EU Recruitment Agencies May Operate Temporarily in Moldova Without a Licence

Recruitment agencies from the EU will be able to operate temporarily in Moldova without a licence

The authorities are proposing to allow EU agencies to provide employment services in Moldova on a temporary basis, subject to notification. This mechanism will be applied once the Treaty on Moldova’s accession to the EU enters into force.

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The notification will need to be submitted annually to the State Labour Inspectorate (GLI) five working days before the start of operations.

At the same time, they will be able to operate without obtaining a Moldovan licence and will be permitted to work not only with Moldovan citizens but also with EU citizens and their family members. The draft document setting out these procedures is to be approved by the government.

Procedure, deadlines and legal provisions

Thus, the notification will be submitted to the SLI containing information about the agency – its name and legal form, location, description of services, the timeframe and place of their provision, as well as the contact details of the responsible person. It will also be necessary to confirm the legality of the agency’s establishment in its country of origin and to submit a document certifying the absence of a criminal record.

The Inspectorate will be required to acknowledge receipt of the notification and, where necessary, request any missing mandatory information from the agency or verify the details with the competent authorities of EU countries.

The State Labour Inspectorate will maintain a register of agencies and publish a list of them on its website. The temporary nature of the agency’s activities will be determined on the basis of their duration, frequency and regularity. If the activities are deemed to be permanent, the firm will be required to comply with licensing requirements.

Agencies from the EU will be obliged to comply with requirements regarding the protection of placed workers, transparency of vacancies and record-keeping, the conclusion of agency and employment contracts, dispute resolution, repatriation and the prohibition of unlawful charges. Failure to comply will result in the sanctions provided for by law.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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