Terms & Conditions
1. Swansons Nanny Agency endeavours to introduce a suitable variety of applicants but cannot, in any way, be held responsible for any problems resulting from such an introduction and/or subsequent employment of the applicant of your choice.
2. Swansons Agency must be informed immediately an applicant is engaged, together with the date of commencement.
3. Fees are due within fourteen days of the commencement of employment. Should an employee leave within the first six weeks, Swansons Agency will endeavour to find a suitable replacement or re-imburse the employer the amount they have paid minus a charge based on a temporary fee for the number of weeks already employed.
4. Employers must notify Swansons Agency within seven days of the termination of permanent employment which occurs within the first six weeks. Re-imbursement will only be possible if the account has already been settled within the agreed fourteen days.
5. No refund will be payable to an employer should the applicant leave within the guarantee period due to the working environment and conditions being contrary to those agreed prior to the commencement of employment or due to any mistreatment of the applicant.
6. Any prospective employer who decides to engage an applicant, having previously rejected that same person when introduced by Swansons Agency, will be invoiced accordingly.
7. In the case of an applicant who is initially engaged by an employer on a temporary basis and that employment subsequently becomes permanent, either by agreement between themselves, or after the expiration of six weeks from the commencement of employment, at which time it will be deemed to become permanent, Swansons Agency must be informed by the employer who will be invoiced accordingly. An employer re-engaging a temporary Nanny already introduced by Swansons Agency must arrange this through the Agency and not the employee.
8. Within the first twelve weeks of employment the employer must produce to the employee a written contract of employment. This contract is between the employer and the employee and Swansons Agency is not party thereto.
9. The employer is responsible and accountable for Tax and National Insurance deductions to be made from the employee’s salary where applicable.
10. Swansons Agency cannot be held responsible in any way for problems, accidents, injuries, loss or damage that might arise during employment of the applicant.
11. Swansons Agency are not employers and conduct their business as agents only for the purpose of effecting introductions between persons desiring to enter into contracts for services.
12. Swansons Agency, their servants and agents accept no responsibility and are not liable for any information or representation concerning their clients or persons to whom their clients may be introduced, neither do they give or accept responsibility for any warranty concerning the history, character, age, capabilities or suitability of their clients or of such persons.
13. Swansons Agency give no representation or warranty that any situation remains, or will remain available, or that any client is, or will be available to fill any situation.
14. Swansons Agency are not liable for any loss or expense however caused by their clients or any such persons in effecting or attempting to effect a meeting following any introduction by them.
15. Swansons Agency reserves the right to change or add to the above Terms and Conditions without prior notification.