Hamilton Scott Ltd (“the agency”) undertakes business only under the following terms and conditions that are governed by and shall be constructed in accordance with the laws of England.

1. The agency offers a two month service guarantee. If our candidate/s should leave a permanent position for whatever reason we will offer a free replacement. This guarantee only applies if clause 2 has been strictly adhered to.

2. When a placement has been confirmed an invoice will be issued to our client. This must be settled in full before the job commencement date for our service guarantee to be binding. Payment before the start date is irrespective of whether a trial period has been agreed between the client and the Agency. The agency reserves the right to impose a backdated surcharge of 3% per month on overdue amounts.

3. If a placement or engagement arises between you (“the client”) and the applicant (“the candidate”) within one year of an introduction by the agency, the client agrees to accept these terms and conditions. The client must notify the agency of the engagement of a candidate.

4. All information is confidential and must not be passed to a third party either discreetly or indiscreetly. If information is passed to a third party and an applicant is engaged this will constitute a breech of our terms and a fee will be charged to the client.

5. Salaries are normally quoted net. The client is responsible for the applicant’s Tax and National Insurance contributions, obtaining work permits and satisfying any medical requirements or qualifications required by law.

6. The client undertakes to provide a contract of employment upon engagement. The contract should state agreed net salary, tax and national insurance contributions, duties, bonus, free time, paid holidays and should be signed by both parties.

7. While the agency endeavours to verify the background and references of all applicants introduced to the client before employment commences, we cannot guarantee that all information is accurate. The agency does not accept any liability whatsoever for misrepresentation, loss, damage, claims or expenses incurred by the client.

8. The client should therefore satisfy himself to the suitability, qualifications, capability and integrity and to take up any references before engaging the applicant. The final responsibility for accepting the applicant lies with the client.

9. The client will be invoiced with the appropriate fee + VAT. The introduction fees for the agency are industry.

10 If a placement results in a part time position (less than 40 hours per week) then the fee will be calculated on a pro-rata basis. Increases in the hours the candidate works per week must be notified to the agency and a fee is payable on the hourly difference between the candidate’s starting and new hours.

11. If a temporary introduction results in a permanent placement the client will be liable to pay the full fee as outlined in clause 9.

These terms are legally binding so please ensure that you are content to abide by them. By continuing to deal with Hamilton Scott you agree to the agency’s terms and conditions for the introduction of a candidate.