General Terms and Conditions Switzerland.
Version 2.0 As of January 1, 2022.
1. contractors.
Contractual partners are Entourage Pharma Consulting AG
4052 Basel / Switzerland
represented by the members of the board of directors
Mr. Dominik M. Aumer and Mr. Moritz Haucke
- hereinafter referred to as contractor
- and the client
- hereinafter referred to as client -.
2. content of the contract and scope.
The Contractor is a personnel consultancy whose business purpose is the placement of suitable candidates with the Client and the temporary assignment of employees (hereinafter referred to as "Project Consultant"). These General Terms and Conditions shall apply to every presentation of a candidate by the Contractor to the Client, even if no reference is made to them in individual cases. If the parties conclude a contract for the provision of Project Consultants, § 4 of these General Terms and Conditions shall apply in addition to the Project Consultant Contract. These General Terms and Conditions shall apply exclusively. Deviating, conflicting or supplementary general terms and conditions of the Client shall only become part of the contract if and insofar as the Contractor has expressly agreed to their validity in writing. The client shall be informed immediately of any changes to these general terms and conditions. Individual agreements made between the parties in individual cases (including collateral agreements, supplements and amendments) shall in any case take precedence over these General Terms and Conditions. A written contract or written confirmation from the contractor is required for the content of such agreements. The agreement does not constitute an exclusive search order. The Client may make use of the services of comparable companies.
2.1 Introduction of the candidate.
The candidate shall be deemed to have been introduced (hereinafter referred to as "introduction") by the transmission of information that enables his/her identity to be clearly identified. If a contract (e.g. employment contract, interim management contract, consultancy contract or participation contract - irrespective of whether part-time or full-time) is concluded between the Client and the presented candidate within 12 months of the candidate's presentation, both parties shall assume that the contract was concluded on the basis of the presentation of the candidate by the Contractor. If the candidate has already been introduced to the company elsewhere in the last three months before the introduction by the contractor - irrespective of the introduction by the contractor, the client must notify the contractor of this in writing within 14 days of the introduction. In this case, the contractor shall not provide any further services. Upon request, the client must provide the contractor with suitable evidence of the candidate's presentation elsewhere within 14 days.
3. commission payments.
3.1. entitlement to commission.
3.2. amount of the commission.
3.3 Due date of payment.
All payments are subject to VAT at the current rate of 8.1%. Payments are due within 14 days of invoicing. In the event of default, the Contractor shall charge interest on the basis of the current statutory provisions. This shall not affect the assertion of additional damages caused by default.
3.4 Due date of commission for premium search order.
If the parties have agreed on a premium search order, the following provision on the due date of the commission shall apply in deviation from § 3.3: The first installment amounting to 12% of the gross annual fee shall be invoiced when the order is placed. The second installment amounting to 12% of the gross annual fee shall be invoiced upon successful completion of the interview. The client has the option of requesting two further interviews if the candidate is not suitable. The third installment of 12% of the gross annual fee will be invoiced upon signing of the contract. A premium search order is agreed in writing between the parties and is always only valid for the specifically agreed search order.
4. commission payments when Project Consultants are taken over.
This commission regulation applies exclusively in the case of the takeover of a Project Consultant. The commission regulation shall also apply if the parties have not made any provision for commission in the Project Consultant Contract. The Contractor shall be entitled to take over Project Consultants provided by the Client and to conclude employment contracts with such Project Consultants. If the Contractor or a company affiliated with the Contractor within the meaning of Section 18 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) concludes an employment contract with the Project Consultant before the start or during the term of the assignment or within six months of the end of the assignment, the Project Consultant shall be deemed to have been placed by the Client. In this case, the Client shall be entitled to a placement fee amounting to 40 times the daily rate agreed in the individual assignment. The daily rate is eight times the hourly rate. The prices quoted do not include the statutory value added tax.
If the Contractor proves that the Client's expenses for recruiting an employee comparable to the Project Consultant taken on are lower than the placement fee pursuant to paragraph 1, this shall be reduced by 1/2, but at least to the amount corresponding to the expenses for recruiting a comparable employee.
5. suitability of the candidate.
6. information obligations.
7. confidentiality clause.
All information provided to the client that is necessary for the performance of the brokerage activity shall be treated confidentially. Disclosure of the information to third parties (including within the client's company) is expressly prohibited. If the candidate concludes a contract with a third party on the basis of the unauthorized disclosure of information, the contractor shall be entitled to commission from the client in accordance with the contractually agreed commission scale. Any further claims for damages against the client remain unaffected by this.
8. applicable law and place of jurisdiction.
9. collateral agreements and severability clause.
Collateral agreements and amendments to the contract must be made in writing to be effective. This formal requirement cannot be waived or set aside either verbally or tacitly. The partial or complete invalidity of individual provisions of this contract shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the contract. Each of the contracting parties has received a written copy of this contract.