These Job Posting Rules apply to all employers, recruiters, agencies and other parties (“Advertisers”) who post or submit job advertisements on JawatanKosong.com.
By submitting or publishing a job advertisement on JawatanKosong.com, the Advertiser agrees to comply with these rules.
1. Truthfulness and Accuracy
All job advertisements must be genuine, truthful, accurate and not misleading.
Advertisers must not provide false, deceptive or exaggerated information regarding the job position, employer, salary, benefits, working conditions, location or any other employment-related matter.
The Advertiser is solely responsible for ensuring the accuracy and legality of all information contained in the advertisement.
2. Job Description
Job advertisements should provide sufficient and relevant information about the position, including where applicable:
• Job title
• Responsibilities
• Job requirements
• Salary or salary range
• Work location
• Working hours or employment arrangement
Information provided must accurately represent the actual employment opportunity.
3. Company Information
Advertisers must provide genuine and accurate company or business information.
JawatanKosong.com may request additional information or supporting documents for verification purposes, including company registration information, contact details, authorisation documents or other relevant documentation.
Anonymous, misleading, impersonated or falsely represented employers are not permitted.
4. Language and Content
All advertisements must use appropriate and professional language.
Content that is offensive, threatening, defamatory, obscene, discriminatory or otherwise unlawful is prohibited.
Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that their advertisements comply with all applicable Malaysian laws and regulations.
5. Correct Job Category
Job advertisements must be posted under the most appropriate job category, industry and location.
JawatanKosong.com reserves the right to modify the category, title, formatting or presentation of an advertisement where reasonably necessary to improve accuracy, consistency or user experience.
6. Prohibited Job Advertisements
Advertisers must not post jobs or opportunities involving illegal, fraudulent, deceptive or prohibited activities.
Prohibited advertisements include, but are not limited to:
• Scams or fraudulent employment opportunities
• Illegal activities
• Gambling-related activities that violate applicable laws
• Multi-level marketing (MLM), pyramid or similar schemes presented as employment
• Adult or sexual services
• Fake or non-existent jobs
• Jobs intended primarily to collect personal information
• Misleading work-from-home or income opportunities
• Any activity that violates applicable Malaysian laws or regulations
JawatanKosong.com may reject or remove any advertisement that it reasonably considers suspicious, misleading, inappropriate or potentially harmful to users.
7. Recruitment Fees and Payments
Job advertisements must not mislead job seekers into making payments, deposits, transfers or purchases as a condition of obtaining employment.
Any legitimate fees or charges permitted by law must be clearly disclosed and must comply with all applicable Malaysian laws and regulations.
JawatanKosong.com may remove advertisements involving suspicious payment requests or financial arrangements.
8. Recruitment Agencies and Third-Party Recruiters
Recruitment agencies, employment agencies, recruiters or other parties advertising positions on behalf of another employer must have the necessary authority to do so and must comply with all applicable licensing and regulatory requirements.
JawatanKosong.com may request evidence of such authority, registration or licence before approving or continuing to display an advertisement.
9. Duplicate Job Listings
Advertisers should not repeatedly post identical or substantially similar advertisements for the purpose of gaining additional exposure or manipulating search results.
The same position may be published in different languages where appropriate.
JawatanKosong.com reserves the right to remove, merge or limit duplicate advertisements.
10. Timeliness of Advertisements
Advertisers are responsible for keeping their job advertisements accurate and current.
Positions that have been filled, cancelled or are no longer available should be closed or removed as soon as reasonably possible.
JawatanKosong.com may automatically expire or remove advertisements based on the applicable posting period or where the information appears outdated.
11. Privacy and Personal Data
Advertisers must only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate recruitment purposes.
Personal information obtained from job seekers must be handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy and personal data protection laws.
Job seeker information obtained through JawatanKosong.com must not be sold, shared, distributed or used for unrelated marketing, solicitation or other unauthorised purposes.
12. Logos, Images and Intellectual Property
Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that they have all necessary rights, licences, permissions and authorisations to use any company name, logo, trademark, photograph, image, text or other material submitted to JawatanKosong.com.
By submitting such materials, the Advertiser grants JawatanKosong.com permission to use, reproduce, display, format and publish the materials for the purposes of displaying, promoting and distributing the relevant job advertisement and recruitment-related content through JawatanKosong.com and its associated promotional channels.
The Advertiser remains responsible for any claim arising from materials submitted by the Advertiser.
13. Verification and Compliance Checks
JawatanKosong.com reserves the right to verify an Advertiser, company, job advertisement or recruitment activity at any time.
Additional documents or information may be requested where reasonably necessary for verification, fraud prevention, legal compliance or user protection.
Failure to provide requested information may result in the advertisement being rejected or removed or the account being restricted or suspended.
14. Anti-Scam and Fraud Prevention
JawatanKosong.com takes fraudulent and suspicious recruitment activities seriously.
Where an advertisement, account or activity is suspected of fraud, impersonation, deception or other unlawful conduct, JawatanKosong.com may investigate the matter and may remove the advertisement, restrict or suspend the account, preserve relevant records and, where appropriate, cooperate with or report the matter to law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities or other competent authorities.
15. No Guarantee of Recruitment Results
Publication or promotion of a job advertisement on JawatanKosong.com does not guarantee any particular number of views, applications, candidates, interviews or successful hires.
Results may vary depending on factors including job requirements, salary, location, industry, market conditions and candidate demand.
This applies to both free and paid job advertisements, including featured, promoted or urgent advertisements.
16. Advertiser Responsibility
The Advertiser is solely responsible for the content of its job advertisements, recruitment practices, communications with candidates and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
JawatanKosong.com provides a platform for publishing and promoting employment opportunities and is not a party to any employment agreement, negotiation, representation or arrangement between an Advertiser and a job seeker.
17. Right to Review, Reject or Remove
JawatanKosong.com reserves the right, at its discretion and where reasonably necessary to protect the platform or its users, to:
• Review or verify advertisements
• Reject advertisements before publication
• Edit formatting or categorisation
• Remove or disable advertisements
• Restrict advertisement visibility
• Suspend or terminate accounts
• Request additional information or documentation
Such action may be taken where an advertisement or account violates these Job Posting Rules, applicable laws, JawatanKosong.com policies or otherwise
presents a potential risk to users or the platform.
18. Reporting Violations
Users are encouraged to report suspected fraudulent, misleading, illegal or inappropriate job advertisements, including fake jobs, impersonation, scams, copyright or trademark infringement and other violations of these Job Posting Rules.
JawatanKosong.com may investigate reported matters and take any action considered appropriate in accordance with these rules and applicable laws.
Where necessary, JawatanKosong.com may cooperate with law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities or other competent authorities.
19. Changes to These Rules
JawatanKosong.com reserves the right to amend or update these Job Posting Rules from time to time.
The latest version published on JawatanKosong.com will apply to advertisements submitted or maintained on the platform, subject to applicable law.
Contact Us
If you encounter a suspicious advertisement, possible scam or other violation of these Job Posting Rules, please contact us: Email:admin@jawatankosong.com
