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Rights of Affiliate Members

Each affiliate member has the following rights:

  1. To be advised of forthcoming meetings and events.
  2. To attend all members meetings and forum meetings (with the exception of the Credit Control Forum). 
  3. To receive newsletters and other information updates. 
  4. To network with / promote services to other APSCo members. 
  5. To display and use the APSCo logo. 
  6. To have representation on the APSCo website. 
  7. To nominate / vote for Affiliate Member on Executive Committee. 
  8. To stand for a position as Affiliate Member on the APSCo Executive Committee. 
  9. To be informed of the date and agenda of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 
  10. To be invited to all social events organised by APSCo – e.g. Charity Ball etc.
  11. To utilise APSCo’s formal complaints procedure if required. 
  12. In the event of a complaint being made against a member, the member has the right to be made aware of the complaint and make representation on their own behalf. 
  13. To be treated by APSCo staff members in a professional manner and with confidentiality where applicable. 
  14. To enter the appropriate categories of the Annual APSCo Professional Staffing Industry Awards.

APSCo Terms and Conditions of Affiliate Membership

  1. Membership of APSCo runs from either 01 January or, if later, the date of joining to 31 December each year (the ‘Membership Year’). Subscriptions are payable for the full Membership Year and 3 months notice of non-renewal is required. 
  2. Membership may be cancelled by a member on 90 days written notice prior to the end of a Membership Year. Such cancellation is effective in respect of the Membership Year which follows the year in which it is cancelled. Notice should be provided in writing to the CEO of APSCo.
  3. No refund of subscriptions will be made to a member who cancels their membership, for whatever reason, during a Membership Year. Any outstanding subscriptions for the relevant Membership Year are still payable. 
  4. All fees are payable within 30 days of the invoice date. Failure to do so may result in suspension of membership pending payment of the outstanding invoice(s). All fees are subject to VAT. 
  5. APSCo reserves the right to charge interest at 4% per annum above the Barclays Bank Base Rate on all overdue invoices. 
  6. A serious complaint against a member for breach of the code of conduct may result in immediate suspension of membership pending investigation of the complaint.
  7. Any proven serious breach of the code of conduct may result in the member being fined / immediately suspended or membership being revoked. * 
  8. Termination of membership will be considered by the Executive Committee:
    8.1 in the case of a partnership, upon the occurrence of a termination event in respect of the partnership; or
    8.2 in the case of a body corporate, upon the occurrence of a termination event in relation to it; or
    8.2 in the case of a Group member as defined in Article 2.2.3 of APSCo’s Articles of Association, upon the occurrence of a termination event in respect of any of the companies, partnerships or other organisations comprising such Group Member.
    For the purposes of this paragraph, the expression “termination event” means the insolvency, dissolution, winding up, or the appointment of an administrator, an administrative receiver or a liquidator or the commencement of proceedings for any of these in respect of the relevant entity or the assets or undertaking of the relevant entity. 
  9. Upon termination of membership the former member will be required to remove all reference to their APSCo membership from company literature (both hard copy and online) and will also be required to return their current certificate of membership.
  10. APSCo does not accept or assume any responsibility for any claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, losses, loss of profit, costs, expenses or any other consequences, whether direct or indirect, arising from the Review. Affiliate members should be aware that the Review is designed to check a limited number of features of some or all of the Relevant Services of affiliate members, at the moment in time the Review is carried out. Compliance requirements in this area are very complex and best practice is constantly changing. Affiliate members should therefore be aware that the Review is not intended to be, and cannot be, a comprehensive audit on which such affiliate members or other members or third parties can rely. In no way does it replace the need for members and others to carry out their own due diligence 
  11. If, in relation to information APSCo receives about the Relevant Services of an affiliate member, the APSCo Executive considers in its reasonable opinion that an affiliate member should change the way in which it provides any Relevant Services, or cease to provide relevant Services in a particular way , APSCO shall be entitled to inform the relevant affiliate member and the affiliate member shall so cease or change the Relevant Services immediately failing which APSCo shall be entitled to suspend or terminate membership on reasonable notice which may be short or immediate notice if in the reasonable opinion of the APSCo Executive the Relevant Service appears to place candidates and/or members in danger of unexpected tax or other liability or actually or potentially to bring APSCo into disrepute.
  12. An affiliate member may not represent in any way to any candidate, staffing company or hirer that the passing of the Review is proof or the like that it is fully compliant with all applicable legislation.

* The level of the fine will depend on the severity of the breach, but will be no more than a year’s membership fee. All fines are paid to charity.

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