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Recruitment Agency Question

Claire

Hi all

Can anyone help please.

We used a temp through an agency back in August. This guy wants to join us, and we would like him to join, but I am unsure whether the agency could still claim an introduction fee for him. I have searched high and low but cannot see anything about timescales.

He last worked 1 shift at the start of August.

Can someone please save me from trawling through pages of the internet!

TIA

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  • It will depend on the terms you have with the agency so you should look there.
    Usually there will be a clause that you can't employ them for 6 or 12 months without paying the fee.
    For future terms, agree what will happen if a temp goes perm - good agencies will often discount off what you have already paid them
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  • It will depend on the terms you have with the agency so you should look there.
    Usually there will be a clause that you can't employ them for 6 or 12 months without paying the fee.
    For future terms, agree what will happen if a temp goes perm - good agencies will often discount off what you have already paid them
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  • in reply to Elsa Knight
    Hi there there is nothing in the terms that talks about employing after a certain time period. There are details of temp to perm, but he has not been used by the agency since August, and they are not using anyone via this agency any more as they are so expensive. I just wondered if there was a blanket period of time where it would be written off.
  • in reply to Claire

    It comes down to the agreement in place, as Ray, Maya and Elsa have said. If this occurs again and the person is still temping for the agency, they will find out about it because the person will not be available for any more temp roles and agencies can be very determined in chasing for payment, including taking legal action, as it is unfortunately not unusual for employers to attempt to dodge fees.

    You also need to check whether they sent their terms and conditions to anyone else and if that document contains a fee that would apply. I have had T&Cs sent to me with a covering email that states if we do not respond, these are the terms that will apply. I don't know how enforcable that is, but wouldn't want the nuisance of finding out via legal action.