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Company Terms And Conditions

Updated 13 November 2023

These Terms and Conditions of Business are between the Company, an employment agency, and the Client.

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 In these Conditions the following words shall have the following meanings:

Agreement: The agreement between Company and the Client for the Supply of Services incorporating the Conditions as amended from time to time.

Assignment: The placement of a Locum in a Vacancy.

Assignment Completion: Has the meaning in clause 6.3.

Cancellation Fees: Has the meaning in clause 6.3.

Conditions: these terms and conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 2.5.

Commission: The percentage of the Locum Fees payable to the Company as specified in the Company’s standard price list or such other sums agreed by the Company.

Engage: The employment or engagement of a Locum for any period directly or indirectly through any employment business whether for a definite or indefinite period, or whether on a permanent, temporary or other basis and the terms Engaged or Engagement shall be construed accordingly.

Engagement Fee: Shall be:

(1) in the case of a Locum who is Engaged on a permanent contract, 15% of the Locum’s contractual annual remuneration whether paid as salary or otherwise and whether or not that remuneration is actually paid to the Locum: or

(2) in the case of a Locum who is Engaged as a Locum, the Commission that would have been paid on the standard price list in place at the date of the Engagement or such other sums agreed by Oculist.

Introduce: The introduction or provision of details via the Website, or otherwise, of a Client and a Locum whether or not the Client had knowledge of that Locum before the Introduction and Introduction and Introduce shall be construed accordingly.

Introduction Criteria: The criteria used by the Company in order to determine whether to make Introductions of Locums to Clients.

Legal Costs: The legal and any other costs and/or expenses incurred by the Company in preparing legal proceedings for issue, issuing legal proceedings, pursuing any such claim to trial or earlier resolution and taking all reasonable steps to enforce its rights against the Client for payment of Commission and/or the Engagement Fee and/or Liquidated Damages.

Liquidated Damages: The sum of £2,500. The parties agree that this sum represents a genuine pre-estimate of the company’s losses in making enquires about the Engagement and taking any steps required to recover the Engagement Fee prior to the preparation of legal proceedings for issue.

Locum: An individual worker Introduced by the Company to the Client to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the Client.

Locum Fees: The fees payable to the Locum for an Assignment.

Member Profile: The profile of information required by Registered Users on registration to the Website.

Company: BLACKSQUARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED Kingfisher House No. 11 Hoffmanns Way Chelmsford Essex CM1 1GU, Company No. 08564395 trading as www.Oculist.co.uk.

Client: The person or firm who has registered with the Website and is using the Services.

Registered User: means the Client or a Locum who has registered with the Website.

Services: The provision of an online service that brings together Clients and Locums looking for work via the Website.

Stripe: Has the meaning in clause 6.4.

User ID: Means the username and password allocated to a Registered User granting access to the Website Services and identifying such Registered User.

Placement Criteria: The information required from the Client in relation to a Booking/ Vacancy in order to be able to post that Vacancy on the Website.

Timesheet: Confirmation from the client of assignments completed by the Locums introduced by the Company.

Vacancy: vacant positions the Client posts on the Website from time to time in accordance with these Conditions.

Warning Letter: The letter sent by Company to the Client requesting full details of all the Locums Engaged by the Client and a full breakdown of all hours such Locums have worked.

Website: Means the online website for providing Introductions currently hosted at www.Oculist.co.uk.

1.2 In these Conditions, the following rules apply: 1.2.1 Condition headings shall not affect the interpretation of the Agreement. 1.2.3 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural include the singular. 1.2.4 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other gender. 1.2.5 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force at the date of the Contract . 1.2.6 A reference to writing or written includes faxes and e-mail. 1.2.7 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

2. Basis of Agreement

2.1 These Conditions set out the agreement between Company and the Client for the provision of the Services.

2.2 The Website allows the Client to post Vacancies on the Website in accordance with the Placement Criteria and for the Company to make Introductions of Locums who fulfil such Placement Criteria to the Client in respect of those Vacancies in accordance with the Introduction Criteria.

