Recruitment Services Agreement

This Recruitment Services Agreement allows a recruitment company to provide recruitment services to a company seeking to employ new staff.

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Last updated October 24, 2025

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Recruitment Services Agreement

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What is a recruitment services agreement?

A recruitment services agreement is a contract between a company and a recruitment agency that sets out the terms for the agency to find and present job candidates to the company.
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When should you use a recruitment services agreement?

You should use this agreement when engaging a recruitment agency to source, screen, and present candidates for employment within your business.
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What should be in a recruitment services agreement?

It should include each party’s obligations, service standards, fees, confidentiality terms, dispute resolution, and procedures for replacing candidates who do not pass probation.
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Recruitment Services Agreement
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The Legal Risk Score of a Recruitment Services Agreement Template is Low

Our legal team have marked this document as low risk considering:

  • The document requires the Company to strictly comply with various obligations regarding the employment and treatment of Employees, which could pose a risk if the Company fails to adhere to these conditions, potentially leading to financial or reputational damage.
  • The agreement places the responsibility for maintaining confidentiality of candidate and employee information solely on the Company, which could be risky if such information is inadvertently disclosed by Company personnel.
  • The document does not specify detailed recruitment conditions or service levels until the schedules are filled in, which could lead to ambiguity or mismatched expectations between the Recruiter and the Company about the scope and quality of recruitment services provided.

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