Engagement Terms

These Engagement Terms explain how paid introductions work between employers and consultants introduced through Interim Collective. They apply alongside our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy. Specific commercial terms for a mandate may be set out in a separate written agreement, which will take precedence over these terms to the extent of any conflict.

Creating an employer account is free and includes access to the searchable consultant directory in its partially anonymised form. To make direct contact with a consultant for an engagement, an employer must instruct Interim Collective and agree the commercial terms for that assignment.

• Interim Collective is an introducer. We are not an employer, employment agency or employment business.
• Any assignment agreed between an employer and a consultant is a direct contract between those parties. Interim Collective is not a party to it.
• Consultants are engaged as independent contractors unless the parties expressly agree otherwise. IR35 status, tax and any right-to-work checks required by the assignment are the responsibility of the employer and the consultant.

Introduction and success fees are set out in the written engagement agreement for each mandate. Unless agreed otherwise, fees are exclusive of VAT and are payable on the terms stated in that agreement. Late payment may attract interest at the statutory rate under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.

Employers must not use profile information obtained through Interim Collective to engage a consultant off-platform, whether directly, through a group company, or via a third party, in order to avoid fees. If an employer engages a consultant we have introduced within twenty-four (24) months of the introduction, the fee set out in the engagement agreement (or, if none has been signed, our then-current standard introduction fee) is payable in full. Consultants agree to notify us in good faith of any such approach.

Some mandates are marked confidential. Details disclosed under a confidential mandate, including the identity of the hiring company, must be treated as confidential and used only to assess and pursue that specific assignment.

We vet consultants and record vetting calls for internal quality purposes. Endorsements are verified via work email. Vetting and endorsements are trust signals to support hiring decisions; they are not professional references and do not guarantee performance. Employers remain responsible for their own due diligence, including any regulated checks their sector requires.

Cancellation rights, replacement guarantees and refunds (if any) will be set out in the written engagement agreement for the specific mandate. In the absence of a written agreement, introduction fees earned are non-refundable once a consultant has been introduced and accepted for an assignment.

Our liability in connection with an engagement is limited as set out in our Terms of Service. We are not responsible for the performance, conduct or output of any consultant introduced through the platform, or for any decision an employer makes on the basis of profile, vetting or endorsement information.

These Engagement Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute.

To instruct us on a mandate or to discuss commercial terms, email gdpr@the-interim-collective.co.uk.