Terms of service.

These terms govern your use of the Commit Talent website at committalent.com and any recruitment services provided by Commit Talent Ltd ("Commit Talent", "we", "us", "our"). By engaging us, you ("the Client") agree to these terms unless we have signed a separate written engagement letter that says otherwise.

1. Who we are

Commit Talent Ltd is a company registered in Scotland under Companies House number SC890527. We provide recruitment services regulated by the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Where the legislation refers to opting out of these regulations, we do not require any candidate to opt out.

2. Services

We provide three categories of service:

• Permanent placement — sourcing and introducing candidates for permanent employment with the Client.
• Contract recruitment (IR35-aware) — sourcing contractors for fixed-term engagements. We will determine and disclose our view of the IR35 status of each assignment in writing before any introduction is made.
• Embedded recruitment — short-term in-house recruitment support, where we operate as part of the Client's hiring team under a separate engagement letter.

3. Fees and pricing

Flat fee. Our permanent placement fee is a flat amount agreed in writing before any candidate is introduced. There is no retainer, no exclusivity, and no minimum spend unless explicitly agreed.

Payable only on hire. The fee falls due when the Client (or any company within the Client's group) issues a written offer of employment to a candidate we have introduced and that offer is accepted.

Payment terms. Invoices are payable within 14 days of the candidate's start date. Late payment is subject to statutory interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.

Contract recruitment. For contractors placed by us, fees are charged on a margin basis or as a flat introduction fee, set out in the relevant assignment confirmation.

4. Introductions

A candidate is "introduced" when we send their CV, profile or identifying information to the Client by any channel (email, message, ATS, in person).

If the Client, or any associated or successor company, employs or engages an introduced candidate within 12 months of the date of introduction — whether for the original role or any other — the full fee is payable. This applies regardless of whether the Client made independent contact with the candidate during that period.

5. Replacement guarantee

If a permanent placement leaves voluntarily, or is dismissed for performance or conduct, within 12 weeks of their start date, we will re-run the search for the same role at no additional fee. The replacement guarantee applies only where:

• the original fee has been paid in full and on time;
• the Client notifies us within 14 days of the departure;
• the role and brief are materially unchanged.

The guarantee does not apply where the role has been made redundant, the team has been restructured, or the candidate has left due to a fundamental change in their terms of employment.

6. Candidate screening

Every candidate we shortlist has been on a technical screening call with us. We provide written notes alongside each CV covering stack fit, likely concerns and reference status. We do not warrant the accuracy of any statement made to us by a candidate; the Client remains responsible for verifying right-to-work, qualifications and references before making an offer.

7. Confidentiality

Each party will keep confidential any non-public information shared by the other in the course of an engagement, including role briefs, salary bands, candidate information, and the existence and terms of this agreement. This obligation survives termination.

8. Equality and diversity

We comply with the Equality Act 2010. We will not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic when sourcing, screening or introducing candidates, and we will not act on any Client instruction that would require us to do so.

9. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot be excluded by law. Subject to that, our total liability for any claim arising from an engagement is limited to the fees paid by the Client to Commit Talent in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

We are not liable for the conduct, performance, attendance, or any act or omission of any candidate after they have been employed or engaged by the Client.

10. Termination

Either party may terminate an engagement by giving 30 days' written notice. Fees accrued before the termination date, and fees due for candidates introduced during the engagement and hired within the 12-month introduction window, remain payable.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of Scotland. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with them is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent via our contact form.