2.3 The Agreement between the Client and the Company is formed on the earlier of the Client clicking on the “sign up” (or equivalent) button during the registration process, the Client using the Services or where the Company manages Introductions and Assignments for the Client by the Client agreeing to the provision of the Services.

2.4 The Company may update these Conditions from time to time and by posting a new version on the Website. While Company will use reasonable endeavours to notify the Client of such updates, the Client should check the Website from time to time for updates. The Client agrees to such updates once posted on the Website by continuing to use the Services or by logging in to the Website.

2.5 These Conditions apply to the Agreement to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.

3. Registration and user ID

3.1 Where the Company manages Introductions and Assignments for the Client, the Client will be asked to provide an email address at which point the Client will become a Registered User. The Client is solely responsible for all actions taken under that User ID. It is the responsibility of the Client to keep its User ID safe. The Client has no right to disclose or transfer its User ID to any person other than suitably authorised individuals within its organisation. The User ID will act as the Client’s identity to other Registered Users of the Website. The Client must immediately inform the company of any unauthorised use of its User ID or any other breach of security regarding the Website.

3.2 In order to use the Website, the Client must populate its Member Profile. Upon successfully providing this information in compliance with the minimum requirements applicable to Optician Clients as Registered Users, the Client can use the Website.

3.3 The Client warrants and represents that all information provided by it on registration and contained within its Member Profile is and continues to be, accurate and not misleading.

3.4 The Client shall within 5 days update its Member Profile to reflect any change to its name, principal place of business, directors or officers or any other information included in its Member Profile.

4. Venue

4.1 The Website acts as a venue allowing Registered Users to make arrangements for the Introduction of Locums and Clients and the Company shall use reasonable skill and care to make such Introductions. The Company has no contractual involvement in the Assignments which will be governed by such terms agreed between the Client and Locum. Registered Users (whether as Clients or Locums) accept sole responsibility for the legality of their actions under laws applicable to them.

4.2 Although a Registered User must comply with the Member Profile minimum requirements in order to be able to use the Website, the Company does not confirm the purported identity of Registered Users or the validity of the information which Registered Users provide on registration or otherwise post to the Website.

4.3 In the event of any dispute the Company may in its sole discretion, so as to assist in the promotion of good Clients amongst its Registered Users, disclose information it holds regarding the identity of a Registered User to any other Registered User involved in a dispute or the relevant other third party or regulatory body investigating any such dispute or otherwise as may be required by law.

4.4 If the Client has any right, claim or action against any other Registered User arising from its use of the Website, the Client agrees to pursue such right, claim or action independently, and the Client releases Company (and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees) from all and any claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, known and unknown, arising from or in any way connected with such right, claim or action.

5. Assignments

5.1 Once a Client has posted a Vacancy, the Company shall promptly notify those Locums of such Vacancy. The Client shall promptly select the Locum it wishes to be matched to for the Vacancy. The Company will then promptly confirm the Assignment with both the Locum and the Client.

5.2 Details of the confirmed Assignment will be posted by the Company on the Client’s “Bookings” section of the Website. If the Client wants to extend a confirmed Assignment it should notify the Company who will confirm that new Assignment. If the Client subsequently wants to cancel an Assignment the Cancellation Fees shall be charged. If a Locum does not turn up for work for some or all of the Assignment it is the Client’s responsibility to notify the Company of that promptly.

5.3 If the Company becomes aware of any Locum who no longer meets the minimum criteria for a Member Profile, the Company shall not Introduce any such Locum to the Client.

5.4 It is the sole responsibility of the Client, prior to the commencement of an Assignment, to confirm the accuracy of the Member Profile information provided by the Locum matched to the Assignment.

5.5 If the Client after posting a Vacancy fills that Vacancy otherwise than through the Website, the Client shall immediately remove the Vacancy from the Website and notify the Company of the same.

