Top Echelon Network Policy 3
Issue: 3-way splits
Date: 08/21/90
Top Echelon Network does not encourage 3-WAY SPLITS with recruiters outside of Top Echelon Network, but does not prohibit Members from participating in them. Any placement made as a result of your Top Echelon Network Affiliation, whether 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, or 10-way, must result in Top Echelon Network receiving a 6% brokerage fee on the entire fee involved, no matter how the split is divided. Non-Top Echelon Network Members who will be involved with this potential split must be notified of this in advance.
Spirit
of this Policy
It is not the intention of Top Echelon Network to tell anyone how to run
their business. We do, however, feel that it is our job to identify some
guidelines which will promote proper communication between Top Echelon
Network Members in future 3-way splits. Listed below are two common types of
3-way splits.
Scenario
#1: Two Top Echelon Network Members attempt to split with a third party recruiter
outside of Top Echelon Network.
In this situation, one Top Echelon Network Member
is acting as the "middle man" between one Top Echelon Network Member
and one non-member. We strongly feel that as the "middle man," it
is this recruiter’s responsibility to reach an agreement between all parties
regarding the terms of the split, IN WRITING and IN ADVANCE. Top Echelon Network
will not try to dictate what the split percentages will be, but expects the
"middle man" to "see to it" that the Network receives its
6% brokerage fee on the entire fee.The "middle man" will be held accountable by Top
Echelon Network.
Scenario
#2: One Top Echelon Network Member finds a potential match between two other
Top Echelon Network Members. (Again, all three recruiters are Top Echelon Network
Members.)
It is our belief that any Top Echelon Network Member
attempting to act as a "third-party broker" or "middle man"
between two fellow Top Echelon Network Members will do more to destroy potential
future relations with these Members than anything else. Top Echelon Network
strongly discourages this type of 3-way split between Top Echelon Network Members,
and we encourage the "middle man" to put the two other Members in
touch with each other as a professional courtesy.
Top Echelon
Network intervention
Top Echelon Network has no intention of dictating fee percentages
in your 3-way split placement arrangements, unless the three or more parties
involved cannot come to an agreement, and we are asked to intercede. In the
rare event this happens, we will act as an unbiased third party to arbitrate
the conflict. Please be forewarned that we strongly believe that if no written
contract was signed in advance between the three or more parties involved, we
feel the "middle man" was remiss in his responsibilities and should
be held accountable.
Top Echelon Network will strongly discourage any type of 3-way splits between Top Echelon Network Members, and will not permit rookie recruiters or "new Members" to spend their time trying to match up Network candidates and Network job orders in hopes of creating 3-way splits.