Terms and Conditions from 1st November 2006

The following Terms and Conditions of business relate to assignments undertaken by JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited staff working on client projects, including training, in-house training courses, individual or leadership development, assessment work and consultancy projects.

1. Consultancy projects will be based on clear specifications or proposals with written agreement from both sides. Consultancy will be charged out at the prevailing daily rate.
2. The day rates shown in the proposal applies to a normal working day. Any extra hours above and beyond this will be agreed with the client and charged at the appropriate hourly rate.
3. We accept that circumstances arise where objectives may need to be changed after the proposal has been accepted (and even after the work has begun in some cases). In these situations and where the project may reasonably require additional consultancy time, we will assess the impact of these changes on the workload and provide you with a costed quotation and proposed revisions to the project schedule.
4. We make every effort to ensure that the appointed consultants assigned to the project are those that undertake the work. However, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to replace the consultant with another of similar or higher qualifications and capability. Any changes to project personnel will be discussed and agreed with the client.
5. The Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights of the content of any work produced during or as a result of project work undertaken is the absolute property of JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited. The client shall not be entitled to reproduce the copyrighted work unless licensed by JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited.
6. Consultancy projects will be invoiced on a monthly basis unless otherwise stated in the proposal. All invoices are payable within one month of the date of the invoice. All fees exclude Value Added Tax, which will be added at the appropriate rate.
7. In the event of any invoice not being paid within the 30 day period, JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited reserve the right to apply interest to the invoiced amount at a rate of 4% per annum above the Base Lending Rate of National Westminster Bank plc.
8. Expenses incurred in undertaking a project will be chargeable, e.g. hotel, travel costs etc. Travel and subsistence costs are billed at cost, except car travel which will be charged at 49p per mile.
9. We have a standard scale of cancellation charges which apply to organised consultancy activities as follows:
1. More than one months notice - no charge
2. Within three weeks - 25% of full fee
3. Within two weeks - 50% of full fee
4. Within 1 week - full fee.
10. Training courses are supplied on the understanding that JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited does not have liability of any kind (including negligence) to the delegate or any other party arising out of the use of occupational and personality testing by the delegate or another person.