HireHand on the hunt for funding

A STAFFING platform business is on the hunt for a major funding boost to drive major expansion plans, amid a “worrying” rise in under-employment.

UK employment is at a record high but the increasing prevalence of shortterm and zero-hours contracts has created a growing number of workers falling short of sufficient regular earnings to make ends meet, according to HireHand founder

Scott Erwin.

Mr Erwin, who is also the chief executive of the recruitment platform, said he developed HireHand to help workers on incoherent shift patterns fill gaps in their schedules to boost earnings.