Remote talent community guidelines
How we support job seekers
Rising demand for remote roles has left job seekers vulnerable to scams, as the anonymity and distance often make it easy for bad actors to exploit hopeful candidates. Remote Talent was set up to guide job seekers to authentic remote opportunities, distinguishing itself from the widespread spam.
As acknowledged leaders in remote work, we apply very high standards to every company and role listed on our platform.
Lowering these standards would let down candidates and undermine our mission to be the most candidate-forward platform globally. Therefore, regardless of local regulations, we require all listings on Remote Talent to follow our guidelines. Non-compliant posts will be removed and repeat breaches may result in an account ban.
Below are the requirements for listings and the behaviour expected of employers on our platform:
Candidates are entitled to know exactly what they’re applying for through truthful and accurate job descriptions.
1. Provide a legitimate title for the role
All roles require a “legitimate title”. We define “legitimate title” as one that indicates the seniority, role, department and/or specialisation of the position.
Acceptable titles include but are not limited to Senior Graphic Designer or Head of Digital Marketing. Examples of titles violating this term include Unique Opportunity, Work from Home or Manager
2. Add a company website
Job ads and company profiles must link to a company website where candidates can reasonably learn about the company’s industry, business objectives and location.
Violations include linking to anything other than a publicly available web page — for example a WhatsApp group, a personal email or a phone number. Other breaches include links to invalid websites that return a 404 or similar error, or sites that lack a reasonable amount of company information.
3. Offer contact information
Job listings and company profiles must include a way to contact the team, such as the hiring manager’s business email address.
Employers must use Remote Talent for its intended purpose and its intended purpose alone (connect talent to opportunities)
4. Provide an easy and legitimate way to apply
Job listings and company profiles must provide a valid and up-to-date application link or mailto address for candidates who wish to apply.
“How to Apply” should be clear and possible to complete within a reasonable timeframe.
Breaches include apply links that return 200 or 404 errors, or redirects to websites that do not contain an application form or instructions.
5. Meet Remote Talent compliance standards
Remote Jobs is a global job board. Although hiring compliance varies by region, we enforce a high standard that companies must follow regardless of location.
Job postings must not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
Roles must meet EEO, ADA and ADEA guidelines that prohibit discrimination in employment.
Postings must also abide by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
6. Advertise base pay where possible
Certain commission-only roles may be prohibited on our platform because they carry a higher risk of worker exploitation and potential FLSA violations.
Roles that are wholly unpaid (such as unpaid internships) are prohibited.
Although advertising a salary range isn’t required to post a role, listings must be made in good faith with an intended base compensation.
7. Do not request private personal data
Job adverts and associated applications must not request information that could infringe an applicant’s privacy rights. This includes bank details, home address, social security number, or medical history.
8. Unethical companies are prohibited
We reserve the right to remove jobs from companies that prioritise profit over legality or the welfare of customers, employees and the general public. Businesses operating in an unethical, deceptive, or illegal manner are prohibited.
For example, we do not allow MLMs, predatory lending, phishing operations, data harvesting, or gambling operations to post advertisements on our site.
Requiring an upfront investment or payment by the candidate is strictly prohibited.
Finally, companies must operate in good faith, respecting candidates’ time and means.
9. No unfairly restrictive requirements
Unless the position is contract or freelance, your role may not require prior ownership of equipment needed to perform the job (such as, but not limited to: laptop, phone). Other overly specific criteria that could unfairly exclude qualified candidates may also result in removal.
10. Comply with accessibility requirements
Candidates with disabilities must be able to access your posting. This means following our formatting guidelines and providing an English version of your job description.
11. Use a respectful tone
We reserve the right to remove any roles we judge to be disrespectful, derogatory or defamatory towards candidates. Examples of violations include job descriptions written in a condescending, sarcastic or callous tone.
Removal policy
If your role is reported for minor breaches, our team will try to contact you to review and amend the listing
You will then have 24 hours to make corrections before we remove the role
If the role isn’t updated within that time, the listing will be unpublished from our job board
Your subscription will stay active so you can edit and republish the role when convenient
If a role is reported for major breaches, it will be removed immediately
We will notify you of the action and your account may be suspended
In some circumstances we may issue a refund
*** Please note you will not be entitled to a refund
Fees and renewals
We do not give refunds or credits for partial months of job postings. Listings recur monthly and users must manage the auto-renewal for each job post on a monthly basis.
You accept that pre-paid fees are non-refundable. If you haven’t paid the applicable fees, you remain liable for the full amount due for the job posting if it breaches our policy.