The terms & conditions for all Consultancy Projects and Contracts for Specified Services are agreed individually with each Client based on their particular requirements. As such, the terms & conditions for Contract and Permanent Staff set out below are not applicable, and our Standard Terms & Conditions for the Provision of Services (January 2006) apply. Please click here.

1. Montpelier will endeavour to supply Contract Staff to carry out assignments for the Client. The Client will specify its exact requirements by providing Montpelier with full details of the work for which the Contract staff are required and, in particular, any special skills or qualifications required.

2. At the end of each week the Client will sign the Montpelier Timesheet verifying the number of hours worked by Contract Staff during that week.

3. The Client agrees to pay the Montpelier charges as agreed with the Client at the start of the assignment (or subsequently varied by agreement). Charges are calculated based on the number of hours worked by Contract Staff (to the nearest quarter hour), and are mainly made up of the Contract Staff’s remuneration (including any holiday pay) but also includes Montpelier commission and employers national insurance contributions. Fees are subject to VAT. Charges are invoiced to the Client on a weekly basis and are payable within 7 days.

4 (a) All Contract Staff are engaged by Montpelier under Contracts for Services and are deemed to be under the supervision, direction and control of the Client for the duration of the Assignment. As such the Client agrees to be responsible for all and any wilful or negligent acts or omissions of Contract Staff as though Contract Staff were an employee of the Client. The Client will comply in all respects with all statutes, codes of practice and legal requirements to which the Client is ordinarily subject in respect of its own employees including the provision of adequate Employers and Public Liability Insurance cover for Contract Staff during all assignments but excluding those matters covered by 4 (b) below.

4 (b) Montpelier will assume responsibility for payment of remuneration to the Contract Staff and for deduction and payment of all statutory contributions in respect of National Insurance Contributions and Schedule E Income Tax (PAYE) as required by law.

5. Whilst every effort is made by Montpelier to meet the requirements of the Client, no liability will be accepted by Montpelier for any loss, expense, damage or delay arising from any failure to provide any Contract Staff or from the negligence, dishonesty, misconduct or lack of skills of any Contract Staff provided.

6. Any Contract Staff or former Contract Staff who within 6 months of being introduced to the Client by Montpelier are engaged by the Client or introduced to other employers by the Client resulting in an engagement, will render the Client liable to the payment of the Introduction Fee calculated in accordance with clause 7 above (Permanent Staff).