Bar and waiting staff for tonight or tomorrow.
Someone has called in sick, or the booking just doubled. Tell Able the shift and it is offered straight away to verified workers who are free and nearby. Most shifts fill in under an hour, often in minutes.
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What to send
The role, date, start and finish time, postcode and hourly rate. For example: "Event steward tomorrow, 6pm to 11pm, Shoreditch, £15 an hour." Able returns verified matches ready to book. On that example, five hours at £15 is £75 to the worker plus Able's 8% fee of £6, so £81 in total.
How fast it moves
Most shifts fill in under an hour. One client booked five bartenders for a corporate event with 36 hours' notice, and all five were filled within 90 minutes.
Why it is fast
There is no job post, no applications and no interviews. Workers are verified in advance and set their own availability, so a shift goes to people who can do it and are free to.
What it costs
Able charges the business a flat 8% per booking. Traditional agencies typically mark up 30–50%. Workers pay nothing, keep 100% of what they earn and are paid within 24 hours. To hire someone permanently after trial shifts, Trial-to-Hire™ is a flat £250 introductory placement fee. See the full comparison.
Who turns up
Every worker is Right to Work checked and video-verified before a single shift can be offered to them. Each has a Gigfolio with their skills, experience, hourly rate and a short video introduction, so you see who is arriving before you book. Matching is pseudonymised: Able's AI-enhanced engine matches on skills, availability and location, and never sees names, photos or demographic data.