Nottingham has an arena, a Test cricket ground, two football clubs a short walk apart and one of the oldest fairs in the country. We supply bar, floor, kitchen and event people on one national rate, with names confirmed within two hours.
Nottingham event work is concentrated in a small city centre. The Motorpoint Arena near the Lace Market brings concerts and ice hockey, with bars that open well before doors. The concert hall and theatre on Theatre Square, the hotels around the Old Market Square and the university conference venues carry dinners, conferences and graduation receptions, while Hockley and the Lace Market run the late bar and restaurant trade.
South of the centre, the Trent is lined with sport. Trent Bridge runs county and international cricket through the summer, and football at the City Ground and Meadow Lane fills lounges from August to May. In the first week of October, Goose Fair takes over the Forest Recreation Ground, and from November the Winter Wonderland in the Old Market Square runs into the new year. Beyond the city, country houses and barns across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire book full floor teams for weddings.
Salt Social People is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, around two and a half to three hours from Nottingham by train. We recruit an East Midlands team the same way we recruit at home: interview, two references, a paid trial shift. At booking we tell you within two hours what we can fill with people who live locally. Where a job is bigger than our Nottingham bench on that date, we either fill the gap with our travelling core team, with travel shown at cost on its own line, or tell you the number we can deliver. Derby, Loughborough, Newark and Mansfield are all quoted on the same card.
Nottingham and the East Midlands are charged at the national rate. There is no regional uplift. Travel is at cost beyond 15 miles of the worker's base and is shown as its own line on the quote.
| Tier | We pay them | You pay us |
|---|---|---|
| CoreBar staff, waiting, runners, kitchen porters, event crew, stewards, cloakroom, admissions | £14.00 + 12.07% holiday | £25.00 |
| SkilledCocktail bartenders, baristas, fine-dining and box waiters, hosts, brand ambassadors, team leaders | £16.50 + holiday | £28.00 |
| LeadSupervisors, event managers, chefs de partie | £20.00 + holiday | £34.00 |
| Senior chefSous chefs, head chefs | £24.00 + holiday | £40.00 |
Every client booking carries the same five guarantees, written into our terms of business.
Written, itemised, ex VAT, 8am to 8pm every day. Three hours outside that.
Your account manager's mobile is on the booking confirmation, answered on any day we have people working.
Anyone not right? Tell us in the first hour. No charge for them and a replacement on the way.
New clients get one person for one four-hour shift free on their first booking. See what you are buying.
Names confirmed within two hours of booking. If we cannot fill a position we say so at booking, never on the day.
We are building an East Midlands team on the same terms as everywhere else. At booking we confirm within two hours how many people we can fill locally. If a job is larger than our Nottingham bench on that date, we say so and offer travelling core team with travel shown at cost.
The national rate card: Core £25.00, Skilled £28.00, Lead £34.00, senior chef £40.00 per hour ex VAT. No regional uplift, no surge pricing, four-hour minimum per person.
Yes. Skilled-tier box waiters at £28 an hour ex VAT, Core bar staff at £25 and a Lead at £34 to run the floor. International days book early, so send the brief as soon as the fixture is confirmed.
Yes. Core bar staff, admissions and event crew with a Lead to run each bar. For a run of dates we keep the same people on every shift where we can, briefed once on the site and the stock.
Yes, on the same card. No travel charge within 15 miles of the worker's base; beyond that, travel at cost, agreed before you book.
Four hours per person per shift. There is no minimum number of people, so one bartender for a four-hour party is a normal booking.
No. Door supervision and security need an SIA licence and we refer that to a licensed partner. We do supply stewards, admissions and event crew.
See the whole rate card and the instant estimate, or start a full quote. Looking for shifts yourself? Work with us.
Your brief lands with Tasmyn or Liam, not a queue. A written quote within 60 minutes (8am to 8pm) and a call if anything needs clarifying. A named mobile is given to every client at booking.
Every person paid through our PAYE payroll, so you carry no status risk. Right-to-work checks before day one. Employers' Liability £10m, Public Liability £10m. Certificates with your first confirmation.
Keep them. Use us for the shifts they cannot fill, or the ones that matter most. Overflow is where most first clients start.
Short on people for a big weekend? We supply overflow to other agencies on the same published terms.