| Placing personnel at a client company to perform | | | | representatives for whom your personnel will |
| IT services can be a great solution for everyone | | | | perform their work. |
| involved. Your people get work, you get income, | | | | And of course, a technical staffing contract |
| and your client gets the service it needs without | | | | generally includes price and payment terms to |
| the expense of hiring a full-time employee. But | | | | help ensure that your company gets paid as |
| before your contractors report for their first day | | | | agreed upon. This is especially important when |
| on the job, be sure to protect both yourself and | | | | you've got employees or subcontractors working |
| your client with a signed staffing and placement | | | | for the client while on your payroll. |
| contract. | | | | Get the "Legalese" Right |
| This type of independent contractor employment | | | | If it sounds like your staffing and placement |
| agreement governs the relationship between your | | | | contract needs to contain a lot of legal jargon, |
| IT consulting services firm or staffing agency and | | | | don't worry. You could hire your own lawyer to |
| your client. To reduce your company's risk, it is a | | | | draw up a staffing agreement from scratch, but |
| must to use this type of professional contract for | | | | you can save money by using an existing form or |
| temporary staffing services whenever your | | | | template contract as a starting point. |
| company provides a client with personnel to | | | | A template staffing contract simplifies the |
| perform technology-related services on an | | | | process, guiding you through development of your |
| independent contractor basis. | | | | statement of work and other contract |
| An IT staffing contract protects you against the | | | | components. This comprehensive, |
| various liabilities associated with placing temporary | | | | question-and-answer approach helps to ensure |
| independent contractors on a client's job and job | | | | that you've covered all your bases when it comes |
| site. The idea is to clearly establish the rights and | | | | to placing your personnel at a client site. Many |
| responsibilities of each party over the term of the | | | | staffing contract templates provide examples and |
| staffing agreement, reducing the possibility of any | | | | sample contract wording, eliminating some of the |
| misunderstandings that could arise from a lack of | | | | guesswork for you. To ensure you're protected, |
| communication. | | | | you can always have a lawyer give the final "OK" |
| Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How | | | | to your completed template or form contract. |
| A key function of an IT staffing contract is to | | | | If the personnel you place are subcontractors or |
| clearly establish the relationship of your personnel | | | | independent contractors, you'll probably need |
| as independent contractors with the client. | | | | separate agreements to cover your relationships |
| A staffing contract for technical services typically | | | | with them as well. And, depending on which other |
| prevents the client from soliciting or hiring away | | | | services you provide, you may also need |
| your employees, and limits the amount of a time | | | | separate IT contracts addressing other project |
| that a client can seek remedies for alleged | | | | aspects, such as:o Consulting serviceso |
| deficiencies in your work. It can also limit the dollar | | | | Employmento Network installation and |
| amount of liability that your IT company would | | | | maintenance |
| have to the client if anything goes wrong. | | | | Many IT consulting firms and IT staffing agencies |
| Other important elements of the client relationship | | | | choose to buy a contract template package that |
| are also usually spelled out in a staffing contract, | | | | includes forms for these and other commonly |
| including the agreement's term, a procedure for | | | | required legal documents. Such packages allow |
| either party to terminate the agreement, and | | | | unlimited, on-demand use of the contracts at an |
| who owns intellectual property. | | | | affordable cost. |
| These types of IT agreements typically include a | | | | Clear Expectations Mean Happy Customers |
| detailed statement of work, which clearly defines | | | | A dependable temporary staffing contract, signed |
| the scope of the services you and your | | | | by both parties, protects you against financial and |
| temporary staffers will perform on an ongoing | | | | material losses. At the same time, your contract |
| basis. It might include key tasks and milestones, | | | | will establish clear expectations at the outset of |
| as well as who will pay for expenses incurred | | | | your staffing services engagement, reducing the |
| during the engagement. The statement of work | | | | possibility of surprises and increasing the |
| also identifies the locations where the services will | | | | probability of a satisfied customer. |
| be performed, as well as the client | | | | |