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| Re: Keeping it together |
| Author: | Tom Atkinson |
| Date: | Tuesday, 27th Jul 2010 16:58 |
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| Category: | Fees and Terms of Business | | URL: | http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=210027 |
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Hi Selina,
Just out of court from winning a perm case in Birmingham today based upon terms not being signed before placement.
The answer is "Yes" - but -
Alweays send the terms with or before the CV and keep a copy of the e mail in case.
Good luck. Tom. |
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| Re: Keeping it together |
| Author: | liz |
| Date: | Wednesday, 28th Jul 2010 18:37 |
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| Category: | Fees and Terms of Business | | URL: | http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=210027 |
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Also just had a minor issue with a client. The legal advice that I was given is that ideally you need:
Either signed terms OR
Email to state that they have received the terms.
If you don't have either of those then each case is taken on it's own merit and will depend on the people in court on the day.
So, we've started emailing and saying 'please either sign the terms or simply reply to this email to state that you've received them.'
This way those that cannot be bothered to print, sign and return have it much easier by just sending a quick reply. |
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| Re: Keeping it together |
| Author: | Ben Stoneham |
| Date: | Thursday, 29th Jul 2010 10:05 |
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| Category: | Fees and Terms of Business | | URL: | http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=210027 |
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Hi Selina,
As Tom says, providing you have supplied your terms and conditions at the appropriate points in the process (before you supply them with anything else!), you should be in a position where you could claim as there would be deemed to be an implicit agreement to those terms (subject to usual tests of reasonableness, fairness etc).
That said taking people to court should always be the last option - Lawyers just get rich and if you have a signed set of Ts&Cs, you are much more likely to find a client will comply with them without recourse to legal action.
In our own business we've switched over to getting our contract terms and conditions done using electronic signatures. This makes use of digitally certified PDF documents sent via email and tracked online and as just as enforceable as a pen signature these days (If you want to try it, it's quite an easy thing to setup, email me directly and I'd be happy to help).
The benefit is that we can get a contract out, signed and back same day.. Our typical cycle for this was around 2 weeks and that was with some chasing (even when we supplied SAEs!). Customers seem happy with it too.
regards,
Ben
http://www.evolvedb.co.uk |
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| Re: Keeping it together |
| Author: | on my own |
| Date: | Tuesday, 24th Aug 2010 21:07 |
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| Category: | Fees and Terms of Business | | URL: | http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=210027 |
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Have I missed something here - why is echosign different, don't most clients just print the TOB, sign and fax them back?
By the way Selina, we don't do any work until the signed TOB come back. If they don't, we feel that the vacancy is not properly qualified, therefore, not an urgent requirement. |
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