Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Dubai: A multi-national recruitment scam that offered bogus jobs to unsuspecting individuals with a leading health-care group in Dubai has been busted.
The company, Aster DM Healthcare, whose name has been allegedly misused, has warned gullible job seekers to be vary of online fraudsters offering jobs on its behalf.
“We do not take any recruitment fee from job aspirants. We urge job seekers not to fall prey to such illegal recruitment activity and to alert us of any such bogus schemes. We are thankful to the authorities for their support in ensuring that such illegal recruitment drives are curbed,” said Ratnesh Sharma, Group Chief Human Resources Officer of Aster.
Fraudulent online recruitment activities, allegedly misusing Aster’s name, have been reported in several countries including India, Pakistan, Philippines, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Victims, who have fallen prey to the scam, revealed that letters are being provided by these fraudsters with promise of jobs on behalf of Aster Hospital, Mankhool, Aster clinic and other business entities owned by Aster DM Healthcare.
Aster has categorically condemned all such activities and has urged people to be extremely cautious in falling prey to such scams, adding that Aster recruits only as per governmental procedures and does not charge any fee for recruitment.
“We strongly condemn such illegal activities and are committed to taking stern action against its perpetuators. While the matter is under investigation, it is important to apprise that Aster DM Healthcare adheres to fair and transparent recruitment practices,” added Sharma.
The company has filed cases with Dubai Police and with Cyber Cells to take action against online fraudsters who promise jobs with Aster and cheat people of money as recruitment expenses.
According to Sharma, following reports of the scam, the company immediately alerted the concerned authorities.
“The domain and ID from where such emails have originated have been blocked as far as possible. Aster urges caution by job seekers, reminding them not to contact the telephone numbers provided in these bogus emails,” he said.
The company has also clarified that they are not availing of the services of any travel agency for its recruitments, as some of the fake offer letters are issued in the name of travel agents.
He added that Aster DM Healthcare follows stringent HR compliance and policies.
“Recruitment is only through official channels such as newspaper advertisements, the services of approved recruitment agencies and employee referrals. No external agency has been authorised to collect any money for recruitment purposes. In Kerala, where the recruitment scam was first noted, Aster only operates as per the guidelines of NORKA, a department of the government of Kerala,” he said.
Staff Report
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