Employment Mediation Contract Dispute Case Study 

Employment mediation, the claimant was instructed by the defendant to introduce candidates for the role of finance director with the defendant. It was agreed that there would be a 100% rebate of the introduction fee if the candidate (then under discussion) was in employment for less than 12 weeks and that the introduction fee would be the usual 25% with a further 5% payable if the candidate remained in employment for more than 12 weeks.

The claimant issued 2 invoices in respect of the above arrangement totaling some £27,000, the defendants claimed that the candidate had been dismissed before the 3 months, and owed nothing.