Cap. 594 Art. 13Referral of persons for employment.

(1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this

Act, and subject to any regulations made thereunder, in selecting persons for referral to employers, Jobsplus shall consider the persons who best satisfy the requirements of the employer on the grounds of qualifications, skills and, or competences and, or work experience as the case may be.

(2) (a) In the event that any person who is registering for employment refuses to avail himself of any suitable opportunity for employment, such person shall retain his right to continue registering for employment, during the first (3) months from date of registration. However, this does not apply where the registrant refuses, without a good and sufficient reason, any training or any other assistance or service offered to him by Jobsplus.

(b) In the event that any person who has been registering for employment for a period exceeding three (3) months from the date of registration refuses, without a good and sufficient cause, to avail himself of any suitable opportunity for employment or training or of any other assistance or service offered to him by Jobsplus such person shall be struck off the register with immediate effect for a period of six (6) months.

(c) Any person who fails to acknowledge any communication by any means as may be determined by Jobsplus from time to time, with respect to any suitable opportunity for employment or training or any other assistance or service offered to him by Jobsplus shall be struck off the register with immediate effect for a period of six (6) months.

(d) The person registering for employment may engage in a one-off work activity, consisting of a few hours and in any case not more than five (5) hours in any one week and not to exceed the amount of two hundred and forty (240) hours per annum, whilst retaining his right to remain on the Register, so long as he obtains approval beforehand, from Jobsplus, of such engagement. Under normal circumstances, this approval should be sought at least one week in advance. Should the registrant fail to inform Jobsplus and is caught working while registering, he shall be struck off the Register with immediate effect for a period of six (6) months.

(3) Any person who, whilst registering for employment, is engaged in a gainful occupation or who, without the prior permission of Jobsplus, is engaged in any occupation consisting in the provision to any person of services that are normally remunerated, shall forfeit his right to registration under article 12 or to referral for employment under this article.

(4) Any person who forfeits his right to registration or to referral under article 12 or this article shall not be entitled to be registered for employment or to referral for employment unless such person proves to the satisfaction of Jobsplus that after having forfeited such rights as aforesaid he had been gainfully occupied for a continuous period of six (6) months and has ceased to be gainfully occupied for reasons that are deemed to be good and sufficient.

(5) Any person aggrieved by a decision of Jobsplus under this article may, within fifteen working days from the notification of such decision, appeal to the Authority.