Ascend People Solutions

Ascend People Solutions is a London-based workforce services business that combines contractor payroll, IR35 compliance and workforce management with recruitment support. It helps organisations engage, pay and manage contractors and hires in the UK and internationally, and says it supports clients across renewables, property, construction, engineering and healthcare.

Its services include UK and international contractor payroll, the IR35 Workbench for making and recording status determinations, and a Talent Platform that brings freelancers, contractors and permanent hires into one place for onboarding, contracts, timesheets and approvals. On the recruitment side it offers mini RPO and full recruitment process outsourcing, AI-driven sourcing and screening with a person approving decisions, senior interim placements and executive search. It also provides people consulting, employer brand and employee value proposition advice, and leadership and career coaching.

The company says its leadership team has worked with organisations across the UK, Europe, the USA, Australia and the Middle East over the past twenty years. It describes its coverage as the UK, Europe and MENA.