Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Business Issued February 2011

These terms and conditions of business outline the basis upon which, Crew and Concierge International Yacht Crew Agency, a Palma registered Company will specialize in the introduction of professional yacht personnel (Crew).

Crew or Applicant: Any person or Company submitting their information on the website, making verbal contact to Company agents, or by faxing their details or otherwise indicating their want to find employment by the Company.

Employer: Any person requesting Crew from the Company, this can be the Owner of the vessel, the Captain or any head of department acting on behalf of the Owner or the Captain.

Crew and Concierge is a referral agency, our role is the introduction of Crew to Clients and any employment agreed upon or contract entered into by the Client and Crew remains the responsibility of the Client.

The Company will make every effort to interview and check candidates references, however it is recommended that the employer conducts their own interview and reference checks prior to entering into an employment agreement.

Fees

There are no fees for crew wishing to register and seek employment with Crew and Concierge.

For Employers

Permanent placement (more than three months) - 80% of the first month's salary

Seasonal placement (more than one month but less than three months) - 60% of one month's salary

Temporary placement (less than one month) - 20% of total salary earned

All fees subject to VAT at 18%, except where an employer can provide evidence of zero rated VAT status that satisfies our accountants.
Crew placement fees are due within 30 days of the date employment commenced for full time placements and 14 days for seasonal and temporary placements. Interest will be charged at 5% per month on overdue invoices. For credit card payments there will be a 3% surcharge on the total amount.
In the event that a full time placement leaves within three months from the date employment commenced where the invoice has not been paid and the employer choses not to use our warranty replacement, we reserve the right to change the status of the placement to temporary and charge the 20% temporary placement fee for time served instead.

In the event that the employer fails to immediately declare to us that he has received any information or documentation relating to a candidate, from whatever source, prior to us providing the employer information regarding said candidate, we reserve the right to claim the introduction as our own, and charge a fee accordingly.

In the event that any Crew introduced by Crew and Concierge, are employed or re-employed by the Client within the period of one year from the date of our initial introduction, the client will be charged the applicable placement fee.

Full time placement Warranty

Warranty shall only be for full time placements where the invoice was paid within 30 days of the date employment commenced, and if the Company is notified within 48 hours of the decision being made to terminate employment of the Crew member.

If employment is terminated by either party within the first three months of the date of employment commencing, there will be no charge for replacing the Crew member.

No warranty will be applicable in any of the following cases:

Change in Ownership

Change in Captain or more than 50% of the Crew

Major change in schedule from that planned at the time of hire

Failure by the Captain or Owner to provide a safe working environment

Major change in job description from that for which the candidate was hired

Warranty is limited to one replacement.

Rights to information

You, the employer, agree to hold confidentially the identity of the candidates submitted by the Company and further agree not to pass on or otherwise distribute resumes or contact information for applicants received from the Company to any third party, other than for the purpose of reference verification. Any resume distributed to a third party shall be classed as a placement made and an invoice submitted to the original recipient for payment for each resume forwarded. Furthermore, in the event that the Employer does not use one of Crew and Concierge's applicants to fill the vacancy, the Employer is obliged to provide the name of the successful applicant so that Crew and Concierge can verify this.

As a Crew member seeking employment you are providing the Company with information and warranting such information as an accurate and a true representation of your experience, skills and qualifications. You further agree that this information may be distributed by the company to third parties without your knowledge for the purpose of finding employment, reference verification or any other purpose deemed appropriate by the Company including release of information for the purpose of background checks and reference verification.