On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 01:03 +0100, Rev Simon Rumble wrote: > I applied for a job advertised by these recruit-scum. Turns out they're > flogging training, not jobs. I didn't hear from them, and saw the same > ads getting posted day after day so I assumed there was something odd > about them. > > Just now I had a call from them trying to sell me training. Scum! > > A quick look shows they're still advertising these illusory jobs: > http://tinyurl.com/gqeng
If there were actually no jobs, it sounds like a breach of Section 46 of the Fair Trading Act (NSW) to me. SECTION 46 Misleading conduct in relation to employment (TPA s 53B) A person shall not, in relation to employment that is to be, or may be, offered by the person or by another person, engage in conduct that is liable to mislead persons seeking the employment as to the availability, nature, terms or conditions of, or any other matter relating to, the employment. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fta1987117/s46.html You could lodge a complaint with the dept. of fair trading if you so desired, then they may well have to prove they have the jobs they offer. While occasionally you see joke ads for jobs at christmas for 'jolly old man required to deliver parcels worldwide' etc. from my understanding of the law, they're illegal, at least in NSW. -Sko IANAL (But I like reading legislation) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
