Terms & Conditions

This Terms & Conditions applies only to www.procontractjobs.com. The website is operated by Pro Contract Jobs Limited. Once using our site and our services, you are under the terms of our terms and conditions and of third parties.

Use of the Site
Our services provide job sourcing to prospective employees, employment opportunities for careers and staffing purposes. All downloads of information may be printed but not for commercial use. Other information may not be copied, distributed or forwarded from this site. All copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights in the site and the material available on the site belong to Pro Contract Jobs and/ or third parties. No proprietary rights apply.

Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003
Pro Contract Jobs is a job board which enables viewing and assessing; it does not introduce or supply workers to recruiters. This means we do not;

• Select suitable Candidates for recruiters.
• Obtain identities, qualifications or training for the role to be filled.
• Undertake requirements imposed by law or permit information fulfilling the role.
• We do not take references or any other background checks.
• We do not assess suitability or unsuitability for the roles.
• No accommodation assistance.

Looking for work?

• Check the identity of the recruiter.
• Nature of the business.
• Commencement date and duration of position.
• Type of Work/ Contract.
• Location, hours and health and safety.
• Experience, training, qualification and authorization necessary by law to undertake the position.
• Expenses.

Recruiter/ Employer?

• Check the identity of the employee.
• Check experience, training, and qualifications.
• Check authorization required by law.
• Obtain necessary references and criminal record checks in accordance with the criminal records bureau.

CVs and Job Advertisements
We are not liable for;

• CVS and job postings provided by the site which have initiated from an agent.
• CV content advertisements.
• Third party suppliers and suitability of employees.
• Clients should take independent verification to protect themselves against loss or damage.

Service Agreement
We will make every effort to maintain a continuous service but on occasion, there will be interruptions and delays to the site out of our control. We are at liberty to alter the design and functionality of the site at any time.

Third Party Liability
We are not responsible for any loss or damage suffered by a third party as a result of using our site, we are also not responsible for a loss of earnings, profit, consequential loss or speculative loss which includes, death or personal injury caused by negligence.

Terms and Conditions of Business for Recruiters
Services will only commence once an order form has been processed and returned to us, approved and signed by the customer. Services will only commence when payment has been received and cleared.

Costs
Prices are in accordance with our Rate card and for the time period stated on our order form. Any discounts agreed in writing are confidential to Pro Contract Jobs and may not be disclosed by the customer to a third party.

Payments
All prices on our rate cards are exclusive of VAT. Late payment costs stand at a rate of 3% above base rate. This applies to any non-payment of 28 days or longer.

Closure of Account
Closure of account or termination of the contract must be given in writing: In the event of Pro Contract Jobs becoming insolvent, cease to trade or liquidate, all contracts will terminate. We will undertake to terminate any contracts with organisations that are in breach of our Terms and Conditions i.e. if a client becomes insolvent, closes or goes into liquidation.

Liability Agreement
We will not be liable for any instance of personal injury or any instance of negligence during the contract term for our services.

Loading Jobs
We will undertake to load job postings within 24 hours, this may be within seconds but we guarantee within 24 hours.

Our Site Conditions
At our discretion and without liability, it is within our rights to remove any job posting that breaches our conditions:
The Rules are:

1. You are not allowed to post jobs that affect other clients in the same arena.
2. No use of bad language, in the job description, titles or any text, repetition of wording or relisting in an Offensive way.
3. All postings must be genuine, no products or services apply. No pyramid selling schemes or anything entitled “Business Opportunity”.
4. No URL links to products allowed.

Discrimination
Job postings which contain discriminatory elements such as sex, race and disability may result in legal proceedings. At will, we will remove such advertisements without refund and inform you accordingly.

All clients must agree to act in a professional manner and you are unable to take action against Pro Contract Jobs in the event of a court case.

We do not guarantee responses to job postings or suitability for the role you are obligated to take your own checks to ensure suitability of the applicant, qualifications and personal characteristics.

All machinery and technical assistance provided to the applicant will be your responsibility.

Uploading external links from your posting which are illegal or could result in a dispute with Pro Contract Jobs will be removed.

Third Party Connections
Pro Contract Jobs has the right to forward to third-party links via the website.

Browser Policy
Database - Rights in the database
Pro Contract Jobs has all database rights, copyright and intellectual property rights to the Pro Contract Jobs database. You have no rights to retain databases or use databases without consent.

Using our Database
Your database search will be in accordance with your contract:

1. Downloading, use of back-office site, functionality, suitability of candidates.
2. Use of individuals for a specific job vacancy.
3. Use of information for own recruitment purposes under terms of the contract.

No No’s (You may not):

1. Sell, copy, a forward to the third party for the use of licensed material, supply for profit or inappropriate Use. Automatically download the database.
2. Suitable candidates are only to be used for job vacancies in accordance with data protection act (1998).
3. You are liable for hacking into Pro Contract Jobs if your anti-virus software is not updated or fully functional.

