Employment agents scale of fees

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Employment agent

This is a template and below is a suggested format that you may wish to follow: 

Remove anything that is not applicable to your business and add anything else you need

Permanent Staff

  1. (a) The maximum fee chargeable will be calculated as _________% of the first year’s gross salary. (This is a once only charge and not an annual fee).
    (b) (If different rates are to be charged for different classes of person, place, employment or other circumstances, please give details of rates applicable).
  2. Only the employer is liable to pay the fee.
  3. Time for payment is ________________days from invoice.
  4. If an employee terminates employment or is released by the employer within ______weeks / months of commencement, and we are informed of this in writing, we undertake to seek a replacement free of charge. This guarantee and condition is only valid if the client’s account is paid in full.
  5. (a) All advertising costs are included in the engagement fee. If special display advertising is required by the client, we will compose and insert the advertisement in the selected media on the client’s instructions and at the client’s expense.
    (b) All expenses will be charged at cost.

Temporary and Casual Staff

  1. (a) The maximum fee chargeable will be calculated at ______% of the first year’s gross salary. (This is a once only charge and not an annual fee).
    (b) (Please give details of the rates that are to be charged, including different rates for different classes of person, place, employment or other circumstances).
  2. Only the employer is liable to pay the fee.
  3. Time for payment is _________days from invoice.
  4. (a) If an employee is deemed to be unsatisfactory and we are informed of this within four (4) hours from first commencement, we will undertake to seek a replacement free of charge.  Or No replacement guarantee is offered.
  5. All advertising costs are included in the engagement fee. If special display advertising is required by the client, we will compose and insert the advertisement in the selected media on the client’s instruction and at the client’s expense.   
  6. These expenses are charged at cost.

(Please delete non-applicable terms).

This form is intended for guidance only. You may wish to adopt a completely difference format. 


Further information

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Last updated 08 Sep 2022

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