Scale of Fees

Based on the Gross annual Remuneration Package.

Introduction Fees

No Introduction Fee is payable by the Client for this service unless an Applicant introduced by Bell & Co Professional Recruitment Ltd commences employment with or otherwise works for or on behalf of the Client (subject to clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the terms and conditions below).

All Introduction Fees are expressed as a percentage of the first year’s gross annual remuneration package to include salary, value of either any provided car at the rate of £4,500 per annum or any car allowance, and any other benefits or remuneration payable to the Applicant (“Gross Annual Remuneration Package”). Introduction fees for Applicants for part time or reduced hours will be calculated to their annual salary.

Where an Applicant is sought for a fixed or short term contract, i.e. for less than one year, then a premium of 33.3% shall be added to the standard Introduction Fee for each fixed or short term contract and also for any subsequent extensions thereof up to a period of one year. The resulting Introduction Fee shall be reduced to reflect the contract period relative to one year shall be charged according to the standard Introduction Fee set out herein.

These terms and conditions shall apply to all business undertaken by Bell & Co Professional Recruitment Limited (“Bell & Co”) in its capacity as an employment agency, for any person, firm or other firm of business (“Client(s)”) in respect of the recruitment of permanent members of staff including those on fixed or short term contracts. By accepting a submitted curriculum vitae of any individual introduced or put forward by Bell & Co for employment (an “Applicant”) and/or by granting any Applicant an interview (including telephone interviews) and/or by the engagement (which includes employment or use whether under a contract of services or for services) of any Applicant (the date of the earliest of these events being the Introduction Date), the Client shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions, which constitute the entire agreement between the parties, supersede any previous agreements and may not be modified or varied unless agreed in writing by Bell & Co.

1. The Client shall pay a fee (“Introduction Fee”) which shall be invoiced on the day an Applicant commences employment with or otherwise works for on behalf of the Client (“Commencement Date”). The Introduction Fee shall be calculated in accordance with Bell & Co's scale of fees prevailing at the time (“Scale of Fees”) plus Value Added Tax at the then prevailing rate.

2. In the event that any Applicant, who is rejected by the Client or who rejects an offer of employment from the Client, is subsequently employed by or otherwise works for or on behalf of the Client within twelve months of the Introduction Date, the Client shall pay the Introduction Fee to Bell & Co in accordance with Clause 1 above. This clause shall apply in all circumstances including where, subsequent to the Introduction Date, the Applicant applies directly to the Client for employment or otherwise directly offers his or her services to the Client whether such application or offer is in response to a general advertisement or other form of recruitment media placed by the Client or on the Client’s behalf or otherwise.

3. In the event that the Client introduces an Applicant to another person, firm, business or company including any division, subsidiary, parent, holding or other associated company of the Client (“Third Party”) resulting in the employment or other contractual arrangement of the Applicant with that Third Party within twelve months of the Introduction Date, then (save where the Client has already paid an Introduction Fee to Bell & Co in respect of the said Applicant) the Client shall pay to Bell & Co the Introduction Fee in accordance with Clause 1 above as if the Client had engaged the Applicant on the same terms of the Third Party.

4. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Client shall reimburse Bell & Co with all traveling and out of pocket expenses incurred by Applicants attending an interview.

Guarantee

5. In the event that an Applicant terminates his/her employment with or otherwise ceases to work for or on behalf of the Client, or the Client terminates the employment of, or ceases any other work arrangement with, the Applicant (“Termination”) within 12 weeks of the Commencement Date and provided:-

• All monies due from the Client have been paid in accordance with these terms and conditions; and
• That the Client notifies Bell & Co in writing (email sufficient) of the Termination within seven days thereof; and
• That the Client or any subsidiary or associated company of the Client does not re-engage the Applicant within twelve months from the date of the Termination; and
• The Termination is not due to redundancy;
• THEN, and only then, Bell & Co shall refund the Client a proportion of the Introduction Fee as follows: -