Charging Candidates, Recruitment law?
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A mate of mine has recently been offered a job to go over to India to educate the call centre operatives about UK culture and language (hopefully he will tell them about trade unions and force up their hourly rates, but I digress).
However, the agency that put him up for the job originally asked him for £500 if he accepted the job (to which he replied "Feck right off"). Now they are getting him to sign a contract which says that if he leaves within 6 months (possibly 12) that he will pay them £500.
Now I work in recruitment and even to me, this sounds like extortion.
Does anyone know if this contract would stand up in court?
However, the agency that put him up for the job originally asked him for £500 if he accepted the job (to which he replied "Feck right off"). Now they are getting him to sign a contract which says that if he leaves within 6 months (possibly 12) that he will pay them £500.
Now I work in recruitment and even to me, this sounds like extortion.
Does anyone know if this contract would stand up in court?
Whooah!
I too work in recruitment and would strongly suspect that your contact is being taken for a ride.
From memory I thought that no recruitment business / agency is permitted to charge ANYTHING for services to candidates. I would recommend that they report them to someone or other - not sure who thought... DTI?
I too work in recruitment and would strongly suspect that your contact is being taken for a ride.
From memory I thought that no recruitment business / agency is permitted to charge ANYTHING for services to candidates. I would recommend that they report them to someone or other - not sure who thought... DTI?
That's ridiculous - number 1 don't sign it and number 2 did they explain about the £££s before he went for the job?
He might have difficulty in Court if he accepted the terms at outset, I suppose
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On second thoughts I'll be nice to you recruitment guys, I need services of a good consultant to get me my next secure line of beer/optimax tokens....
He might have difficulty in Court if he accepted the terms at outset, I suppose
XM5er said:
Things like this give us all a bad name.
...... On second thoughts I'll be nice to you recruitment guys, I need services of a good consultant to get me my next secure line of beer/optimax tokens....
No Recruitment company based in the UK can charge a candidate for placing said candidate.
Recruitment companies make money by charging the client where the candidate is placed.
Check if the company are members of the REC (Recruitment Employment Confederation). If so contact them and let them know what has happened.
Any Recruitment Business worth its salt will be a member.
Recruitment companies make money by charging the client where the candidate is placed.
Check if the company are members of the REC (Recruitment Employment Confederation). If so contact them and let them know what has happened.
Any Recruitment Business worth its salt will be a member.
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