Recruitment policy: Recruitment Compliance Rules
The Recruitment Compliance Rules carries 9 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 2 to 90 day, read 24 October 2026.
Reqnix sells its own paid plan in this category (our pricing). It is not counted here: every figure in this index is another provider's own published price, read from its own page.
- 32 to 17
- 217 to 31
- 231 to 46
- 146 to 61
- 61 to 75
- 175 to 90
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 2 to 17 | 3 figures |
| 17 to 31 | 2 figures |
| 31 to 46 | 2 figures |
| 46 to 61 | 1 figure |
| 61 to 75 | 0 figures |
| 75 to 90 | 1 figure |
5 of the 18 named sources read in full publish a figure; 13 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
By obligation
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| obligationrelevant period from first assignment | 14week | 14 to 14week | 1 |
| obligationrelevant period after last day worked | 8week | 8 to 8week | 1 |
| obligationassignment gap | 42day | 42 to 42day | 1 |
| obligationagency worker equal treatment | 12week | 12 to 12week | 1 |
| obligationdelete applicant AI video interview on request | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
| obligationpenalty for operating without agency licence | 500USD | 500 to 500USD | 1 |
| obligationnotice before changing fee schedule | 15day | 15 to 15day | 1 |
| obligationnotice before changing forms or contracts | 15day | 15 to 15day | 1 |
| obligationlicence surety bond | 5,000USD | 5,000 to 5,000USD | 1 |
| obligationadvertised job order must be current | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
| obligationjob order renewal | 45day | 45 to 45day | 1 |
| obligationemployment counselor permit fee | 50USD | 50 to 50USD | 1 |
| obligationtemporary counselor permit validity | 90day | 90 to 90day | 1 |
| obligationcounselor licence examination deadline | 60day | 60 to 60day | 1 |
| obligationpenalty: labour market enforcement undertaking | 2year | 2 to 2year | 1 |
| obligationpenalty: labour market enforcement order | 2year | 2 to 2year | 1 |
| obligationpenalty: imprisonment for breaching LMEO | 2year | 2 to 2year | 1 |
| obligationpenalty: prohibition order | 10year | 10 to 10year | 1 |
| obligationrecord retention | 12month | 12 to 12month | 1 |
| obligationdeployer log retention for high-risk AI (automated screening) | 6month | 6 to 6month | 1 |
| obligationserious incident report deadline (widespread infringement) for providers and deployers of high-risk AI | 2day | 2 to 2day | 1 |
| obligationpenalty for prohibited AI practices | 35,000,000EUR | 35,000,000 to 35,000,000EUR | 1 |
| obligationpenalty for breach of operator and deployer obligations | 15,000,000EUR | 15,000,000 to 15,000,000EUR | 1 |
| obligationpenalty for supplying incorrect or misleading information to authorities | 7,500,000EUR | 7,500,000 to 7,500,000EUR | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | 35,000,000EUR | penalty for prohibited AI practices | 2026-10-24 |
| EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | 15,000,000EUR | penalty for breach of operator and deployer obligations | 2026-10-24 |
| EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | 7,500,000EUR | penalty for supplying incorrect or misleading information to authorities | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 5,000USD | licence surety bond | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 500USD | penalty for operating without agency licence | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 90day | temporary counselor permit validity | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 60day | counselor licence examination deadline | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 50USD | employment counselor permit fee | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 45day | job order renewal | 2026-10-24 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 42day | assignment gap | 2026-10-12 |
| Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42) | 30day | delete applicant AI video interview on request | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 30day | advertised job order must be current | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 15day | notice before changing fee schedule | 2026-10-24 |
| Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515) | 15day | notice before changing forms or contracts | 2026-10-24 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 14week | relevant period from first assignment | 2026-10-12 |
| Agency Workers Regulations 2010 guidance for recruiters | 12week | agency worker equal treatment | 2026-10-24 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 12month | record retention | 2026-10-12 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 10year | penalty: prohibition order | 2026-10-12 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 8week | relevant period after last day worked | 2026-10-12 |
| EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | 6month | deployer log retention for high-risk AI (automated screening) | 2026-10-24 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 2year | penalty: labour market enforcement undertaking | 2026-10-12 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 2year | penalty: labour market enforcement order | 2026-10-12 |
| Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003 | 2year | penalty: imprisonment for breaching LMEO | 2026-10-12 |
| EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | 2day | serious incident report deadline (widespread infringement) for providers and deployers of high-risk AI | 2026-10-24 |
The sentence each figure was read from (24)
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), read 2026-10-24:
