General terms and conditions for employers
As of 30 September 2026
The German version is legally binding.
Draft, subject to legal review. The version signed by the employer is binding.
§ 1 Scope and contracting parties
These terms apply to all placement mandates between Skill Reveal GmbH, Hafenweg 8, 48155 Münster, or skillreveal OÜ, Tornimäe tn 5, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia, registry code 16835468 (the contracting party is named in the offer; hereinafter "skillreveal"), and employers (hereinafter "the client"). Deviating terms of the client apply only if skillreveal agrees to them in writing.
For mandates with a place of work in Switzerland the contract is concluded in partnership with HB win win Partner AG, Zug, holder of a federal recruitment licence; the contracting party is named in the mandate.
§ 2 Services
skillreveal searches for, screens and presents candidates to the client for permanent employment (recruitment). The hiring-out of employees to third parties is not covered by these terms.
Presentation takes place through a short profile the candidate has released for the specific job. There is no entitlement to a particular number of profiles or to a hire.
Placement is free of charge for candidates.
§ 3 Remuneration
Remuneration is set out in the offer and becomes due only if the client or an affiliated company hires a person presented by skillreveal.
Remuneration and the guarantee period are confirmed in the mandate.
Where the remuneration is agreed as a share of the annual gross remuneration, annual gross remuneration is the gross annual salary at 100% agreed in the employment contract including the 13th monthly salary (Switzerland) or the agreed gross annual salary (Germany), excluding variable components, expenses and benefits in kind. For part-time employment the amount extrapolated to 100% applies.
All amounts are exclusive of statutory VAT.
§ 4 Due date and payment
The remuneration becomes due on the start date. The invoice is issued on the first working day and is payable within 30 days without deduction.
The client informs skillreveal within five working days of concluding an employment contract with a presented person and provides the details needed to calculate the remuneration.
§ 5 Guarantee
If the employment ends within the guarantee period set out in the offer, counted from the start date, through resignation by the employee or termination by the client during probation, skillreveal searches for a replacement for the same role at no further remuneration.
If the client waives a replacement search, skillreveal refunds the share of the remuneration paid that is set out in the offer within 30 days of written notice. Replacement and refund are mutually exclusive.
The guarantee requires that the client has paid the remuneration on time and notifies skillreveal of the termination in writing within ten working days. It does not apply in the case of redundancy, a material change to the role, place of work or remuneration by the client, or termination for reasons attributable to the client.
No new guarantee period starts for a replacement; the original guarantee period continues.
§ 6 Hire after presentation, tail period
If the client or an affiliated company hires a person presented by skillreveal within twelve months of the presentation, including for a different role or through another channel, the remuneration under § 3 becomes due.
If the person was demonstrably known to the client as an active applicant for the same role before the presentation, the client notifies skillreveal in writing within five working days of the presentation; otherwise the presentation is deemed causal.
§ 7 Confidentiality and candidate protection
Short profiles and dossiers are confidential. The client uses them only to fill the stated role, does not pass them to third parties and deletes them once the process ends, at the latest six months after receipt, unless a hire takes place.
The client contacts presented persons only through skillreveal until an interview has been arranged. skillreveal names the client to the person before the first interview.
skillreveal treats the client's job descriptions, salary bands and company information as confidential and names the client in job adverts only with the client's consent.
§ 8 Data protection
Both parties comply with the GDPR and, for Swiss mandates, the revDSG. The client processes candidate data only for the purpose of filling the role. On request the parties conclude a data processing agreement. Details of processing by skillreveal are set out in the privacy policy at skillreveal.io/datenschutz/.
§ 9 Liability
skillreveal checks candidates' statements with due care but gives no warranty as to their accuracy or a person's suitability. The hiring decision rests with the client. skillreveal is liable only for intent and gross negligence; liability is limited to the remuneration agreed in the respective mandate.
§ 10 Term and termination
A mandate may be terminated by either party at any time in writing. § 6 continues to apply to persons already presented.
§ 11 Applicable law and jurisdiction
Mandates of Skill Reveal GmbH are governed by German law, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; the place of jurisdiction is Münster. Mandates with a place of work in Switzerland concluded via the partner company in Zug are governed by Swiss law; the place of jurisdiction is Zug.
§ 12 Final provisions
Amendments and additions must be in writing; e-mail suffices. Should any provision be invalid, the remainder of the contract stays valid; the invalid provision is replaced by a valid one that comes closest to its purpose.
The German version is legally binding.
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