Singapore legislation

Section 15

of Employment Agencies Act

Section 15

Offer of fees, etc., prohibited

Amended by5/20115/2011

(1)

No licensee or employment agency personnel shall give or offer to give (whether directly or indirectly) to an employer or a prospective employer, any sum or other benefit —

(a)

as consideration or as inducement for employing a person as the employee of the employer or prospective employer;

(b)

as consideration or as inducement for continuing to employ a person as the employee of the employer or prospective employer; or

(c)

as a financial guarantee related, whether directly or indirectly, to the employment of a person as the employee of the employer or prospective employer.

Amended by5/2011

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Amended by5/2011