PEOPLE — Managed Staffing
Managed staffing so you brief the outcome, not the rota
Managed staffing means FOTS owns the whole people operation behind your activity: sourcing, briefing, scheduling, compliance, cover and reporting. You agree the outcome and the standard; we run the team that delivers it.
The problem we solve.
Staffing admin quietly becomes someone's full-time job. Rotas, no-shows, compliance paperwork and timesheets consume the time meant for the campaign itself.
How managed staffing works with FOTS.
- 01
Agree the standard
Roles, coverage, conduct and the reporting you need to see.
- 02
Run the operation
Recruitment, briefing, scheduling, kit, compliance and cover, managed by FOTS.
- 03
Report and improve
Fill rates, attendance and delivery by location, with fixes applied next cycle.
What you get
- End-to-end staffing operation
- Recruitment from our talent network
- Briefing, training and compliance
- Scheduling, cover and kit logistics
- Consolidated reporting
Where we deliver it
- Retail
- Events
- Street and public space
- Venues
- Roadshows and tours
How we measure it.
Every campaign reports against the numbers a commercial team actually uses.
- Shifts filled
- Fill and attendance rate
- Locations covered
- Compliance completion
- Issues resolved
Proof.
Vita Coco — Driving distribution and retailer acquisition.
- 6,000+
- stores visited
- 3,918
- decision-makers engaged
- 736
- new accounts
- 3,687
- cases sold
See it in the field.
Amazon Fresh brand ambassador outside the store 
Amazon Fresh store entry support in Wembley 
Amazon Fresh team member in Wembley
What does managed staffing include?
Everything from sourcing to reporting: recruitment, briefing, scheduling, compliance, cover, kit and performance data.
How is it different from booking staff?
Booking gives you names for dates. Managed staffing gives you an operation and accountability for the standard delivered.
Works well with
If your objective is
Frequently asked questions.
- Where do the people come from?
- Our own talent network, including Staff Playbook, our platform for brand activation talent.
- Who handles compliance and insurance?
- FOTS, appropriate to the activity being delivered.
- Can this cover the whole UK?
- Yes, national coverage run to one brief and one reporting standard.
Talk to us about managed staffing.
Tell us your objective and we'll tell you what we'd do first.