Terms and Conditions
Welcome to The Creative Store freelance team.
Our relationship is based on loyalty and honesty. We will promise to work hard for you, communicate clearly with you, and work with you to find the perfect assignments for you.
We do however have to go through the small print. By receiving The Creative Store (“The Creative Store”) terms and conditions, and proceeding to work with The Creative Store as an Independent Contractor is agreeing to the terms and conditions outlined below.
1. AGREEMENT
This agreement is based on you being an Independent Contractor, with your ABN and liabilities in place.
2. HOURS OF WORK / LOCATION
As an Independent Contractor there are no fixed hours.
3. TERMS
This agreement will commence on date of receipt and validated on commencement of an assignment. The agreement can be terminated by either party. Whilst on assignment with clients, you are working as an Independent Contractor.
4. SERVICES
The Creative Store will brief you on each assignment and this will be agreed with you prior to commencement of assignment. During each assignment it is your responsibility to provide best possible service. You will have a nominated person to report to at the Client Company, and any others assigned by the company. The Creative Store reserves the right to offer any assignment as it may elect to such Freelancer where that assignment is suitable for several Freelancers. The Freelancer is under no obligation to accept such an offer.
5. PAYMENT
The hourly, daily or contract weekly rate will be confirmed with you prior to your acceptance of assignment. This rate will always be inclusive of your liabilities and super contributions. The weekly rate is calculated pro rata on an 8 hour day.
You will submit your timesheet and invoice to The Creative Store at the end of your assignment week, or by Monday morning at the latest for the prior week worked. You will complete your timesheet via our Freelancer Portal. The Creative Store will pay you 14 days after your assignment week finishes.
Independent Contractor – The Creative Store will pay your invoice + gst (if any) for the agreed hours / rate signed off by the client on each assignment. It is your responsibility to look after your own super and tax liabilities.
Note - we use the Let's Get To Know You form details you complete for your payments - if you have any changes to make - send us a new form asap. We do not use the information you change on your invoice.
6. BEHAVIOUR
The Creative Store expects you to work in a professional manner at all times whilst on assignment. You will agree to comply with any rules or obligations relating to discipline and/or health and safety in force from time to time at the premises where services are performed to the extent that they are reasonably applicable.
7. HOLIDAY PAY
As an Independent Contractor, holiday pay is quoted in your hourly rate. There is no holiday pay over and above this.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
Whilst on assignment you will agree to the client’s confidentiality agreements. You will not at any time during or after any assignment divulge or make known to any person or any competitor of the Client, nor use for his/her own or any other person’s benefit any confidential information (which shall remain the property of the Client) in relation to the trade secrets, operations and business affairs of the Client. Further to immediately surrender all documents, samples, tools and equipment provided by the Client on the cessation of the assignment.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All intellectual property conceived or made by you, the freelancer (either alone or with others) in the course of any assignment shall belong to the Client and you, the freelancer agrees to assign all its interest in any such intellectual property to the Client or its nominee.
If requested to do so, you, the freelancer shall execute any documentation which the Client shall deem necessary to give effect to this provision.
10. INDEMNITY
If our Client suffers any loss, damage or expense as a result of a breach of this agreement by you or your negligence, you will indemnify the Client Company for this loss, damage or expense. The Creative Store does not accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by you, the freelancer as a result of this assignment being terminated by either The Creative Store or the Client. As an Independent Contractor, it is an expectation that you will have a current indemnity insurance policy in place.
11. RELATIONSHIPS
The Creative Store asks that you conduct all your relationships with clients in a professional manner. Should an issue arise, notify your consultant as soon as possible. If the matter is a personal grievance, you must notify The Creative Store within 90 days of the event giving rise to the grievance and we can give advice on how to proceed.
12. TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT / AGREEMENT
You, the freelancer shall immediately inform The Creative Store should you become aware of any reason or circumstances under which it would be detrimental to the interests of The Creative Store, the Client or you, the freelancer for the assignment to continue.
You may terminate this agreement at any time.
13. EXCUSABLE EVENTS
Neither party will be liable for failure to perform its obligations under this agreement if the failure results from an act of God, fire, explosion, industrial dispute, act of government (such as a change in legislation, regulation or order under legislative authority), act of terrorism or anything beyond the party's reasonable control.
14. GOVERNING LAW
The parties agree that this agreement and any disputes arising under it will be governed by the laws of Australia and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the appropriate laws of Australia.
By receiving these terms and conditions, and proceeding to work with The Creative Store as an Independent Contractor and freelancer is agreeing to the terms and conditions.
