Does the recruitment advertisement have legal effect?

Recruitment advertisements are generally not legally binding. Recruitment advertisements generally belong to invitation to offer, hoping that others will give them an offer. However, if the recruitment advertisement meets the conditions of the offer, it constitutes an offer and has legal effect after the other party makes a promise.

legal ground

Article 472 of the Civil Code

An offer is an expression of intention to conclude a contract with others and shall meet the following conditions:

Specific content;

(2) The offeror is bound by the expression of will by indicating that he has accepted the offer.

Article 473

An invitation to offer is an expression of hope that others will make an offer to themselves. Auction announcement, tender announcement, prospectus, bond raising method, fund raising prospectus, commercial advertisement, publicity and price list sent are all invitations to offer.

If the contents of commercial advertisements and propaganda meet the conditions of the offer, it constitutes an offer.

Article 479

Acceptance is the expression of the intention of the offeree to agree to the offer.