TERMS AND CONDITIONS - RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION 1.      DEFINITIONS In these Terms and Conditions the following definitions will apply  ‘The Company’ shall mean Hospitality Resources Limited ‘The Client’ shall be the person, firm or corporation body to whom the candidate is introduced. ‘The Candidate’ means any person introduced by the company to the client for an engagement, regardless of whether otherwise known to the client.  ‘Engagement’ shall be any contract of or for services made between the client and the candidate, at any time up to six months after the date of the last interview or initial induction, which ever is the latter. ‘Remuneration’ shall be first years gross salary together with anticipated annual bonuses, commissions and accommodation allowances.    2.      THE CONTRACT  These Terms and Conditions are deemed to be accepted by the Client upon the interview or the engagement of the Candidate.  These Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless expressly otherwise agreed in writing by the company.        3.    FEE The Client shall pay the company a fee upon the engagement of the candidate, calculated as a percentage of the Candidate’s remuneration.  The provision of a motor car will be subject to a fee of £150 in addition to a fee charged on the Candidates remuneration.    Not withstanding the scale of fees below, the minimum fee in respect of all payments will be £800.  Value Added Tax will be charged at the current standard rate.   Fees will be payable as a result of the engagement.  TOTAL REMUNERATION SCALE OF FEES UPTO £10,000 10% £10,000 - £15,000 13.5% £15,000 - £20,000 15% £20,000 + 17%    4.        PAYMENT   The fee becomes payable within 28 days of engagement. Interest will be charged after 40 days of invoice date.  A rate of 3% above Barclays Bank base rate will apply per seven day period or part thereof.    5.        CONFIDENTIALITY  Introductions by the company are confidential.  If the Client or any representatives or employees of the Client refers the Candidate to any other person, firm or corporation within six months of the initial introduction, and leads to an engagement, then the fees set out above will become payable by the Client as though the Client themselves had engaged the Candidate.  6.        REFERENCES  The Company will endeavour to ensure the suitability of Candidates introduced to the Client. The Client will be responsible for establishing references concerning the Candidate skills, qualifications and suitability prior to engagement. The Client will be responsible for ensuring such qualifications as are required by law.  7.         LIABILITY  The company can accept no liability of any kind, for any loss, such as damage to property, or any expenditure incurred by a Client in attempting to effect a meeting with a Candidate. Subject to the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act, the Company can not accept  responsibility for any statement or representation about a Candidate made by its servants or agents, whether or not in writing.    8.        COMPANY EMPLOYEES  If any employee of the company is engaged by the Client then an introduction fee in accordance with the scale of the fees, shall be due immediately.    9        REBATE/ REPLACEMENT  The Company does not recognise trial periods for Candidates In the event of the Candidate leaving the Client’s service, (The Termination), within 8 weeks of commencement of work, the fees referred to as above shall be subject to rebate or replacement as below, providing all fees have been paid in accordance with the relevant Terms and Conditions.  PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE % OF CREDIT 1 – 4 WEEKS YES 50% 5 – 8 WEEKS NO 30%  No rebate or replacement will be made unless the Client notifies the Company in writing within 7 days of The Termination.    No rebate or replacement will be made if The Termination is due to redundancy, liquidation, bankruptcy, dissolution or amalgamation of the Client. Should the Client or any associated company of the Client re-engage the Candidate within six months of The Termination, the full fee becomes payable less credits for any amounts already paid to the Company in respect of the engagement.  In the event that a Client is entitled to a replacement and the Company are unable to provide one within 4 weeks, the Client will receive a rebate.       10.          JURISDICTION  This agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the English Law and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English Law.