Terms and Conditions
PERMANENT RECRUITMENT - STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
Recruitment services performed by Rayner Recruitment ("RR") or any of its associates, whereby applicants for employment ("Applicants") are introduced to Clients ("Client"), shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. In these Terms of Business the following definitions apply:
“Applicant” means the person introduced by the Agency to the Client for an Engagement including any officer or employee of the Applicant if the Applicant is a limited company and members of the Agency’s own staff; “Client” means the person; firm or corporate body together with any subsidiary or associated Company as defined by the Companies Act 1985 to which the Applicant is introduced; “Agency” means Rayner Recruitment of 4 Dear Love Place, Hockerill Street, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts., CM23 2GG; “Engagement” means the engagement, employment or use of the Applicant by the Client or any third party on a permanent or temporary basis, whether under a contract of service or for services; under an agency, licence, franchise or partnership agreement; or any other engagement; directly or through a limited company of which the Applicant is an officer or employee; “Introduction” means (i) the Client’s interview of an Applicant in person or by telephone, following the Client’s instruction to the Agency to search for an Applicant; or (ii) the passing to the Client of a curriculum vitæ or information which identifies the Applicant; and which leads to an Engagement of that Applicant; “Remuneration” includes base salary or fees, guaranteed and/or anticipated bonus and commission earnings, allowances, inducement payments, the benefit of a company car and all other payments and taxable (and, where applicable, non-taxable) emoluments payable to or receivable by the Applicant for services rendered to or on behalf of the Client.
1.2. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the singular include the plural.
1.3. The headings contained in these Terms of Business are for convenience only and do not affect their interpretation.
2. FEES
(a) The Client shall pay a recruitment fee of £499.00 (excluding vat) to RR in order to secure our introduction services.
(b) Introductions by RR are confidential and a fee shall be payable by the Client for any employment by a third party of an Applicant introduced to the Client by RR, where the Client has disclosed particulars of such Applicant to the third party.
(c) An introduction shall be deemed to have taken place following confirmation by RR of arrangements for the Client to interview the Applicant, such arrangements having been made at the request of the Client. A recruitment fee shall remain due for any employment of the Applicant by the Client within twelve (12) months of such introduction.
(d) The Client shall notify RR immediately of the acceptance by an Applicant of any offer of employment, whether under a service contract or for services, made by the Client.
(e) RR's invoice in respect of any recruitment fee shall be dated with the date of the first day of the employment, and invoices shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days of such date.
3. REFUND OF FEES
(a)RR will provide provide the client with suitable candidates for a period of no more than one calendar month. If none of the candidates introduced are offered positions by The Client a full refund may be sought by The Client. This refund is payable 30 days from the conclusion of any interview process initiated by introductions made by RR.
(b) RR reserves the right to withhold a refund payment if RR believes the clauses in 2. (b),(c),(d) and (e) have been met.
4. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY
RR warrants only that it has taken reasonable measures to ensure that statements and claims made by applicants are reasonable and accurate, and no references are taken up by RR for applicants for permanent employment unless contracted to do so by the Client. It is the Client's responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the details supplied by applicants, by interviewing and by taking up references. RR accepts no liability for any losses whether direct or indirect, resulting from information supplied by the Applicant to RR and subsequently supplied in good faith by RR to the Client.
5. VARIATION OF TERMS
Any variation of or change to the terms herein shall be valid only if expressed in writing signed by an authorised employee of RR.
6. LAW
These Terms are governed by the law of England & Wales and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England & Wales.
7. DATE OF AGREEMENT
These Terms and Conditions are dated as at 11th March 2010 and supersede all RR's previous Terms and Conditions for Permanent Recruitment.
Rayner Recruitment Ltd, 4 Dear Love Place, Hockerill Street, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2GG
Telephone: 0800 019 6636
Email: info@raynerrecruitment.com
Website: www.raynerrecruitment.com
