Terms and Conditions
| 1 | Any business undertaken by FD Recruitment, the trading name of Accstar Limited (“the Company”) is transacted subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set out which shall be incorporated or implied in any agreement between the Company and its clients and no variation shall be binding on the Company unless confirmed in writing by a Director of the Company. In the event of conflict between these terms and conditions and any other terms and conditions, these terms and conditions shall prevail unless expressly agreed to the contrary by a Director of the Company in writing. |
| 2 | The Client agrees to notify the Company immediately an applicant introduced by the Company is engaged and to notify the Company of the day on which such applicant commences employment with the Client. The Client shall pay a fee (“the Introduction Fee”) which shall become due 15 days after employment commences with the Client. Payment shall be made to the Company at its principal place of trading. All fees shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s sale of fees plus Value Added Tax or its equivalent at the prevailing rate (refer to introduction fees below). |
| 3 | The arrangement by the Company of an interview of an applicant introduced by the Company, with the Client, or an agreement by the Client to engage or make use of an applicant in any position of employment or work shall be deemed to be acceptance of and agreement to these terms and conditions by the Client. |
| 4 | In the event that the Client introduces an applicant (introduced to the Client by the Company) to another person, firm or company resulting in the engagement of the applicant by that person, firm or company within six months of the initial introduction date of the applicant to the Client, the Client shall pay to the Company the Introduction Fee in accordance with Condition 2 above. |
| 5 | Where the Company provides advertising service to the Client, for which the charges are incurred by the Company. Cancellation of an advertisement will be accepted by the Company provided that the Client gives sufficient notice to the Company to enable the Company to cancel the advertisement before going to press. The Client will indemnify the Company against all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the cancelled advertisement. Advertising accounts shall be paid by the Client within 7 days of the date of the invoice. |
| 6 | In the event that any applicant terminates, or the Client terminates the engagement within 10 weeks of the date upon which such applicant commenced work for the Client and provided: (i) that the Client notifies the Company in writing of the termination of engagement within 7 days thereof; and (ii) that the Client or any subsidiary or associated company of the Client shall not engage the applicant within 6 months from the date of the termination of the engagement; and (iii) the termination is not due to redundancy; and (iv) all moneys due from the Client have been paid in accordance with these terms and conditions the Company shall endeavour to seek a replacement for the applicant at no extra cost to the Client except for additional advertising costs (which costs shall be agreed prior to any advertising). If the Company is unable to find a replacement or if the Client notifies the Company (at the same time it notifies the Company pursuant to (i) above) that it does not wish the Company to seek a replacement, the Client shall receive a credit note from the Company to be set off against the amount of any further Introduction Fees becoming due to the Company from the Client (but no other rebate or refund whether in cash or otherwise). The amount of the credit note will be calculated as set out below: (i) up to four weeks service – 80% of the Introduction Fee (ii) four to six weeks of service – 60% of the Introduction Fee (iii) six to eight weeks of service – 30% of the Introduction Fee. (iv) after 10 weeks of service, no rebate will be given. |
| 7 | The Company shall endeavour to ensure the suitability of any applicant introduced to the Client and to maintain a high standard of service and integrity, but the Company makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the suitability of any applicant introduced to the Client. |
| 8 | All moneys due hereunder shall be paid by the Client within fourteen days of the date of invoice. |
| 9 | The Company shall not be liable to the Client for any loss, liability, damage, costs, claims or expenses suffered or incurred by the Client arising from, or connected with, the recruitment or engagement of any applicant by the Client, howsoever arising. |
| 10 | The Company shall not be liable in respect of any misstatement or isrepresentation made by the Company, its servants or agents or otherwise made at or before the conclusion of any contract between the Client and the Company. |
| 11 | The Company reserves the right to charge interest at the rate of 2% above National Westminster Bank base rate per annum on any sums due to the Company from the Client from the date upon which sums became payable to the date of payment by the Client. |
Introduction Fees
Our fees are based as a percentage of the first years gross annual remuneration including salary, guaranteed bonuses, car allowance and profit sharing schemes.
Our scale of fees are as follows: £40,000 - £49,000 20% £50,000 - £75,000 25% £76,000 + 30% All fees above are exclusive of Value Added Tax
Advertising
All prior agreed advertising costs will be charged.