Terms and Conditions Of Business For The Placement And
Introduction Of Staff

1 All and any business undertaken by WHITESTRAND RECRUITMENT and /or Divisions (hereinafter called the Company) is transacted subject to the conditions hereinafter set out.
2 Staff, Candidates or Applicants shall be deemed to mean Applicants for employment, by the Client or any associated individual, firm or corporation (hereinafter called the Client) and who shall be paid by that Client. All introductions are confidential. If a Client introduces a WHITESTRAND RECRUITMENT Applicant to a third party, the Client will be liable for payment of the Company's full fee if an engagement results.
3 The introduction by the Company to the Client of any Applicant and the Client interviewing such Applicant shall be deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Business by the Client.
4 If following such introduction, the Client engages an Applicant (either directly or indirectly) deemed suitable by the Client for employment in any capacity designated by the Client, then a fee becomes payable in accordance with the scale detailed in paragraph 6. All fees being valid upon the successful Applicant taking up employment with the Client, whether now, or within a period of twelve months after the Applicants introduction to the Client.
5 If an Applicant introduced by the Company is employed by the Client without the knowledge of the Company the fee will be payable by the Client but no repayment of fee whatsoever will be made by the Company in the event that the Applicant ceases to be employed by the Client within eight weeks from the date of commencement of employment.
6 FEES are payable to WHITESTRAND GROUP and represent a sum equal to 25% of the projected annual income. Projected annual income being all earnings and benefits which fall to be taken into account when computing the tax liability of the successful Applicant. If an Applicant commences employment on a commission only basis then the fee payable for introduction shall be £3,000. All fees are subject to Value Added Tax.
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Should the Applicant, having taken up employment, subsequently leave (for whatever reason), within eight weeks of the date the applicant commenced work for the Client and provided the Client notifies the Company IN WRITING within seven days of that date then a credit will be allowed in accordance with the scales detailed below. No repayment of any of the fee will be made on unpaid accounts, or if the termination of employment of the Applicant results from the transfer of that Applicant from the Client to any associated individual, firm or corporation.

Period of employment     Percentage of Fee repayable
up to 4 weeks 60 %
up to 8 weeks 30 %
8 weeks and above Nil
8 The Company does not warrant Applicants suitability and the Client is recommenced to take up references prior to engagement.
9 The Client undertakes to pay all invoices relating to placements and retainers within 14 days of the invoice date. Should payment not be received within 14 days, for any reason, a credit will not be allowed should the candidate leave the Clients employ.
10   All agreed advertising and associated costs must be paid within seven days of the invoice date.