Website Terms and Conditions

01 About Vettam Talent

Vettam Talent provides recruitment, talent sourcing, candidate screening, candidate referral, and related staffing services to employers and organisations across South Africa. Vettam Talent identifies and introduces suitable candidates to clients based on the operational requirements of a particular vacancy.

Important: Vettam Talent does not make the final decision to employ a candidate. The ultimate decision to interview, appoint, or reject a candidate remains exclusively with the prospective employer.

02 Use of the Website

You may use this website only for lawful purposes in accordance with these Terms. You may not:

• Provide information that is false, misleading, or fraudulent.
• Submit another person's personal information without express lawful authority.
• Impersonate any person, trade professional, or organisation.
• Interfere with the operation, performance, or security of the website or underlying infrastructure.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems, candidate databases, or accounts.
• Upload malicious code, viruses, or harmful payloads.
• Harvest or scrape information from the website for unlawful purposes or commercial resale.

Vettam Talent reserves the right to restrict or terminate access where a person acts in breach of these Terms.

03 Candidate Registration

Candidates may submit their details to Vettam Talent for consideration for current or future employment opportunities. Information submitted may include: name, contact details, CV, employment history, trade qualifications, Red Seal certificates, Code 14 licences, references, availability, and wage expectations.

By submitting information, you confirm that all details provided are true, accurate, and complete to the best of your knowledge. You are responsible for informing Vettam Talent if your contact or employment status changes.

04 Candidate Consent

Where required, Vettam Talent obtains candidate consent or other lawful basis under POPIA to process candidate information for recruitment purposes, including:

• Representing you in relation to suitable employment opportunities.
• Submitting your CV or candidate trade profile to prospective clients.
• Contacting you via Phone, WhatsApp, or Email regarding matching vacancies.
• Conducting competency assessments and verifying trade qualifications.
• Contacting nominated references.

05 Candidate Information and Verification

Vettam Talent may, where lawful and appropriate, verify information supplied by a candidate. This includes trade certificates, apprenticeships, employment history, and references. Candidates must not submit fraudulent, altered, or misleading documents.

Statutory Standard: Vettam Talent will never retain original identity documents or original qualification certificates belonging to a work seeker.

06 No Guarantee of Employment

Registration with Vettam Talent or submission of a trade profile does not guarantee employment or placement. Vettam Talent does not guarantee that a candidate will be contacted, shortlisted, interviewed, or hired. Vacancies may be amended, put on hold, or cancelled by clients at any time.

07 No Fees for Candidates (Zero Candidate Fee Policy)

In full compliance with South Africa's Employment Services Act 4 of 2014, candidates are not charged any fee for:

• Registering on the talent platform or submitting a CV.
• Being assessed, shortlisted, or referred to an employer.
• Attending interviews arranged by Vettam Talent.
• Securing a placement or job offer.

We will never deduct recruitment fees from candidate remuneration. Any request for payment in exchange for employment claiming to come from Vettam Talent is fraudulent and should be reported to info@vettamtalent.com immediately.

08 Client and Employer Services

Employers engaging Vettam Talent are responsible for providing accurate specifications regarding their vacancies, required artisan qualifications, shift patterns, site health and safety standards, and remuneration. Vettam Talent uses reasonable efforts to source and introduce qualified candidates but does not guarantee the long-term performance or conduct of any candidate. Clients remain responsible for their final hiring decisions.

09 Client Fees

Where recruitment services are provided to an employer on a fee-paying basis, commercial terms are set out in the respective client agreement, terms of business, or service level agreement. Candidate remuneration is completely separate and untouched by client placement fees.

10 Employment Relationship

Unless expressly agreed in writing under a Temporary Employment Services (TES) agreement, Vettam Talent is not the employer of an introduced candidate. Direct placement creates a direct employment relationship between the client and the appointed candidate.

11 Personal Information & POPIA Compliance

All personal data is processed strictly in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and our Privacy Policy.

12 Disclosure of Candidate Information

Candidate profiles shared with prospective employers are limited to data relevant to evaluating suitability for the role. Appropriate organisational and technical safeguards are maintained to prevent unauthorized data exposure.

13 Retention of Candidate Information

Candidate records are retained for legitimate placement opportunities and statutory compliance periods, after which they are securely archived or deleted in terms of our data retention schedules.

14 Third-Party Services & Infrastructure

We use reputable third-party technology providers (e.g. secure cloud hosting, Google Workspace, communication APIs) to support our operations under strict confidentiality and data protection standards.

15 Job Vacancies

Vacancy summaries published on the site are indicative and subject to real-time client site requirements. Information provided by clients is assumed accurate but may change without prior notice.

16 Website Content

While Vettam Talent strives to maintain current and accurate website content, information is provided without warranty of uninterrupted availability or absolute completeness.

17 Intellectual Property

All trademarks, branding, logos, graphics, code, and content on this website are the proprietary property of Vettam Talent or its licensors. Unauthorised reproduction or commercial exploitation is strictly prohibited.

18 Website Security

We maintain industry-standard security measures including SSL/TLS encryption. Users acknowledge that data transmission over the internet carries inherent risks.

19 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted under South African law, Vettam Talent is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from website downtime, employer hiring decisions, candidate omissions, or third-party platform interruptions.

20 Indemnity

Users who intentionally submit fraudulent documents, false identities, or use the website for unlawful purposes agree to indemnify Vettam Talent against losses directly resulting from such conduct.

21 Suspension or Termination

Vettam Talent reserves the right to suspend or remove user access or candidate profiles that violate these terms, submit falsified credentials, or pose operational risks.

22 Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with an amended effective date.

23 Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed exclusively by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of competent South African courts.

24 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid or unenforceable by a court, that clause will be severed and the remaining terms will remain in full force.

25 Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the general terms of website use. Specific client engagements and candidate representation agreements are governed by their respective written contracts.

26 Contact Information