December 04, 2023
The World Employment Confederation, the worldwide physique representing the staffing business, at present issued a warning about a rise in people posing as staffing companies. Job seekers are being contacted by people impersonating well-known staffing companies or job boards with tempting presents, in accordance with the WEC.
The trick is to ask job seekers to make an upfront cost to cowl a allow or different service with a promise to be repaid, in accordance with WEC.
Citing a report by AI cybersecurity agency CloudSEK, the WEC famous the rip-off has already squeezed an estimated €100 million ($108.3 million) from 1000’s of victims worldwide. In keeping with the group, job seekers are harmed, and the fraud dangers the skilled and moral repute of authorized and legit staffing companies, lots of that are WEC members.
“No WEC member would ever cost instantly or not directly, in entire or partly, any charges or prices to job seekers and employees for the providers instantly associated to non permanent project or everlasting placement,” Denis Pennel, managing director of the World Employment Confederation, stated in a press assertion.