Replacement of Database Material
You are obligated to delete all old material uploaded to the site and replace it with current or up to Date literature.

Candidate Courtesy
Pro Contract Jobs is not liable for any disputes brought about by accessing the candidate database or any disputes between your chosen applicants and yourselves.

Client Passwords
Passwords given to clients are for personal use only, please ensure that passwords are confidential and kept in a secure place. Any unauthorised use of a password is in breach of our Terms and Conditions.

Advertisers
All advertisers to Pro Contract Jobs must adhere to our terms and conditions laid out below;

• Submitted advertising campaigns need to be with Pro Contract Jobs 3 days before upload, appropriate format applies.
• Alterations to campaigns must be submitted in writing by email 2 days before going live.
• You are responsible for all advertising materials that are required by legislation and code of practice.
• If we feel that your material or content is illegal, open to liability or we have received complaints we will remove your advertisement at will, with no notice.
• If you are an employment agency/ business it is your responsibility to ensure that your job postings comply with the data protection act, employment agency’s act, conduct of employment agencies and employment business regulations 2003.
• Any goods or services relating to your campaign are within your own responsibility i.e. harmful or illegal.
• We are not responsible for the cost of running your campaign, any liability resulting in the advertising of your product, no liability for loss of profit or business.

Your CV
When you submit your CV to Pro Contract Jobs, it is stored on our recruitment database solely for the purposes of the recruitment process. We use our best efforts to ensure that your CV and personal information is not submitted to prospective employers until we have received consent from you. Some employers may be located inside and outside the European Economic Area.

Updates
We do our best to ensure that all information held relating to you is kept up-to-date and complete. We require you to send us updates on your current situation and if you want to be removed from our database. We will respond to your requests to change or remove your information in an efficient and timely manner. In order to keep up to date with your precise requirements, you may from time to time receive relevant information and reminders from us connected to the service you have requested.
This complies with The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations of 2003. If you would rather not receive any updates from us, please contact us at [email protected]

Enquiries
Any changes that we make to our Privacy Policy will be set out here on the website. If at any time, you have questions or concerns about the policy please contact us at [email protected] and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.

Equal Opportunities

Introduction
Pro Contract Jobs recognises that it is essential to provide equal opportunities to all persons without discrimination. This policy sets out the organisation's position on equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, including recruitment and promotion, giving guidance and encouragement to employees at all levels to act fairly and prevent discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, part-time and fixed term contract status, age, sexual orientation or religion.

Statement of Policy

1. It is the policy of Pro Contract Jobs to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.The organisation is committed not only to its legal obligations but also to the positive promotion of equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.
2. The organisation recognises that adhering to the Equal Opportunities Policy, combined with relevant employment policies and practices, maximises the effective use of individuals in both the organisation’s and employees´ best interests. Pro Contract Jobs recognises the great benefits in having a diverse workforce with different backgrounds, solely employed on ability.
3. The application of recruitment, training, and promotion policies to all individuals will be on the basis of job requirements and the individual’s ability and merits.
4. All employees of the organisation will be made aware of the provisions of this policy.

Recruitment and Promotion

1. Advertisements for posts will give sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post. Information about vacant posts will be provided in such a manner that does not restrict its audience in terms of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion.
2. Recruitment literature will not imply a preference for one group of applicants unless there is a genuine occupational qualification which limits the post to this particular group, in which case this must be clearly stated.
3. All vacancies will be circulated internally.
4. All descriptions and specifications for posts will include only requirements that are necessary and justifiable for the effective performance of the job.
5. All selection will be thorough, conducted against defined criteria and will deal only with the applicant’s suitability for the job. Where it is necessary to ask questions relating to personal circumstances, these will be related purely to job requirements and asked to all candidates.

Employment

1. Pro Contract Jobs will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion in the allocation of duties between employees employed at any level with comparable job descriptions.
2. Pro Contract Jobs will put in place any reasonable measures and/or adjustments within the workplace for those employees who become disabled during employment or for disabled appointees.
3. All employees will be considered solely on their merits for career development and promotion with equal opportunities for all.

Training

1. Employees will be provided with appropriate training regardless of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion.
2. All employees will be encouraged to discuss their career prospects and training needs with their Line Manager or the HR Department.

Grievances and victimisation

1. Pro ContractJobsemphasises that discrimination is unacceptable conduct which may lead to disciplinary action under the organisation’s Disciplinary Procedure.
2. Any complaints of discrimination will be pursued through the organisation's Grievance Procedure.

See also:
Pro Contract Jobs Privacy Policy
Pro Contract Jobs Cookie Policy
Pro Contract Jobs Refund Policy