Network Labour Services - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS FOR THE HIRE OF TEMPORARY STAFF
Network Labour

1)

These Terms and Conditions of Business are between Network Labour Services and the hirer hiring the Temporary Worker (hereinafter called the “CLIENT”).

2)

These Terms and Conditions are deemed to be accepted by the client by virtue of an interview or the engagement by the Client ( which term includes employment or use whether under a Contract of Service or for Services or under an agency, Licensee, franchise or partnership agreement) of a temporary worker (hereinafter called a “TEMPORARY WORKER” introduced by the Company.

3)

The Client agrees to pay the hourly charge of the Company advised at the time of the booking. The client agrees to verify and sign the Company’s time sheets each week. Signature of such time sheets by the client constitutes acceptance that the Temporary Worker has performed satisfactorily for the hours indicated on the time sheet. Failure to sign the time sheet does not alter the Clients liability to pay for hours worked. Travelling, hotel, or other expenses as may be agreed shall be itemised on the Company’s invoice in addition to this charge. These charges will be those in force at the time of the assignment and may be varied from time to time with immediate effect. Details of charges are available on application and are calculated on an hourly basis at rates varying according to the number of hours required in any one week. VAT shall be charged in addition.

4)

Charges which largely represent remuneration paid are invoiced weekly and are payable immediately (within 14 days of the Company’s invoice). A surcharge will be incurred by the client of 5% for each period of 30 days delayed payment. Any fees involved in the recovery of any debt will also be reclaimed by the company.

5)

The Company assumes responsibility for the renumeration, deduction and payment of all statutory contributions in respect of income TAX (PAYE), applicable to the Temporary Worker as required by the law.

6)

Engagement or use by the Client of a Temporary Worker or former Temporary Worker introduced by the Company whether for a definite period, or the introduction of such Temporary Worker to another person, firm or company who subsequently engages the said Temporary worker will render the client subject to the payment of an introduction fee calculated as per our standard Terms of Business as a percentage figure of the annual commencing gross taxable rumination and taxable emoluments payable by the client to the worker concerned, provided that the engagement takes place within a period of 6 months from the termination of any temporary assignment, or within 6 months of the introduction of the Temporary Worker, whichever is the later. Where the amount of the annual commencing remuneration is not readily ascertainable, the fee will be calculated as a multiple of 12 times the weekly charge calculated at 40 times the hourly charge, at which the Temporary Worker was last supplied to the Client by the Company. No refund of the introduction fee will be made by the Company to the client in the event of the subsequent termination of such engagement. Any worker working over 40 hours per week or Saturday the client will be charged the normal hourly rate plus half. All Bank holidays and Sunday will be charged at double the normal rate.

7)

Whilst every effort is made by the company to give satisfaction to the client by ensuring reasonable standards of skills, integrity and reliability from workers and further to provide them in accordance with booking detail, no liability will be accepted by the company for any loss, expense, damage or delay what-so-ever, however arising caused by any act or omission of the Temporary Worker supplied. The Company is not responsible for obtaining work or other permits, references or medical reports.

8)

The Client undertakes to supervise the Temporary Worker(s) assigned to him sufficiently to ensure that Clients satisfaction with reasonable standards of workmanship but if the services of the Temporary Worker leaves the assignment immediately and that notification which must be confirmed in writing within 5 days is received either:

i) Within 4 hours of the worker commencing duties where the booking is for seven hours.

ii) Within two hours for bookings of seven hours or less.

9)

Every Temporary Worker supplied to you by the Company, is under the exclusive direction and control of the Client from the time they report to you, to take up their duties, and throughout the booking. In this respect you will be responsible for all acts, errors or omissions on the part of the Temporary Worker whether wilful, negligent or otherwise, as though they were directly employed by you. Furthermore, you will also comply with all statutes, bylaws and legal requirements affecting the Temporary Worker to which you are subject in respect of your own staff apart from those specified in condition 5 above.

10)

In particular, for the purposes of working time regulations 1998, you will ensure that on behalf of the company that the limits and entitlements set out in the regulations are complied with and that appropriate record keeping obligations are fulfilled.

11)

For the purposes of the reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) you are the ‘Responsible Person’ upon whom the obligations under regulation 3 is imposed.

Without prejudice to the Terms and Conditions of Business herein stated the Client undertakes to indemnify and at all times keep indemnified Network Labour Services against all liabilities suffered or incurred by or the Network Labour Services Client arising out of the use or engagement of Temporary staff supplied to the client. The Client will accept responsibility for the various provisions contained in the Health and Safety at work Act 1974, and will ensure that the employment of the workers does not contravene any duty or instruction imposed by law.