Last updated November 17, 2016
The CBA reserves the right to terminate or deny a client’s membership for the abuse of bartenders, services or the Network, or for any other lawful reason.
CBA Bartenders maintain the right to leave an event if they feel unsafe.
Clients are prohibited from engaging in any sort of discrimination against bartenders (e.g., they may not request or reject a bartender for reasons of gender, race, sexual orientation, etc.).
Clients are prohibited from requesting that CBA Bartenders wear certain types of clothing, including, but not limited to, nudity or other offensive requests.
The CBA maintains the right to reject gig requests for any reason.
Definition of abuse of Network:
Cancelling 5 gigs in 30 days
Booking more than 20 gigs in 30 days
Booking bartenders for purposes other than bartending, waiting, general party service, etc.
Clients cannot market CBA without permission of CBA.
All bartenders are required to maintain TIPS certification.
All bartenders must be full-time Columbia University students.
All bartenders must be18 years or older.
The bartender must renew their TIPS certification if it expires during their term in the CBA, or their Network access will be terminated after 30 days.
Bartenders use the CBA’s Network with a risk of profit or loss. The CBA does not guarantee the provision of a minimum amount of gigs to any bartender.
Bartenders cannot market CBA without permission of CBA.
Clients have the option of choosing what level of training they would prefer their bartender to have.
Attened the CBA Mixology School and received the CBA Distinguished Bartender award
Attended the CBA Mixology School
Attended a different bartending school
Has not attended a bartending school
The gig text will only go to the bartenders who meet the client’s specifications.
If a bartender of the preferred training is not available, the CBA may assign the gig to a bartender who does not meet the client's prefernce
The Agency Manager assigns gigs using impartial criteria, taking into account the time that has passed since the bartenders’ last gigs, how often they bid for gigs, and how often they cancel.
Upon the receipt of the event confirmation email, the bartender must respond to confirm the receipt of the email, or the Agency Manager may assign a different bartender to the gig.
Event host should contact bartender directly if they want a specific bartender
Once the bartender(s) have been assigned to the event, the CBA is no longer involved in the process.
The client and bartender, not the CBA, are responsible for determining and communicating details of the event.
The client is responsible for acquiring any necessary permits for their event. The CBA will not give advice on the matter of permitting. A photocopy of any permit may be requested by the bartender, but the CBA will not take part in confirming that the necessary permitting has been acquired.
The bartender is free to agree to terms with the client as they see fit.
For their convenience, the CBA provides a contract template that clients and bartenders are free to use. The CBA suggests that the bartender(s) finalize a written agreement with the client prior to starting the gig.
CBA’s provision of the contract template shall not constitute the provision of legal advice. CBA cannot give clients or bartenders any advice concerning whether the contract template is suitable for any given situation. CBA takes no position as to whether the services bartenders provide to clients are properly characterized as an independent contractor or employment relationship.
If an incident occurs on the job, the CBA asks that the bartender or client contact the necessary emergency services (911, an emergency contact, etc.), not the Agency.
The Agency will not intervene in an emergency situation or offer legal advice or aid to bartenders or clients.
Both the bartender and the client may submit a complaint detailing any safety or other concerns or issues that arise during an event.
The CBA will provide a form for submitting complaints, but bartenders and clients are not required to use the form.
Payment
If a bartender needs to cancel, they may secure their own replacement. Once they have secured a replacement, they will notify the Agency Manager as soon as possible. As part of the Network service, the CBA will also help them find a replacement.
The bartender must notify the Agency Manager at least 72 hours prior to the event if they need to cancel, even if they have secured a replacement.
f the bartender fails to notify the Agency Manager at least 72 hours prior to the event, then they will receive a strike.
Within 72 hours prior to the event, The Agency Manager can find a replacement for the bartender, or they can find their own replacement (however, both options still result in a strike).
Bartenders are strictly forbidden from selling the job placement to another bartender.
Attendance Agreement
In order for the bartender to keep their account active, they must respond to a minimum of 2 jobs per month.
If they don’t, their account will automatically go inactive, and they’ll have to email the Agency Manager to reactivate it for them (this may take some time).
If the bartender is going to be abroad, away from school, or inactive for any other reason– they must notify the Agency Manager.
Removal Policy
The Agency’s conditions for revocation of a bartender’s Network access are based on a 4-strike system. These strikes result from various offenses (based on client and bartender complaints) and never erase from the bartender’s record. After accruing 4 strikes the bartender’s Network access will be revoked. Certain strikes will result in immediate revocation.
The bartender’s membership fee will not be refunded in the case of revocation of the bartender’s Network access.
The bartender will receive a strike if:
They cancel with less than 72 hours’ notice
CBA receives a formal client complaint (concerning attire/presentation, behavior, property damage, tardiness, etc.)
The bartender’s Network access will be immediately revoked if:
They show up intoxicated/are under the influence at an event
They skip an event
They break the law