Agency Finders Fee

[mwigham85]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick one, If I'm not registered for an agency that puts me forward for an Interview are they still legally entitled to a finders fee? I'm only asking this because I've been offered a permanent job and the agency have told him they want me to go on a 6 month temp contract with them or pay £4,500 up front or I can't work for him and he thinkls it's too much. I've never registered with them and they only have my C/V because they got it from the C/V Library.

Thanks Mike

 

[Knobhead]

Just tell the prospective employer you will work for him on a six month temporary contract, you will not work for a third party.
Seems simple enough to me.

Tell the agency to remove your CV from their records as at no point have you asked then to act for you. Although it is partly your fault for putting your CV on the net.

 

[trev]

Trev, first and last warning!!!!

If you continue slagging off agencies (as above) ,I will have no other option than to buy you a pint the next time I see you.

Your payment of a "pint" is subject to contractual deductions of course. These will be 20% tax, 15% finders fee and a charge via an umbrella company to pay the bar staff. You may have enough left over for a packet of pork scratchings pmsl :rofl:

Sorry mate, it won't not happen again

 

[telectrix]

at least not until the next time.

 

[Paul.M]

Sorry mate, it won't not happen again

And it better not Trev.... I cant afford 2 packets of pork scratchings


@ the OP. Did you say that the agency got your CV from CV library? Is not that public information which is free for all???? Hint Hint.

 

[Guest111]

If you didn't seek work from the agency,basically they found you and as such you should not have to pay them anything.Different rules apply when you work for an agency,then they may be entitled to ask for a "finders fee" but in this case as far as I can see,you owe them nothing,in fact if you ended up taking the job and your employer eneded up paying them the 4 grand or whatever it is then if it were me in your position then I'd be asking THEM for my cut,on the basis that they wouldn't have the money off him if you hadn't taken the job.