I've had a similar contract to the one you've been given and I nearly gagged on the 25% fee clause for doing work within 12 months.
The advice I was given is that its an unlawful restraint of trade. The agent was asked to remove it, they declined, i went elsewhere. This was to the bemusement of the client (a big retail bank) who rang me just recently to offer another role and asked what went wrong. I told them their big overbearing bullying agency tried to make me sign a contract that was simply unreasonable and as they refused to sort it out they lost a good candidate. The client isn't using that agency any longer.
I'd stand your ground.
The advice I was given is that its an unlawful restraint of trade. The agent was asked to remove it, they declined, i went elsewhere. This was to the bemusement of the client (a big retail bank) who rang me just recently to offer another role and asked what went wrong. I told them their big overbearing bullying agency tried to make me sign a contract that was simply unreasonable and as they refused to sort it out they lost a good candidate. The client isn't using that agency any longer.
I'd stand your ground.
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