5.6 When submitting a Vacancy or other records or details relating to an Assignment the Client will not breach or directly or indirectly cause the Company to breach any anti-discrimination laws or provide any information or make any requests that may bring the Company into disrepute including, without limitation, that the Client;

(a) will not block a Locum or prospective Locum from work with the Client for any reason that is of an unlawfully discriminatory nature, or that may bring Oculist into disrepute; and

(b) undertakes that all information provided by the Client for the purposes of the Vacancy and Assignment will be true and accurate and up to date;

(c) will supply information to the Company via Website confirming the Assignment by appropriate completion of the Timesheet; and

(d) undertakes that they are a genuine hirer of Locums being a hirer who supplies medical services and who does not supply such services to any intermediary or supplier of medical services and not a locum agency (whether acting as an employment agency or employment business or otherwise).

6. Fees and VAT

6.1 The Company shall charge Commission to the Client for each Assignment.

6.2 The Client will pay the Commission to the Company either via the Website or upon invoice from the Company upon the Assignment Completion. Invoices will generally be sent to the Client monthly. The Client shall pay such invoices on demand either via the Website or by other means acceptable to the Company.

6.3 Upon completion of each day of an Assignment a completion request will be notified to the Client via the Website. On receipt, it is the Client’s responsibility to confirm that the Assignment is complete. If no action is taken completion will be automatically confirmed at the expiry of 24 hours from the commencement of Assignment (“Assignment Completion”).

6.4 Where payment is made via the Website, a payment processing service as directed and provided by a third-party provider Stripe (“Stripe”) will be used. All payments are processed by Stripe and are subject to separate terms and conditions, details of which can be found on the Website. Stripe will process data in accordance with their privacy policy.

6.5 The Company shall charge VAT to the Client, at the prevailing rate, and the Client shall pay such VAT after Company has provided the Client with a VAT invoice.

6.6 Any sums payable by the Client under the Agreement which remain outstanding after the agreed date for payment shall carry interest (both before and after judgment) on a daily basis at an annual rate equal to 4% above the base rate of Barclay’s Bank Plc. The Company acknowledges that this is a substantial remedy for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (as amended). The Company may suspend the Services until all sums are paid.

7. Engagement of Locums

7.1 If the Client Engages the Locum within 6 months of an Introduction or completion of an Assignment the Client shall within 24 hours of the Engagement:

7.1.1 Notify the Company in writing of such Engagement; and

7.1.2 Immediately pay the Engagement Fee.

7.2 If the Company learns at any time that the Client has Engaged the Locum within 6 months of an Introduction or completion of an Assignment but not notified it within the timescale set out in condition 7.1 above the Client shall pay to Company, in addition to the Engagement Fee, the Liquidated Damages and Legal Costs.

7.3 If the Client does not pay Commission and/or the Engagement Fee when either or both is/are due then the Client will also pay Legal Costs.

7.4 If the Company suspects or becomes aware of any Engagement which the Client has not notified it about under condition 7.1 the Company may issue a Warning Letter to the Client. The Client shall provide Company with a full and proper response to the Warning Letter within 7 days of receipt. The following shall apply:

7.4.1 Pending such response, the Company may suspend the Services.

7.4.2 If the Client’s full and proper response shows to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that the Client has not Engaged any Locums, the Company shall continue to provide or reinstate the Services.

7.4.3 If the Client does not make a full and proper response to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company or the response reveals that the Client has Engaged Locums, the Client shall pay to Company the Engagement Fee, Liquidated Damages and Legal Costs.

8. Term and termination

8.1 Either party may terminate the Agreement at any time by providing the other with 30 days' prior written notice.

8.2 Either party may terminate the Agreement immediately on giving notice in writing to the other party if:

8.2.1 The other party commits any material breach of the Agreement (repeated failure by the other party to fulfil any service levels agreed between the parties or comply with the Agreement generally will amount to a material breach) and (in the case of a breach capable of being remedied) shall have failed to remedy the breach within 14 days after receiving a written notice of the breach requiring the breach to be remedied within such period;

8.2.2 If the other party becomes insolvent, is unable to pay its debts, ceases to trade, has a receiver appointed over the whole or any part of its assets, has an administrator appointed, enters into any composition with creditors generally, is wound up or any step is taken towards any of these events;

8.2.3 If the other party (being an individual) is the subject of a bankruptcy petition; and

8.2.4 The other party (being an individual) dies or, by reason of illness or incapacity (whether mental or physical), is incapable of managing his own affairs or becomes a patient under any mental health legislation.

