Global Legal Notices - USA

Terms & Conditions

Standard Conditions for Permanent Candidates

1. All and any business undertaken by Michael Page International (“MP”) is transacted subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set out. MP is acting in the capacity of an employment agency.

2. Upon provision, by the work-seeker (“Candidate”), of a full and accurate resume, MP shall, at its sole discretion, search for suitable employment positions on behalf of the Candidate. The type of employment sought for the Candidate will be as detailed on the Candidate Registration Schedule.

3. Before any work finding services are provided the Candidate shall provide MP with satisfactory evidence of the Candidate’s identity which shall include, but not be limited to, a certified copy of the Candidate’s passport or birth certificate. If, in respect of any prospective employment, the Candidate is required by law, any professional body or by the hirer (“Client”) to hold or have any experience, training qualifications and/or authorizations, the Candidate shall provide MP with:

(a) up to date copies of such qualifications and/or authorizations; and

(b) the names of two referees (who are not relatives of the Candidate) who the Candidate agrees that MP may approach at any time for the purpose of obtaining references about the Candidate.

4. The Candidate consents to the disclosure of all relevant information (which is reasonably required to progress any application) including but not limited to copies of qualifications, authorizations and/or references by MP to the Client.

5. The Candidate shall immediately inform MP should there be any reason or circumstance under which it would be detrimental to the interests of MP, the Client or the Candidate for the Candidate to take up a particular position with a Client.

6. MP shall be under no obligation to find employment for the Candidate.

7. The Candidate should not engage in any conduct which is detrimental to the interests of MP, would negatively affect MP’s relationship with the Client or is likely to bring MP into disrepute.

8. The Candidate having any complaint in connection with the work finding services shall have the right to present a complaint in writing to a Director or Senior Manager of MP.

9. If, following an introduction from MP, the Candidate receives an offer of employment or engagement to work for or with a Client introduced by MP, the

Candidate shall inform MP immediately and provide MP with full details of the offer including a copy of the offer letter/contract of employment if requested.

10. An offer of employment is not made until written details are received from the Client. MP does not accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for any loss suffered by the Candidate by reason of the Candidate’s decision to resign from his/her current employment or engagement before or after receipt of the client’s written offer.

Standard Conditions for Temporary Workers

Temporary Workers are engaged under a contract for services, the terms of which are set out below and which apply to each and every assignment.

1. All and any business undertaken by Michael Page International (“MP”) is transacted subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set out each of which shall be incorporated or implied in any agreement between MP and the work-seeker (“Temporary Worker”). MP is operating in the capacity of an employment business.

2. MP agrees to offer suitable assignment work to the Temporary Worker with a hirer (“Client”) requiring such a Temporary Worker. The types of work and expected rates of pay to be sought on behalf of the Temporary Worker are outlined in the Candidate Registration Schedule. Final terms and conditions will be issued at the commencement of an assignment, detailing the actual rate of pay and the type of work to be undertaken.

3. MP reserves the right to offer any assignment as it may elect to such Temporary Worker where that assignment is suitable for several Temporary Workers.

The Temporary Worker is under no obligation to accept such an offer but, if accepted, he/she owes the normal common law duties of a worker as far as they are reasonably applicable.

4. It is a condition of this Agreement that the Temporary Worker shall, before the commencement of any assignment, have provided MP with satisfactory evidence of the Temporary Worker’s identity which shall include, but not be limited to, a certified copy of the Temporary Worker’s passport or a birth certificate.

5. If, in respect of any assignment, the Temporary Worker is required by law, any professional body or by the Client to hold any qualifications and/or authorizations, the Temporary Worker shall provide MP with:

(a) up to date copies of such qualifications or authorizations; and

(b) the names of two referees (who are not relatives of the Temporary Worker) who the Temporary Worker agrees that MP may approach for the purpose of obtaining references about the Temporary Worker. The Temporary Worker also consents to the disclosure of such qualifications, authorizations and/or references by MP to the Client.

6. MP shall pay to the Temporary Worker wages calculated at an hourly rate, to be determined prior to the commencement of the assignment, subject to deductions for which MP is required by law to make deductions. The standard payment interval will be weekly with any alternative interval being notified prior to the individual assignment. The Temporary Worker shall be required to provide time sheets signed by the Client agreeing the hours worked by the Temporary Worker on a weekly basis. In addition, the Temporary Worker shall promptly comply with any other rule or request (either from the Client or MP) to provide information and/or documentation in respect of the hours worked by the Temporary Worker. Failure by the Temporary Worker to provide any evidence of hours worked may delay payment for such hours. MP will not withhold payment of the Temporary Worker’s wages through reason of non-receipt of payments from the Client.

7. The Temporary Worker shall at all times when services are due to a Client comply with the following conditions:

(a) Not to engage in any conduct detrimental to the interests of the Client;

(b) To be present during the times or for the total number of hours during each day and/or week as may be agreed with the Client. In this respect the

Temporary Worker agrees that he/she may from time to time agree to work for more than an average of 48 hours per week in any period of 17 consecutive weeks. The Temporary Worker may withdraw from this option on giving three months written notice to the Client. For administration purposes, the

Temporary Worker should also notify MP of the withdrawal of consent at the same time as he/she notifies the Client.

(c) To take all reasonable steps to safeguard his/her own safety and the safety of any other person who may be affected by his/her actions at work;

(d) To comply with any rules or obligations relating to discipline and/or health and safety in force from time to time at the premises where services are performed to the extent that they are reasonably applicable;

(e) To comply with all reasonable instructions and requests regarding the scope of the agreed services made by the Client;

(f) Not to at any time during or after any assignment divulge or make known to any person or any competitor of the Client, nor use for his/her own or any other person’s benefit any confidential information (which shall remain the property of the Client) in relation to the trade secrets, operations and business affairs of the Client. Further to immediately surrender all documents, samples, tools and equipment provided by the Client on the cessation of the assignment.

