FREE 10+ Recruitment Agency Agreement Samples in MS Word | Google Docs | Apple Pages | PDF

A recruitment agency’s purpose is to help companies and businesses fill in various job positions by recruiting suitable candidates who are qualified for the positions and the company.  If the agency successfully placed candidates into the job roles that a company put out the job offers to the agency, they will be paid for their services. Currently, a lot of recruitment agencies focus on a specific market or industry such as legal services, sales, or administrative jobs just to name a few. What the recruitment agencies do is they will either look for candidates for a role provided by a company or screen the curriculum vitae of the candidates to find a suitable position and company. Furthermore, they will also provide resume workshops and interview training to help candidates get a job that is suitable for their skills and abilities. Once an agency successfully places candidates on job positions they are qualified in, they require these candidates to sign an agreement with them to ensure that the whole recruiting process was done legally. This article will guide you on how to make a recruitment agency agreement.

10+ Recruitment Agency Agreement Samples

1. Recruitment Agency Agreement Template

2. Candidate Recruitment Agency Agreement

3. Recruitment Agency Contract Agreement

4. Company Recruitment Agency Agreement

5. Recruitment Employment Agency Agreement

6. Sample Recruitment Agency Agreement

7. Recruitment Business Employment Agency Agreement

8. Agency Recruitment Agreement

9. Standard Recruitment Agency Agreement

10. Student Recruitment Agency Agreement

11. Professional Recruitment Agency Agreement

What is a Recruitment Agency Agreement?

A recruitment agency agreement is a written legal document that defines the terms and conditions around the placement of a candidate in a job position of another company fit their qualifications and the compensation of the agency for successfully placing the candidate in a job.

There are a lot of benefits of having an agreement. The benefits are:

• It will help recruitment agents do better decision-making
• The recruiter and client both understand the scope of their responsibilities
• Both parties know how long the engagement lasts
• Fee-related information is defined clearly

Recruiters need to create agreement whenever they place a candidate successfully. If they choose not to agree, they can expect certain issues such as miscommunication of requirements and questions about timing.

Details to Include in a Recruitment Agency Agreement

1. Name and address of both parties (you as the recruiting agent and your client as the qualified candidate)
2. The type of services will be delivered by the candidate
3. The duration of the work (whether is it temporary or regular employment) and the type of employment the candidate has (whether is it part-time or a full-time job)
4. The amount of the payment to be given to the candidate, how the payment will be distributed to the candidate and how much percentage will the agency get from the salary as a sort of payment for your services.
5. Confidentiality terms. State what the candidate cannot disclose to any random people regarding your company and how your recruiting processes operate.
6. Liability for losses and damages. State that you won’t be responsible for any damages or losses of properties that the candidate might have accidentally done in their workplace.
7. Dispute resolution terms. State how you will deal whenever disputes might arise between the agency and the candidate.
8. Jurisdiction of the agreement. Mention in the agreement in which state or district’s jurisdiction will the agreement apply to.  
9. Agree by putting signature lines where you and the candidate will put your signatures and the date when the contract is signed.

FAQs

When you’re done drafting the agreement and you’re about to print it to let the candidate sign it, make sure to review it first and check to see if there are any grammatical or spelling errors in it and ensure that all the information, especially the names of the parties, are accurate. Once you’ve printed the agreement, discuss it first with the candidate and mutually agree with the contents of the agreement before signing it. To help you get started agreeing, download our free sample templates above to use as your guide!