8.3 Any termination of the Agreement however caused shall not affect:

8.3.1 Any rights or liabilities which have accrued before the time of termination; or

8.3.2 Any rights or liabilities under conditions 6 and 7 and the Client’s obligation to pay any Commission or Engagement Fee shall not be effected; or

8.3.3 The continuance in force of any provision of the Agreement which expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force after termination.

9. Announcements

9.1 Each party shall ensure that, except as may be required by law or any regulatory authority, neither it nor any of its employees, agents or contractors (or any tier) shall make, or cause to be made, (whether to the employees, customers, suppliers, public, press or otherwise) any communication, media statement, announcement or other disclosure whatsoever, whether written or oral, about the other party to the Agreement, the existence of the Agreement or any matter referred to in the Agreement without the other party's prior written consent to its contents.

10. Audit and record-keeping

10.1 The Company shall keep and maintain until three years after the agreement has been completed, or as long a period as may be agreed between the parties, full and accurate records of the agreement including, in particular:

10.1.1 The services provided by the Company under the Agreement;

10.1.2 Details of each Assignment and the date from which it commenced; and

10.1.3 All Commission paid and payable by the Client.

10.2 The Company shall on request provide the Client or the Client's representatives such access, on reasonable notice and within normal working hours, to those records as may be reasonably required in connection with the Agreement.

11. Indemnities

11.1 During and after the Agreement, the Client agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company and any successor to it, and to the extent required from time to time by the company, (or their successors) its officers, agents, and employees, from and against any and all expenses, damages, claims (whether valid or invalid and whether deemed alleged or upheld), suits, losses, actions, judgments, liabilities, and costs whatsoever (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) (Indemnify) arising out of, connected with, or resulting from:

11.1.1 The Client’s negligence, misrepresentation or the breach of any obligation to be performed by the Client under the Agreement; and

11.1.2 Any Locum having at any time claimed or being held or deemed to have been an employee of the Client or been otherwise engaged directly by the Client including any claim for wrongful or unfair dismissal or redundancy payment.

11.2 The provisions of this condition 11 shall survive termination of the Agreement.

12. Confidentiality

12.1 Neither party shall during and after termination of the Agreement, without the prior written consent of the other party, use or disclose to any other person any information of the other party which is identified as confidential or which is confidential by its nature.

12.2 Each party shall on demand and on termination of the Agreement surrender to the other party all materials relating to such confidential information in its or its personnel's agent or representatives' possession.

13. Data protection compliance

13.1 Definitions:

(a) Agreed Purposes: the introduction or provision of details of Locums via the Website, or otherwise, to Clients in relation to a Vacancy and/or Assignment.

(b) Controller, processor, data subject, personal data, personal data breach, processing and appropriate technical and organisational measures: as set out in the Data Protection Legislation.

(c) Data Discloser: a party that discloses Shared Personal Data to the other party.

(d) Data Protection Legislation: all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including the UK GDPR; the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) (and regulations made thereunder); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended and all other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a party relating to the use of personal data (including, without limitation, the privacy of electronic communications).

(e) UK GDPR: has the meaning given to it in section 3(10) (as supplemented by section 205(4)) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

(f) Permitted Recipients: the parties to this agreement, the employees of each party, any third parties engaged to perform obligations in connection with this agreement.

(g) Shared Personal Data: the personal data to be shared between the parties under this agreement.

13.2 This clause sets out the framework for the sharing of personal data between the parties as controllers. Each party acknowledges that one party (referred to in this clause as the Data Discloser) will regularly disclose to the other party Shared Personal Data collected by the Data Discloser for the Agreed Purposes.

