Recruitment Agency Collections: Timesheets, POs & Common Client Defenses Explained

In today’s episode of Debt Matters, we break down one of the most frustrating challenges for recruitment agencies: chasing overdue invoices when clients raise disputes about timesheets, purchase orders, authorisation, or performance.

We unpack the real reasons these disputes escalate, why seemingly minor admin gaps become major payment barriers, and how agencies can protect themselves long before debt collection becomes necessary.

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Why timesheet and PO issues derail payment

We explain how missing signatures, mismatched hours, unsigned POs or last-minute paperwork requests give clients an opening to delay or avoid payment and how proper audit trails stop these excuses before they arise.

The most commo ...