S.L. 452.130 Art. 13Advertisements.

(1) In the case of an employment agency or employment business carrying the activity for the recruitment of persons, it shall be the responsibility of such agency or business to forward a reply in writing within one (1) month to every applicant for employment who had forwarded an application in writing in response to any advertisement. Such reply shall include an acknowledgement of the application and it shall indicate the name of the employer or of the employment agency or employment business, as the case may be.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any employment agency or employment business carrying the activity for the recruitment of persons, which places an anonymous advertisement to request applicants for employment to forward, in response thereof, any photograph of the applicant for employment or any document which includes any photograph of the applicant for employment.

(3) When an advertisement is placed by any employment agency or employment business without any specific vacancy in view, the employer or the employment agency or employment business, as the case may be, shall specify such fact in the advertisement.

(4) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding sub-regulations constitutes an offence in terms of these regulations.

(5) It shall be the responsibility of the editor when publishing or broadcasting, as the case may be, any advertisement, to ensure that the provisions of regulation 11(a) and the provisions of sub-regulation (2) have been complied with. Any editor who publishes or broadcasts any advertisement in breach of these provisions shall be guilty of an offence in terms of these regulations.