SPLIT FEES
What Is A Split Fee?
A split fee is a single placement fee for one hire that is shared among those who contributed to making that hire successful, rather than being given to just one person.
01 -- DEFINITION
What is a split-fee?
A split-fee is one placement fee for one hire that gets shared across the people who helped make that hire happen, instead of being paid to only one person.
One hire → one placement fee → split into role shares → paid to the contributors on that placement.
This creates clear ownership, clear credit, and clear incentives. If you hold a role on the placement, you earn that role’s share.
02 -- HOW IT WORKS
How split-fees work on a placement
Split-fees follow a simple chain of events. The hire creates a fee, contributors are attached by role, and the fee is distributed by role shares.
The platform records who did what, when they did it, and which role they held on that placement.
A hire creates one placement fee
The job has a fee setting (often a percentage of the candidate’s base salary). That creates one placement fee for that hire.
Contributors attach by role
Everyone who contributed is attached with a clear role, such as Candidate Recruiter, Candidate Sourcer, Job Owner, Company Recruiter, or Company Sourcer.
The fee splits into role shares
That one fee is divided into predefined shares tied to roles. If you hold a role on that placement, you earn that role’s share.
03 -- TIERS
Your plan tier affects your payout rate
Your active plan tier (Starter, Pro, Partner) at the time of the placement determines the payout rate you receive for your role’s share.
Higher tiers unlock higher rates for the same role. This means two people can hold the same role type on different placements and earn different amounts if they were on different tiers at the time.
If you upgrade later, it changes future placements, not past ones.
The split-fee flow in 5 steps
A simple way to understand the lifecycle of a placement from fee to payout.
A job defines the placement fee
The company configures a fee for the role. When a hire happens, the placement fee is created for that hire.
People contribute and earn roles
Contributors are attached by role on the placement. Roles make credit explicit and auditable.
Role shares define who earns what
Each role maps to a predefined share of the fee. If the role is present, the role share is eligible for payout.
Tier rate is applied
Your plan tier at the time of the placement determines the payout rate you receive for your role share.
Payouts release when allowed
Payouts are released only after client funds have cleared and any holdback window has ended (when applicable).
Common questions about split-fees
Quick answers to the most common split-fee questions.
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