13.3 Each party shall comply with all the obligations imposed on a controller under the Data Protection Legislation, and any material breach of the Data Protection Legislation by one party shall, if not remedied within 30 days of written notice from the other party, give grounds to the other party to terminate this agreement with immediate effect.

13.4 Each party shall:

(a) ensure that it has all necessary notices and consents and lawful bases in place to enable lawful transfer of the Shared Personal Data to the Permitted Recipients for the Agreed Purposes;

(b) give full information to any data subject whose personal data may be processed under this agreement of the nature of such processing. This includes giving notice that, on the termination of this agreement, personal data relating to them may be retained by or, as the case may be, transferred to one or more of the Permitted Recipients, their successors and assignees;

(c) process the Shared Personal Data only for the Agreed Purposes;

(d) not disclose or allow access to the Shared Personal Data to anyone other than the Permitted Recipients;

(e) ensure that all Permitted Recipients are subject to written contractual obligations concerning the Shared Personal Data (including obligations of confidentiality) which are no less onerous than those imposed by this agreement;

(f) ensure that it has in place appropriate technical and organisational measures, reviewed and approved by the other party, to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data;

(g) not transfer any personal data received from the Data Discloser outside the UK unless the transferor ensures that (i) the transfer is to a country approved under the applicable Data Protection Legislation as providing adequate protection; or (ii) there are appropriate safeguards or binding corporate rules in place pursuant to the applicable Data Protection Legislation; or (iii) the transferor otherwise complies with its obligations under the applicable Data Protection Legislation by providing an adequate level of protection to any personal data that is transferred; or (iv) one of the derogations for specific situations in the applicable Data Protection Legislation applies to the transfer.

13.5 Each party shall:

(a) consult with the other party about any notices given to data subjects in relation to the Shared Personal Data;

(b) promptly inform the other party about the receipt of any data subject rights request;

(c) provide the other party with reasonable assistance in complying with any data subject rights request;

(d) not disclose, release, amend, delete or block any Shared Personal Data in response to a data subject rights request without first consulting the other party wherever possible;

(e) assist the other party, at the cost of the other party, in responding to any request from a data subject and in ensuring compliance with its obligations under the Data Protection Legislation with respect to security, personal data breach notifications, data protection impact assessments and consultations with the Information Commissioner or other regulators;

(f) notify the other party without undue delay on becoming aware of any breach of the Data Protection Legislation;

(g) at the written direction of the Data Discloser, delete or return Shared Personal Data and copies thereof to the Data Discloser on termination of this agreement unless required by law to store the Shared Personal Data;

(h) use compatible technology for the processing of Shared Personal Data to ensure that there is no lack of accuracy resulting from personal data transfers;

(i) maintain complete and accurate records and information to demonstrate its compliance with this clause 13; and

(j) provide the other party with contact details of at least one employee as point of contact and responsible manager for all issues arising out of the Data Protection Legislation, including the joint training of relevant staff, the procedures to be followed in the event of a data security breach, and the regular review of the parties' compliance with the Data Protection Legislation.

14. Warranties and undertakings

14.1 The Company warrants that it has the necessary expertise to provide the services contemplated in the Agreement and will perform them with reasonable care and skill.

14.2 The Company warrants that it does and it shall comply with the all relevant statutes, laws, regulations and codes of Client from time to time in force in.

14.3 Each party warrants that it has full capacity and authority to enter into and perform the Agreement.

14.4 The Client accepts and agrees that the Company gives no warranty as to the suitability of any Locum for any Vacancy.

15. Limitation of Liability

15.1 Nothing in this agreement shall limit or exclude the liability of the Company for:

(a) Death or personal injury. Death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors (as applicable).

(b) Fraud. Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

(c) Unlawful liability restrictions. Any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful to exclude or restrict liability.

15.2 Subject to clause 15.1 above:

(a) The Company shall not, under any circumstances whatever, be liable to the other, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for:

(i) any loss of profit, sales, revenue, or business;

(ii) loss of anticipated savings;

(iii) loss of or damage to goodwill;

(iv) loss of agreements or contracts;

(v) loss of use or corruption of software, data or information;

(vi) any loss arising out of the lawful termination of this agreement or any decision not to renew its term, or

(vii) any loss that is an indirect or secondary consequence of any act or omission of the party in question.

