Terms & Conditions

GENERAL SERVICE AGREEMENT

THIS GENERAL SERVICE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated <>

BETWEEN:

……………………………………………………………………………… of  ……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………, England

(The “Client”)

AND –

Southbank Staffing Solutions Ltd of 178B Camberwell Grove, LONDON, England, SE5 8RH

(The “Contractor”)

BACKGROUND:

 The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide services to the Client.

The Contractor is agreeable to providing such services to the Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the “Party” and collectively the “Parties” to this Agreement) agree as follows:

Services Provided

The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor to provide the Client with services (the “Services”) consisting of :

Safely collecting specimens and transporting it to the laboratory for analysis

The Services will also include any other tasks which the Parties may agree on.  The Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client.

Term of Agreement

The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) will begin on the date of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect until the completion of the Services, subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement.  The Term of this Agreement may be extended with the written consent of the Parties.

In the event that either Party wishes to terminate this Agreement, that Party will be required to provide 7 days written notice to the other Party.

Performance

The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this Agreement take effect.

Currency

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amounts referred to in this Agreement are in GBP.

Compensation

For the services rendered by the Contractor as required by this Agreement, the Client will provide compensation (the “Compensation”) to the Contractor as follows:

A Phlebotomy Charge, plus all charges associated with the processing and analysing of the specimens as determined by the laboratory.

Invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due within 7 days of receipt.

The Contractor will be responsible for all income tax liabilities and National Insurance or similar contributions relating to the Compensation and the Contractor will indemnify the Client in respect of any such payments required to be made by the Client.

The Contractor will be solely responsible for the payment of all remuneration and benefits due to the employees of the Contractor, including any National Insurance, income tax and any other form of taxation or social security costs.

Reimbursement of expenses

The Contractor will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection with providing the Services of this Agreement.

Any late payments will trigger a fee of £5.00 per day on the amount still owing.

Confidentiality

Confidential information (the “Confidential Information”) refers to any data or information relating to the Client, whether business or personal, which would reasonably be considered to be private or proprietary to the Client and that is not generally known and where the release of that Confidential Information could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Client.

The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use, for any purpose, any Confidential information which the Contractor has obtained, expect as authorized by the Client or as required by law.  The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the term of this Agreement and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement.

All written and oral information and material disclosed or provided by the Client to the Contractor under this Agreement is Confidential Information regardless of whether it was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the Contractor.

Ownership

All intellectual property and related material (“the Intellectual Property” that is developed or produced under this Agreement, will be the property of the Contractor.  The Client is granted a non-exclusive limited-use license of this Intellectual Property.

Title, copyright, intellectual property rights and distribution rights of the Intellectual Property remain exclusively with the Contractor.

Return of Property

Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Client any property, documentation, records, or Confidential Information which is the property of the Client.

Capacity/Independent Contractor

In providing the Services under this Agreement is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service.

Notice

All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or permitted by the Terms of this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered to the Parties of this Agreement as follows:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………..……………………………, ENGLAND

Southbank Staffing Solutions Ltd

178B Camberwell Grove

LONDON, SE5 8RH, ENGLAND

or to  such other address as any Party may from time to time notify the other.

Indemnification

Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its respective directors, stockholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its respective directors, stockholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement.  This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.

Dispute Resolution

In the event a dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Parties will attempt to resolve the dispute through friendly consultation.

If the dispute is not resolved within a reasonable period, then any or all outstanding issues may be submitted to mediation in accordance with any statutory rules of mediation.  If mediation is unavailable or is not successful in resolving the entire dispute, any outstanding issues will be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the laws of the Country of England.  The arbitrator’s award will be final, and judgement may be entered upon it by any court having jurisdiction within the Country of England.

Modification of Agreement

Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each party or an authorized representative of each Party.

Time of the Essence

Time is of the essence in this Agreement.  No extension or variation of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.

Assignment

The Contractor will not voluntarily or by operation of law assign or otherwise transfer its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Client.

Entire Agreement

It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

Enurement

This Agreement will ensure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns. 

Titles/Headings

Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.

Gender

Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa.  Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.

Governing Law

It is the intention of the Parties to this Agreement that this Agreement and the performance under this Agreement, and all suits and special proceeding under this Agreement, be construed in accordance with and governed, to the exclusion of the law of any other forum, by the laws of the Country of England, without regard to the jurisdiction in which any action or special proceeding may be instituted.

Severability

In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.

Waiver

The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.