8. All intellectual property conceived or made by the Temporary Worker (either alone or with others) in the course of any assignment shall belong to the Client and the Temporary Worker agrees to assign all its interest in any such intellectual property to the Client or its nominee. If requested to do so, the Temporary

Worker shall execute any documentation which the Client shall deem necessary to give effect to this provision.

9. The Temporary Worker shall immediately inform MP and the Client should there be any reason or circumstance under which it would be detrimental to the interests of MP, the Client or the Temporary Worker for the assignment to continue.

10. The Temporary Worker is requested to advise MP of any other assignment or vacancies that he/she may have been informed of by the Client. The Temporary

Worker is requested to inform MP of any offer of extended assignment or permanent employment with the Client. If an offer of employment, arising from an assignment or secondment is made within twelve months then the Temporary Worker is requested to advise MP of his/her employment.

11. MP shall be under no obligation to provide work for the Temporary Worker and this Agreement creates no obligation on MP to provide the Temporary Worker with a specified number of hours work in any day or any week.

12. MP may terminate this agreement without notice at any time and for any reason at MP’s sole discretion and instruct the Temporary Worker to end an assignment with a Client at any time. The Temporary Worker may terminate this agreement on 24 hours written notice.

13. The Temporary Worker should not engage in any conduct, which is detrimental to the interests of MP, would negatively affect MP’s relationship with the

Client or is likely to bring MP into disrepute.

14. The Temporary Worker having any complaint in connection with the temporary work, or the conduct of or relations with the Client or any employee of the

Client shall have the right to present a complaint in writing to a Director or Senior Manager of the Company.

15. The Temporary Worker and MP acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall not create an employer-employee relationship between MP and the Temporary Worker.

16. MP does not accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Temporary Worker as a result of this assignment being terminated by either MP or the Client.

Privacy Policy

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

Michael Page's online service is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We want to provide a safe and secure user experience.  We will ensure that the information you submit to us via our website at michaelpage.com (The Michael Page Site) remains private, and is only used for the purposes set out in this policy.

The Information We Collect and How We Use It

Your personal details, including your name, e-mail address and CV, are held and used by us for the following purposes:

• For matching your coded details with job vacancies, to assist us in finding you the position that most suits you;
• For keeping you informed of Michael Page services, news and wider developments in your chosen field;
• For tailoring the version of our website you see when you log on to make it relevant to you; and/or
• For compiling salary and other surveys of our candidates.

Disclosures of your information

We will share your information within the Michael Page group of companies where necessary in order to provide you with our recruitment services.

It is possible that Michael Page could merge or be acquired by another business. If this happens, we may share the information that relates to you with the new owners of the business and their advisers. You will be sent notice of such an event.

Your CV and related information will be sent to prospective employers but only where you give your consent.

We may also release information relating to you to regulatory or law enforcement authorities, if required to do so. We also reserve the right to disclose the information we have collected about you to our professional advisors and to other persons to the extent that Michael Page contracts out any aspect of the operation of its recruitment agency services.  These third parties will be acting under similar undertakings of confidentiality as Michael Page.

Job Alerts

To subscribe to job alerts emails, you will be required to provide your e-mail address, which will be used for the purpose of keeping you informed, by e-mail, of the latest jobs in your nominated industry and/or industry news via job alerts.

Should you decide that you no longer wish to receive this information, unsubscribe links are provided in every job alert email that you receive.

Job alerts can also be received via RSS feeds without having to provide your email address.

Curriculum vitae ('CV')

We give you the option of submitting your CV via this website. You can do this either to apply for a specific advertised job or for consideration by our recruitment consultants for positions as they come up. Although your CV will be stored online, it will only be accessible by Michael Page group recruitment consultants. Your CV will also be e-mailed directly to our recruitment consultants who review your details and enter them onto our central in-house database.

You can update your CV at any time, simply by following the same procedure to submit a new CV. Your old CV will automatically be replaced. 

Aggregate Information about Michael Page online visitors

We gather information and statistics collectively about all visitors to this website and all of the Michael Page websites worldwide, for example, which area users' access most frequently and which services users' access the most. We only use such data in the aggregate form. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users and how we can continually improve our online services to create a better overall experience for our users.  We also publish some of this information on the Michael Page websites worldwide.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small data file which is sent from a web server to a web browser when that browser visits the server's site. Find out more about the use of cookies onwww.allaboutcookies.org. Cookies are used, on the michaelpage.com website to remember your login, to track web traffic on an aggregate basis so that no individuals are identified, to keep session information such as your last search (this information is disposed of every time you close your web browser). Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies. If you want to know how to do this please look at the help menu on your browser[1]. However, switching off cookies will restrict your use of our website.  

Access

You have the right at any time to ask us for a copy of the information supplied by you that we hold. We have the right to charge an administrative fee for this service. If you would like to make a request for information, please contact webmaster@michaelpage.us.com. You also have the right to ask Michael Page to stop using your information.

Other websites

Please note that clicking on to links and banner advertisements may result in your transfer to another website, where data privacy practices may be different to that of Michael Page. Visitors should consult the other websites' privacy policies as we are not responsible for, and have no control over, information that is submitted to or collected by these third parties.

Internet-based transfers

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an basis. Therefore, by browsing this web site and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

This privacy policy may be changed by Michael Page at any time.  If we change our privacy policy in the future, we will set out those changes here, so that you will always know what personal information we gather, the purposes we might use it for and to whom we might disclose it. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about Michael Page's online privacy commitment, please feel free to e-mail us at webmaster@michaelpage.us.com or call your local office to speak to one of our representatives