Non-compliance with the prohibition of the AI practices referred to in Article 5 shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 35 000 000 or, if the offender is an undertaking, up to 7 % of its total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), read 2026-10-24:
Non-compliance with any of the following provisions related to operators or notified bodies, other than those laid down in Articles 5, shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 15 000 000 or, if the offender is an undertaking, up to 3 % of its total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is higher:
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), read 2026-10-24:
The supply of incorrect, incomplete or misleading information to notified bodies or national competent authorities in reply to a request shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 7 500 000 or, if the offender is an undertaking, up to 1 % of its total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
The Department of Labor shall require such person to file with his application for a license a bond in due form, to the People of the State of Illinois, for the penal sum of $5,000 with one or more sureties, to be approved by said Department of Labor, and conditioned that the obligor will conform to and not violate any of the duties, terms, conditions, provisions or requirements of this Act.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
The Department has the authority to assess a penalty against any agency that fails to obtain a license from the Department in accordance with this Act or any rules adopted under this Act of $500 for each violation.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
The Department shall issue to such person a temporary permit to act as an employment counselor which permit shall be valid for 90 days pending examination of such person when:
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
that he will complete the examination for the employment agency counselor's license on a date scheduled for such examination by the Department of Labor within 60 days of the date of application.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
Each applicant shall set out in said application blanks such information as the Department may require, and said applications shall be accompanied by a permit fee of $50 and the affidavits of two persons of business or professional integrity.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
A job order must be renewed after 45 days and must be annotated with the name of the representative of the prospective employer who authorized the renewal and the date on which the renewal was authorized.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
If the worker has undertaken more than 1 assignment for the hirer and there is a gap of more than 42 days between assignments, the later assignment is treated as if it were the first.
- Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42), read 2026-10-24:
Upon request from the applicant, employers, within 30 days after receipt of the request, must delete an applicant's interviews and instruct any other persons who received copies of the applicant video interviews to also delete the videos, including all electronically generated backup copies.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
The term "current, bona fide job order" shall be defined as a job order obtained by the employment agency within 30 days prior to the placement of the advertisement.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
Such schedule of fees, charges, and commissions may thereafter be changed by filing with the Department an amended or supplemental schedule showing such changes at least 15 days before such change is to become effective.
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515), read 2026-10-24:
Any change in forms or contracts must be filed with the Department of Labor at least 15 days before such change is going to become effective.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
14 weeks from the day after the worker starts their first assignment with the hirer, or
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010 guidance for recruiters, read 2026-10-24:
After you have worked in the same job for 12 weeks, you will qualify for equal treatment in respect of pay and basic working conditions.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
These records must be kept for at least 12 months after their creation and retained for at least 12 months following the date that you last provided work-finding services to either a work-seeker or hirer.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
The Secretary of State can also consider applying for a prohibition order against a person from carrying on, or being concerned with the carrying on of, an employment agency or employment business for up to a maximum of 10 years on the grounds of misconduct or unsuitability.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
8 weeks from the last day the worker worked for the hirer, whichever ends later
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), read 2026-10-24:
Deployers of high-risk AI systems shall keep the logs automatically generated by that high-risk AI system to the extent such logs are under their control, for a period appropriate to the intended purpose of the high-risk AI system, of at least six months, unless provided otherwise in applicable Union or national law, in particular in Union law on the protection of personal data.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
Where FWA believes that an offence has been committed, we may consider seeking a Labour Market Enforcement Undertaking (LMEU), for a period of up to 2 years.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
If an LMEU cannot be agreed or, once in place is not complied with, we can apply for a Labour Market Enforcement Order (LMEO), for a period of up to 2 years, through the courts.
