Terms and Conditions of Mployus Locums Provision

Please read this document carefully before accessing or using the service. By accessing or using the service of Mployus Locums, a division of Mployus Personnel Services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) may modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and such alterations shall be effective instantly upon publishing and communicating (via e-mail) the modified version.

Client means the person, firm, or corporate body together with any subsidiary or associated company to whom the Locum/candidate is supplied or introduced.

Introduction means the Client’s interview of a candidate, after Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) has passed on to the Client a curriculum vitae or any relevant information which identifies the candidate, and which leads to a permanent position of that candidate.

Locum means the individual who is introduced by Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) to render services to the Client.

The Assignment means the period during which the Locum is engaged to render services to the Client.

Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) service is free of charge for the candidate.

An introduction fee will be paid by the Client to Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) calculated as follows: Flat rate of 3500 Euro for a Pharmacist, 2000 Euro for a store manager, Technician, or OTC placement; placements for non-store based staff will be calculated as 10% of the candidate’s annual salary. This amount is to be paid by the Client within the first 10 days of the candidate beginning his/her employment.

If the Permanent employee resigns or proves unsuitable, Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) will;

Either provide a replacement candidate or refund the Client in the following way:

• The Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) service is free of charge for the Locum.
• Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) acts as an agent on behalf of the Client by providing an introductory service and entering into specific contractual arrangements with the Locum on the Client's behalf.
• For the avoidance of doubt, these Terms and Conditions shall not give rise to a contract of employment between Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) and the Locum. Mployus acts at all times as an agent for the Locum but makes no charge for that service and assumes no responsibilities as an employer.
• When making a booking of a Locum to the Client, Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) Limited shall inform the Client of the identity of the Locum; that the Locum has the necessary or required experience, training, qualifications, and any authorization required by law or a professional body to work the Assignment.
• The Locum is deemed to be under the supervision, direction, and control of the Client from the time they report to take up their duties and for the duration of the Assignment. The Client agrees to be responsible for all acts, errors, or omissions of the Locum, whether wilful, negligent, or otherwise, as though the Locum was on the payroll of the Client.
• Deductions will be made in respect of PAYE, PRSI, and Levies in accordance with the PAYE code and any other deductions which Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) is required by law to make in respect of Temporary, Contract, Part-Time employees.
• All locum pharmacists will be paid on the 15th day of each month following the month in which the work is carried out. The amount due will be paid directly into his or her bank account or, in some cases, by cheque. A payslip showing the computation of your pay for a relevant period will be provided and sent out by post.
• The Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) Payroll Service is free of charge for the locum.
• Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) basic pay is in accordance with the Protection of Employees (Temporary [2012.] Agency Work) Act 2012.
• Basic Pay is the hourly rate agreed and includes: (a) rest periods, (b) rest breaks during the working day, (c) overtime, (d) annual leave at 8%, or (e) public holidays (where applicable).
• Timesheets should be faxed or e-mailed to Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services). The cut-off for submission of the timesheets is the last day of the month. Any timesheets received after this date will be processed in the following month.
• If the Locum is unable or unwilling for any reason to commence or continue an Assignment, they should inform Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) immediately.
• If the Locum cancels a booking within 48 hours of the booking, in the case where Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) is required to pay an emergency booking fee to replace the Locum, this fee may be levied against the original Locum at the discretion of Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services). Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) Limited will endeavour to reassign the Locum.
• If a client cancels a shift within 48 hours and they cannot be reassigned, the Locum will be paid a Four-hour fee. Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) reserves the right to charge the Client as if the Locum has completed the 4 hours.
• If a locum shift is cancelled by a client due to poor performance and/or complaints about the locum's performance, no cancellation fee is payable to the locum.
• In the event of a store closing due to adverse weather conditions and the locum is notified prior to traveling to work, no payment will be made to the locum.
• If a Client books a locum introduced by Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services), direct for any additional work, then the relevant fees/payments will be due by the client to Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services).
• Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the service will be corrected.
• Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) will not accept liability of any kind for loss, expense, or damage as a result of the Locum.

These terms of business are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish Courts, and all disputes arising out of or in connection therewith shall be determined in accordance with Irish law. In the event of a conflict of interpretation of these terms and conditions with any other company terms, the within terms will be deemed to be the terms and conditions of business of Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services).

Mployus Locums (Mployus Personnel Services) – Registered Office: Block 14, 7 Station Hill, Clongriffin, Dublin 13. Registered in the Republic of Ireland - Registration number: 734222