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Fee schedule · Revision 2026
A fee schedule you can read in a minute
One side pays nothing. The other pays once, on a hire. Everything else below is detail, and the detail is written to be read.
Adam · Candidates
Free
The conversation, the profile, the matches, interview practice, salary benchmarks and negotiation guidance. No tiers, no trial, no card.
Eve · Employers
10%
of agreed gross first-year base salary, plus VAT, payable only on the day the person starts work. No retainer, no exclusivity, no posting fees.
When money moves
One filled square on the whole line
Every stage before the start date costs nothing. The dashed square is the planned prepayment, drawn so it cannot be mistaken for a live charge.
- Brief and specificationEve structures the role; you approve it.Nothing to pay
- ShortlistEvidence under alias, scored against the specification.Nothing today · Shortlist Access £500 is planned, not live
- IntroductionYou ask; the candidate accepts or declines.Nothing to pay
- Interviews and offerRecorded on the platform within five working days.Nothing to pay
- Start dateThe day the person starts work. The fee is earned here and nowhere earlier.10% of base salary, plus VAT
Schedule of fees
What is charged, when, and whether it is live
| Ref | Item | Amount | When payable | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.01 | Candidate access to Adam | Nothing, ever | Never | Live |
| F.02 | Placement fee | 10% of agreed gross first-year base salary, plus VAT | On the day the candidate starts work. Not on offer, not on contract. | Live, under draft terms |
| F.03 | Shortlist Access | £500 per vacancy, VAT treatment to be confirmed. Credited in full against F.02 on a hire; repaid in full if nobody revealed is hired. | When you ask to see candidates for a vacancy. Covers up to 3 consented identity reveals. | Planned, not live |
| F.04 | Retainers, subscriptions, seat charges, posting fees | None | Never | Live |
| F.05 | Contract and freelance engagements | To be stated in the client terms | To be stated in the client terms | With our solicitor |
The client terms are a working draft and not yet in force. The version you accept before any introduction is the binding document. Read the draft terms.
Worked example
Put in a salary. The fee follows.
Whole pounds, before VAT, calculated by the same function the rest of the site uses. The planned line is shown so you can see how the prepayment would be credited once it starts; until then there is nothing to prepay.
Whole pounds, before VAT. Bonuses, benefits and allowances are not part of the base.
- Base salary
- £60,000
- Placement fee (10%)
- £6,000 plus VAT, due on the start date
- Due today
- £0 nothing until someone starts
- Planned
- Once Shortlist Access starts: £500 prepaid per vacancy, then £5,500 on the start date.Not live. No payment can be taken and nothing is owed under this line today.
General notes
Nothing is payable unless someone starts
- Introductions are protected for 12 months.
Hiring a person we introduced within that period, directly or through anyone else, is a hire under these terms.
- The guarantee is drafted at 12 weeks.
A replacement search or a stepping rebate if the person leaves early, subject to the conditions in the terms.
- VAT is added to the placement fee.
Amounts on this page are before VAT. The VAT treatment of Shortlist Access is still to be confirmed.
- Planned is not live.
Where this page says planned, no payment can be taken and nothing is owed. We will not describe a thing as live until it is.
Questions people actually ask
Answered plainly
How Eve works · Specialist AEC recruitment, United Kingdom.
When does an employer pay?
The placement fee is earned and payable only on the day the candidate starts work: not on offer, not on contract. Invoices are issued then. There are no subscriptions, seat charges or posting fees, and no fee at all if nobody we introduced starts.
What is the fee calculated on?
10% of the agreed gross first-year base salary, plus VAT. Bonuses, benefits and allowances are not included in the base.
What is Shortlist Access, and is it live?
It is a planned prepayment of £500 per vacancy, covering up to 3 candidate identity reveals, each only after the candidate has agreed. On a hire it is credited in full against the placement fee, so it is not an extra charge. If nobody revealed is hired it is repaid in full. It is not switched on: no payment flow exists yet, and the exact terms, including VAT treatment, are being finalised with our solicitor.
What if the hire does not work out?
The draft client terms provide a 12-week guarantee from the start date: a replacement search or a rebate that steps down the longer the person was in the role, subject to conditions. The terms are a working draft and not yet in force; the version you accept before any introduction will be the binding one.
Do candidates ever pay?
No. Adam is free, including interview practice, salary benchmarks and negotiation guidance. Employers pay on a hire, which funds the candidate side.
Is there a minimum commitment or exclusivity?
None on either side. Candidates can export or delete their data at any time. Employers can stop at any time and owe nothing unless a hire is made from an introduction.
What about contractors and freelancers?
The fee basis for contract and freelance engagements is being finalised with our solicitor and will be stated in the client terms before it applies.
What if we already knew the candidate?
Introductions are protected for 12 months. If you had a genuine prior recruitment relationship with a candidate before Eve introduced them, tell us within 72 hours of their details being shared, with evidence, and we review the claim.