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003, read 2026-10-12:
If a person fails to comply with the LMEO, they could be fined or imprisoned for up to 2 years.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), read 2026-10-24:
Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, in the event of a widespread infringement or a serious incident as defined in Article 3, point (49)(b), the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be provided immediately, and not later than two days after the provider or, where applicable, the deployer becomes aware of that incident.
Read in full, publishes no figure
13 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Employment Agencies Act 1973, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NYC DCWP Automated Employment Decision Tools, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NYC Rules: Automated Employment Decision Tools, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- Colorado Equal Pay Transparency rules, read 2026-10-03: every candidate on the page was refused
- EEOC prohibited employment policies and practices, read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ICO recruitment and selection guidance, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Fair Work Ombudsman protection from discrimination, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- US DOL OFCCP, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GOV.UK information and guidance for employment businesses and agencies, read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93), read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- EEOC publications, read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (ILCS3), read 2026-10-03: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
5 of the 18 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 13 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 9 figures, never sentences; 114 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per obligation - licence required, fee-to-worker prohibition, terms that must be given in writing, bias-audit and notice duties for automated screening, pay-range disclosure, record retention for candidate data - each quoted verbatim from the authority with its effective date and the penalty; the cross-jurisdiction comparison (which markets bar a fee, which require a bias audit, which require a pay range in the advert) is the figure, and changed-since is the news
114 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (19)
- Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Employment Agencies Act 1973(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NYC DCWP Automated Employment Decision Tools(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NYC Rules: Automated Employment Decision Tools(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (820 ILCS 42)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Colorado Equal Pay Transparency rules(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EEOC prohibited employment policies and practices(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ICO recruitment and selection guidance(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Fair Work Ombudsman protection from discrimination(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- US DOL OFCCP(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK information and guidance for employment businesses and agencies(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Overview of the Conduct Regulations 2003(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010 guidance for recruiters(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Illinois Private Employment Agency Act (225 ILCS 515)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- EEOC publications(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (ILCS3)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Recruitment Compliance Rules carries 9 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 2 to 90 day, read 24 October 2026.
5 of the 18 named sources read in full publish a figure; 13 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation relevant period from first assignment: median 14 week across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation relevant period after last day worked: median 8 week across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation assignment gap: median 42 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation agency worker equal treatment: median 12 week across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation delete applicant AI video interview on request: median 30 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty for operating without agency licence: median 500 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation notice before changing fee schedule: median 15 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation notice before changing forms or contracts: median 15 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation licence surety bond: median 5,000 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation advertised job order must be current: median 30 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation job order renewal: median 45 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation employment counselor permit fee: median 50 USD across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation temporary counselor permit validity: median 90 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation counselor licence examination deadline: median 60 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty: labour market enforcement undertaking: median 2 year across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty: labour market enforcement order: median 2 year across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty: imprisonment for breaching LMEO: median 2 year across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty: prohibition order: median 10 year across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation record retention: median 12 month across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation deployer log retention for high-risk AI (automated screening): median 6 month across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation serious incident report deadline (widespread infringement) for providers and deployers of high-risk AI: median 2 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty for prohibited AI practices: median 35,000,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty for breach of operator and deployer obligations: median 15,000,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Recruitment Compliance Rules, obligation penalty for supplying incorrect or misleading information to authorities: median 7,500,000 EUR across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Cite as: "Reqnix Recruitment Compliance Rules", updated 2026-10-27, https://reqnix.com/datasets/recruitment-compliance-rules/.
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Questions this data answers
What must a recruitment business and a hiring employer legally do - licensing, fees to workers, candidate data, automated screening, pay transparency, discrimination?
The Recruitment Compliance Rules carries 9 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 2 to 90 day, read 24 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the Recruitment Compliance Rules come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 24 Oct 2026). 18 named sources were read and 5 publish a figure; the 13 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.