifts
- Busy weekend staffing
- Hospitality and event requirements
- Seasonal staffing
- Short-term operational cover
- Additional flexible workforce support
Manchester staffing sectors
Hospitality
Bars
Events
Hotels
Retail
Operations
Find temporary staff for the work you actually need covered.
Hospitality Staff Manchester
Waiting staff, front-of-house teams, catering assistants, restaurant support and additional hospitality workers.
Bar Staff Manchester
Add additional bar and service staff around busy evenings, events, parties, functions and weekends.
Event Staff Manchester
Temporary workers for exhibitions, conferences, venues, festivals, hospitality and event operations.
Hotel Staff Manchester
Support occupancy changes, banqueting, housekeeping, guest service and seasonal hotel demand.
Temporary Retail Staff
Recruit additional retail workers for promotions, seasonal peaks, busy weekends and launches.
Warehousing & Support
Advertise temporary requirements across warehouse, logistics, cleaning and suitable operational roles.
Transparent FlexyStaff pricing
Calculate the estimated cost of a temporary shift.
Choose the worker's hourly wage, enter the shift length and select the cumulative hours that the same worker will have been booked by your business during the current Monday-to-Sunday week.
£12.71+
Employer-set wage
You choose the hourly wage offered for the shift, subject to the FlexyStaff minimum.
Danbro
Employment & payroll
Danbro are simply FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company.
£2.50/hr
FlexyStaff platform fee
FlexyStaff's flat fee for providing the staffing platform.
£15/week
Payroll processing fee
Applied once per employer-worker pairing in each Monday-to-Sunday week.
Why is Danbro involved?
Danbro are simply FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company. FlexyStaff provides the staffing platform that businesses use to advertise shifts, review applicants, choose workers and manage flexible staffing.
Danbro's role is to handle the employment and payroll side for workers completing eligible shifts through FlexyStaff.
FlexyStaff provides the staffing platform. Danbro provides the employment and payroll service.
Estimated shift total
£167.89
Worker wage
£112.00
Employment & payroll cost provided by Danbro — 18.65%
£20.89
FlexyStaff platform fee
£20.00
Weekly payroll processing fee
£15.00
Estimated effective business cost
£20.99/hr
Danbro are FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company. The Danbro amount shown above represents the employment and payroll element of the shift cost. FlexyStaff's platform fee is shown separately. This calculator is an estimate; always review the final price within FlexyStaff before confirming a worker.
Worked example: £14/hour for an 8-hour first shift
If you set a wage of £14.00 per hour and book the worker for eight hours as their first shift with your business that week, the estimated calculation is:
Worker pay
£112.00
Employment & payroll
£20.89
FlexyStaff fee
£20.00
Payroll processing
£15.00
Estimated total
£167.89
A smarter staffing process
More than somewhere to advertise a temporary job.
FlexyStaff is designed around the full temporary staffing journey.
| Employer requirement | FlexyStaff |
|---|---|
| Advertise temporary opportunities | ✓ Yes |
| Review applicants before selection | ✓ Yes |
| Identity verification | ✓ Supported by OneID® |
| Right to Work onboarding | ✓ Yes |
| Employer chooses hourly wage | ✓ From £12.71/hr |
| See estimated staffing cost | ✓ Calculator available |
| Employment and payroll company | ✓ Danbro |
Manchester recruitment guide
Where can I find temporary staff in Manchester?
Manchester businesses have traditionally relied on recruitment agencies, casual-worker lists, referrals and job boards when they need temporary workers. FlexyStaff provides another option: a digital staffing platform designed around individual shifts and flexible working opportunities.
Employers can create a staffing requirement that clearly states the role, workplace, Manchester location, working hours, wage and experience needed. Workers looking for flexible work can then decide whether the opportunity fits their availability.
Why are Manchester businesses using flexible staffing?
Staffing requirements rarely remain completely predictable. Manchester's hospitality, leisure, events, retail and visitor economy can experience significant changes in demand from one week to the next.
A major event can increase footfall. Hotel occupancy can rise. Restaurants may receive more bookings. A conference can create extra demand. Seasonal trading can increase opening hours. Employees can become unavailable at short notice.
Flexible staffing allows businesses to add resources around those genuine periods of demand.
Temporary hospitality staff in Manchester
Hospitality is particularly suited to flexible staffing because demand can change rapidly. Restaurants, bars, hotels, venues, catering businesses and event operators may require additional people around weekends, functions, sporting events and seasonal trading periods.
FlexyStaff can help Manchester businesses advertise roles such as front-of-house staff, waiting staff, bar teams, catering assistants, event workers and suitable operational support roles.
How much does temporary staffing cost with FlexyStaff?
FlexyStaff uses a transparent shift-cost structure. The employer chooses the worker's hourly wage from the platform minimum.
The estimated shift cost then includes the worker's pay, the employment and payroll cost provided by Danbro, FlexyStaff's flat hourly platform fee and, where applicable, the weekly payroll processing fee.
Danbro are simply FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company. They handle the employment and payroll side, while FlexyStaff remains the platform businesses use to advertise shifts, review applicants and manage flexible staffing.
Can I use FlexyStaff for last-minute temporary staff?
FlexyStaff is designed around flexible staffing requirements, but businesses should still advertise shifts as early as reasonably possible. More notice gives workers more opportunity to consider the role, travel arrangements and their availability.
Temporary jobs and flexible work in Manchester
FlexyStaff also gives people looking for temporary jobs in Manchester a way to discover individual shift opportunities. Workers can build a profile, complete the relevant onboarding requirements and consider opportunities that suit their experience and availability.
This creates a two-sided staffing network: Manchester businesses can access people looking for work while workers can discover flexible opportunities from businesses that genuinely need additional support.
Frequently asked questions
Temporary staff Manchester FAQs
FlexyStaff allows Manchester businesses to advertise temporary
staffing requirements and receive applications from people
looking for flexible work.
Suitable opportunities may include hospitality,
bar work, events, hotel roles, retail, warehousing,
logistics, cleaning and other temporary or flexible roles.
The employer sets the proposed worker wage.
FlexyStaff's current platform minimum is £12.71 per hour.
Danbro are simply FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company.
FlexyStaff provides the staffing platform, while Danbro handles
the employment and payroll side for workers completing eligible shifts.
No. FlexyStaff is the staffing platform used by businesses to advertise
opportunities, review applicants and select workers. Danbro's role is
to provide the employment and payroll service.
The employment and payroll amount shown in the calculator represents
the cost of the employment and payroll service provided by Danbro,
FlexyStaff's chosen employment and payroll company.
The current FlexyStaff platform fee is a flat £2.50
for every hour of the confirmed temporary shift.
The £15 payroll processing fee is charged once per specific
employer-worker pairing during each Monday-to-Sunday week.
Further shifts with the same worker for the same employer in that
week do not add another £15 payroll processing fee.
Individual shifts must currently be between 4 and 12 hours.
Cumulative hours for the same employer-worker pairing
are capped at 40 hours in a Monday-to-Sunday week.
Yes. FlexyStaff can be used to advertise suitable temporary
hospitality opportunities including front-of-house,
bar, catering, hotel and event-related roles.
Manchester businesses
Your next temporary team member could already be looking for their next shift.
Create your FlexyStaff business account, advertise your Manchester staffing requirement and start building access to a more flexible workforce.
