Project Resource

Candidate Agreement – Permanent or Direct Work

 

We are Project Resource Limited of 2nd Floor, Hanover House, 202 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4NN trading as Project Resource Limited & “we”, “us”, “our” & “ours” refers to Project Resource & all branch offices of Project Resource. Project Resource, for the purposes of this agreement, includes any subsidiary or associated company (as defined by s.736 Companies Act 1985) of Project Resource.

 

& "you" & "your" refers to you our candidate.

 

Terms

Our obligations to you

1           Whilst your details are registered on our database:

(a)      we may from time to time & at our sole discretion search for employment opportunities for you, usually within the Work Types, & if we consider any opportunity may be suitable we may inform you of this opportunity & any terms proposed;

(b)      we may, where appropriate in each case, arrange an interview for you to meet a Client & assist in concluding any negotiations but we offer no guarantee that an opportunity we inform you of will be capable of being progressed.

2        If you do not wish us to provide your information to any particular potential hirer it is important that you inform us in writing, providing us with sufficient detail so that we can recognise all of the persons or organisations you wish to exclude, & we cannot accept any liability if we provide your information to any potential hirer other than one you have specifically excluded.

3        If you wish us to find temporary work for you, we may do so in accordance with separate terms to be supplied upon request.

Your agreement

4        In consideration of registration of your details on our database, whilst you are so registered, you agree:

(a)      to provide us with a curriculum vitae if you have not already done so, &, if we request it, proper evidence of your entitlement to work in the United Kingdom & any qualifications or certificates that are referred to in your curriculum vitae or otherwise disclosed by you;

(b)      to provide us with any information we reasonably request & any information relevant to the decision of a Client to engage you including information that may result in the best interests of a Client being affected in any way, whether relating to your health or ability to perform work efficiently or otherwise (including charges for criminal offences & undischarged criminal convictions), together with details of any periods of sickness you may have taken during the previous twelve months & whether such sickness or any matter relating to it may in your proper opinion be likely to reoccur;

(c)      that all information you provide to us shall be full & accurate in all material respects & you acknowledge that we are entitled to & shall rely upon such information;

(d)      to our use of all information & documents we obtain, either from you or from any other party relating to you, for the purpose of locating work for you, including the provision of such information & documentation to a Client, & relevant use by the Client, but you may withdraw your consent by notice in writing to us at any time & thereafter we shall only provide such information & documents where required by law;

(e)      that clause 4(d) shall apply to information received by us both before & after commencement of any engagement we arrange;

(f)       if we request references, to provide us with details of suitable referees that are not Relatives – please see definition;

(g)      at all times to act in good faith towards us, & advise us if you wish your registration on our database to be removed;

(h)      that if we should provide you with information containing details of a Client you will inform us promptly if, within 12 months of the provision of that information, you become employed by or engaged to provide services to, either directly or indirectly, such Client, or any person connected with the Client, together with details of the employment or engagement (although there is no obligation to disclose the identity of the Client).

General

5            It is further agreed that:

(a)      whilst we shall at all times act in good faith, we may remove your registration from our database at any time & we have no obligation to provide you with any information or service other than specifically as set out in this agreement or required by law;

(b)      we do not guarantee that any work will be found & we do not accept any liability if we do not locate any such work for you, nor do we guarantee that any work found will be suitable for you;

(c)      you recognise that a Client may withdraw an opportunity at any time before you have formally agreed to become engaged by such Client, &, whilst we shall endeavour to obtain accurate information from a Client, whether as to a role or the nature of the work or otherwise, we accept no liability for information we have passed to you in good faith & cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information;

(d)      you consent to our retention & use of all records & information from you to enable us to comply with our statutory obligations;

(e)      we shall not be liable for any loss or damages if work found for you is not suitable, for any action tort or breach of contract by a Client, for any failure by us to provide any information or service, save to the extent strictly required by law or arising out of any representation made by a Client or us to you derived from inaccurate or incomplete information provided by a Client to us;

(f)       without prejudice to clause 5(e) our liability in any event, save for monies due for work done, shall be limited to direct loss only & shall not exceed £50,000 save where a limit is precluded by law;

(g)      no provision in this agreement is intended to, nor shall it, affect or prejudice any right you may have under any law relating to discrimination;

(h)      the provisions of this agreement are reasonable;

(i)       each portion of this agreement, defined by punctuation, & paragraphs, is separate, distinct & severable & to give meaning to the intention of you & us the Court may modify any portion of this agreement that may otherwise be void; subject thereto a void portion may be severed, & the remaining provisions, including any modified hereunder, shall continue in force;

(j)       clauses intended to have effect following termination shall survive termination;

(k)      this agreement will continue until terminated on one week’s written notice by one party to the other;

(l)       this agreement is the sole agreement between you & us, supersedes any previous agreement relating to our services, & may not be varied save by agreement of both you & us (whether orally or otherwise) & confirmed in writing by us & signed by our authorised officer;

(m)     the Laws of England Wales govern this agreement & the English Courts have sole jurisdiction.

Definitions & meanings

Client: a client of ours, including any third party with whom we have a relationship of any kind as a client, or potential client, who may be interested in employing you, or does employ you, or who may wish to utilise your services in any way

Relative: someone related to you, being your spouse (including by definition a civil partner) or former spouse, or being your (a) father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandmother, grandfather, grandson or granddaughter, (b) brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew or first cousin, (c) any such whether of the full blood or of the half blood or by marriage or civil partnership.