Conditions of business for the provision of temporary
staff.
1. The
acceptance by or on behalf of the Clients of any person supplied by the Company
shall be deemed acceptance of and agreement to these conditions of business.
2. The Client
shall pay an hourly rate in respect of each person supplied by the Company. The
charge shall be calculated in accordance with the charges previously
communicated to the Client by the Company on which Value Added Tax where
applicable shall be paid in addition. The charge shall include all fees and
emoluments of the person supplied to the Client and any National Insurance
Earnings Related Contributions.
3. All
temporaries (other than drivers, see condition 11 below) supplied are under a
contract for services, unless otherwise stated in writing. The Company is
required by law to deduct P.A.Y.E. Income Tax and National Insurance
authorities for these deductions.
4. The
Company endeavours to ensure that the services of any person supplied to the
Client are satisfactory. However the Client is strongly recommended to satisfy
himself, within 4 hours from the time that the person begins to render services
for or on behalf of the Client, that the services are satisfactory. In the
event of any person's services failing to satisfy the reasonable standards
required by the Client, the charge aforesaid shall not be paid by the Client,
provided that the Client has both dispensed with that person's services
immediately upon such dissatisfaction, and has notified the Company of such
dismissal not later than six hours from the time that person began to render
services to or on behalf of the Client.
5. Although
person supplied to the Client are employed under contracts for services with
the Company, they shall be subject to the exclusive direction and control of
the Client who.
(i) shall
be responsible for all acts and omissions of any such person whether wilful,
negligent or otherwise. (ii)
subject to condition 2 herein, shall comply with all obligations, duties and
regulations (whether statutory or otherwise and without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing relating to the place, nature or system of work) in
any way arising from or directly or indirectly connected with the services
rendered by any person supplied to the Client.
6. The
Company shall not be liable under any circumstances for any loss, damage or
expense suffered or incurred by the Client arising from or in any way connected
with the supply by the Company to the Client of any person or the use by the
Client of the services of any person supplied by the Company or any failure by
the Company to supply any person for all or any part of the period of a booking
by the Client.
7. The Client
is also responsible for providing adequate insurance whilst a temporary is
under the Clients direction and control, to the extent that any temporary and
the Company have full benefits of coverage for any liability which might arise.
Temporaries are under the control and direction of the Client for the duration
or their assignments.
8. In
addition and without prejudice to the foregoing conditions the Client
undertakes to indemnify and at all times to keep indemnified the Company
against all liabilities suffered or incurred by the Company arising out of or
in connection with the matters raised in condition 5 herein
9. In the
event of the Client either engaging any person supplied by the Company to the
Client or introducing any such person to anther person, firm or corporation
resulting in an engagement by that person, firm or corporation (which the
Client shall immediately inform to the Company), the Client shall pay an
introduction fee to the Company unless the engagement occurs more than three
months after such person last rendered services to or on behalf of the Client.
The introduction fee shall be calculated in accordance with the Company's fees
for permanent staff. An introduction fee shall also become payable if the
Client engages the person via anther employment business, unless the engagement
occurs more than three months after such person last rendered services to or on
behalf of the Client.
10. The
signature by the Client on behalf of the Company on the time sheet, charge
sheet, or other formal confirmation of the completed assignment shall be deemed
conclusive evidence (i) That the Client is satisfied with work done by the
temporary or temporaries concerned and (ii) that the Client will pay the
changes in full and without dispute or deduction. However failure by the Client
to sign any timesheet or charge sheet shall not preclude charging by the
Company for all time actually worked by any temporary in accordance with these
conditions. Further, unless and until the Company is notified of
dissatisfaction as provided in condition 4 above, the Client shall be deemed to
be fully satisfied.
11. All
temporary drivers are supplies by the Company acting as agents for the Client
on the understanding that the Client holds an operator's licence under the
Transport Act 1968 where required. As agents the Company will so far as
possible check the references of drivers and will examine licences and permits;
notwithstanding this the Client shall take direct responsibility for all
statutory duties, where applicable, in respect of driving licences and permits,
drivers hours and records, the issue and collection of tachograph cards,
maintenance and safety of vehicles, health and safety regulations and road
traffic and liability insurances including, but not limited to, fully
comprehensive insurance for the vehicles to be driven and their contents. If
requested the Company will provide the drivers with a written statement
containing full details of the terms and conditions of employment with the
Client. The Company will also on the Client's behalf pay the drivers their
wages and account to the Inland Revenue and other government departments for
all necessary income tax and statutory deductions made. The Client shall on
request permit the Company to inspect its operators licence and policies of
insurance for the vehicles to be driven by the temporary drivers The Company
agrees to provide the Client upon request with such information as is available
to the Company about any driving assignments carried out by the drivers within
the seven days immediately preceding the commencement of an assignment with the
Client provided the driver shall have worked for a Client of the Company during
those seven days. The Company as contracting agent will terminate a temporary
driver's employment with the Client if so instructed. |