15.3 The total liability of the Company in respect of all other loss or damage arising under or in connection with this agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed a sum equivalent to 100% of the Commission or Engagement Fee paid by the Client for the entire term of this agreement

16. Non-solicitation

16.1 The parties agree that neither of them will either on their own account or in partnership or association with any person, firm, company or organisation, or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly during, or for a period of six months from, the end of the term of the Agreement, solicit or entice away or attempt to entice away or authorise the taking of such action by any other person, any key executive of the other party who has worked on the services provided under the Agreement at any time during the term of the Agreement.

17. Assignment and sub-contracting

17.1 Neither party shall, without the prior written consent of the other party (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, declare a trust of or deal in any other manner with the Agreement or any of its rights and obligations under or arising out of the Agreement (or any document referred to in it), or purport to do any of the same.

17.2 The Company may sub-contract or delegate in any manner any or all of its obligations under the Agreement to any third party or agent without the prior written consent of the Client.

17.3 Each party that has rights under the Agreement is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of another person.

18. Entire agreement

18.1 The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous drafts, agreements, arrangements and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.

18.2 Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any representation or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in the Agreement. Each party agrees that its only liability in respect of those representations and warranties that are set out in the Agreement (whether made innocently or negligently) shall be for breach of contract.

18.3 No variation of the Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each of the parties (or their authorised representatives).

19. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

19.1 A person who is not a party to the Agreement shall not have any rights under or in connection with it by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

19.2 The rights of the parties to terminate, rescind or agree any variation, waiver or settlement under the Agreement is not subject to the consent of any person that is not a party to the Agreement.

20. Unforeseen Events

20.1 Either party may defer the date for performance of, or payment for, the services, or terminate the Agreement, if it is prevented from, or delayed in, carrying on its business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control, including strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes, failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

21. Severance

21.1 If any provision or part-provision of these Conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Conditions. If any provision or part provision of these Conditions is deemed deleted under this Clause 21 the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the commercial result of the original provision.

22. Governing law and jurisdiction

21.1 The Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties irrevocable submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

CRITERIA

Member Profile - Information & minimum criteria

For Locums:

Proof that the Locum has the relevant indemnity insurance;

Photographic ID

Proof that the Locum is on the relevant NHS performer’s list;

Proof of membership of the General Optical Council;

Proof that the Locum has the right to work in the UK.

For Clients:

The address of the Client;

The contact details of the Client;

The Billing details of the client

Details of the information technology.

Placement Criteria

The date on which the Client requires the Locum to commence work and the duration, or likely duration, of the work; the position which the Client seeks to fill, including the type of work the Locum in that position would be required to do, the location at which, and the hours during which, the Locum would be required to work, and any risk to health or safety known to the Client and what steps the Client has taken to prevent or control such risks; the experience, training, qualifications and any authorisation which the Client considers are necessary, or which are required by law, or by any professional body, for the Locum to possess in order to work in the position; and any expenses payable by or to the Locum.

Introduction Criteria

Locums who meet the Client's Placement Criteria; and

Locums who have valid indemnity cover.

Standard Price List

The Company charges a Commission of either:

  • 15% of the remuneration paid (or that should be paid) by the Client to the Locum if the Client pays via direct payment on invoicing; or
  • £20 per day if the Client pays via the Company’s payment platform.

Should the Client need to cancel an Assignment (including any Assignment period extended under condition 5.2) the Client should inform the Company immediately. If the Client cancels the Assignment then the Client is liable to pay the following proportion of the Commission that would have been payable for the Assignment during or within 24 hours of the Assignment start date 100%.

  • Within one week but more than 24 hours of the Assignment start date 50%
  • Within 1 month and more than 1 week of the Assignment start date 25%
  • More than 1 month of the Assignment start date there is no charge.