That candidate your client hired “directly”? That LinkedIn profile that changed after placement? You need proof — not screenshots. See what’s at stake

For Recruitment Agencies & Staffing Firms

Your Client Hired Your Candidate.
That’s a €15,000 Fee You’ll Never See.

LinkedIn profile edited. Job posting deleted. Introduction email “never received.” Without proof, it’s your word against theirs. ProofSnap archives everything in one click — tamper-proof, timestamped, court-ready.

LinkedIn, Indeed, StepStone EU-certified timestamps €18.99/seat/month
77.6%
Candidates misrepresent themselves
£175K
Recovered in a backdoor hire case
41s
To archive a profile with proof
eIDAS
Qualified timestamps — 27 EU states

This happens every week. Is your agency protected?

Three real scenarios. Red = what happens without proof. Green = what happens with ProofSnap.

1. Client hires your candidate “directly”

Without proof:

  • • Client claims they “already knew the candidate”
  • • Candidate’s LinkedIn “Open to Work” badge? Gone
  • • Your introduction email? “We never received it”
  • You lose €15,000–50,000 in fees

With ProofSnap:

  • • LinkedIn profile archived at sourcing (with “Open to Work”)
  • • Client’s job posting archived with timestamp
  • • Your intro email captured and timestamped
  • Full fee recovered. Case closed.

2. Candidate edits LinkedIn after placement

Without proof:

  • • You placed a “Senior Engineer, 5 years”
  • • Client finds out it was actually 2 years
  • • LinkedIn now says something different
  • Fee refunded. Client trust gone.

With ProofSnap:

  • • Profile archived at sourcing, submission, and placement
  • • All 3 versions match the CV you sent
  • • Candidate edited after — your archive proves it
  • Fee protected. Due diligence proven.

3. Candidate claims different salary was posted

Without proof:

  • • You posted €70–85K. Candidate claims €80–95K.
  • • Original posting deleted from LinkedIn
  • • Your ATS log? “You could have changed it.”
  • Your word against theirs.

With ProofSnap:

  • • Archived posting clearly shows €70–85K
  • • Tamper-proof timestamp proves when it was captured
  • • Send the evidence file to the lawyer
  • Claim dismissed. Case over.

Which scenario are you waiting for?

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Real cases. Real fines.

These agencies couldn’t prove what they posted.

Germany Bundesarbeitsgericht
up to 3 monthly salaries (typically €1,500–3,500)

“Junges dynamisches Team” = age discrimination. Per claimant.

The Bundesarbeitsgericht ruled that phrases like “junges dynamisches Team,” “Berufsanfänger,” or age ranges (“25–35”) in job ads violate AGG §§ 1, 7, 11. Burden of proof shifts to the employer. AGG-Hoppers — serial claimants — systematically target these ads. One non-compliant posting on 5 platforms = 5+ potential claims.

Your risk: You wrote the ad. You published it. You’re independently liable under AGG § 15(2).

BAG, 8 AZR 406/14 (2016); BAG, 8 AZR 421/18 (2019)

France Criminal proceedings
National scandal

Adecco coded candidates by ethnicity. “BBR” = bleu-blanc-rouge.

Adecco France’s subsidiary was investigated for discriminatory filing practices — coding candidates by ethnicity using “BBR” (bleu-blanc-rouge, meaning ethnically French). Criminal proceedings followed. The reputational damage was catastrophic — national media coverage for months.

French law: Up to €225,000 fine + 3 years imprisonment for discriminatory recruitment (Art. 225-2 Code pénal).

Adecco/Ajilon, practices 1997–2001, court proceedings 2007–2024

US FTC + NY AG
~$3,000,000

Advertised $62/hr. Actual pay: $20/hr. FTC took notice.

Handy Technologies ran ads claiming workers could earn “up to $62/hour.” Real pay: ~$20/hr. Settlement: ~$3M in refunds plus federal monitoring. The EU Pay Transparency Directive mandates salary range disclosure across all 27 member states from June 2026, creating new accountability for posted compensation.

Coming to Europe: The directive makes salary range disclosure mandatory. If the offer doesn’t match the posting, you must prove what you published.

FTC & NY AG v. Handy Technologies (2025)

Archive a posting in 41 seconds. No IT needed.

Your recruiters already live in Chrome or Edge. ProofSnap adds one click to their workflow.

ProofSnap workflow: open a web page, click the extension, get a tamper-proof evidence package with screenshots, metadata, and EU-certified timestamps
1

Install for your team

Add ProofSnap to Chrome or Edge. Company plan: €18.99/seat. Each recruiter gets unlimited captures with eIDAS timestamps.

2

Post → Click → Archive

Recruiter publishes a job ad on LinkedIn, StepStone, Indeed, or the client’s careers page. Opens the live posting. Clicks ProofSnap. 41 seconds. Done.

3

Capture every version

Client asks for a salary change? Posting updated? Taken down? Archive each version. Build a timestamped audit trail showing every change.

4

Report to clients

Send clients quarterly compliance reports: “47 postings archived in Q1. All include salary ranges. All with eIDAS timestamps.” Compliance becomes your competitive edge.

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No IT setup. No API integration. Works in any Chrome or Edge browser.

EU Pay Transparency Directive: the clock is ticking

Directive 2023/970 requires salary ranges in every job posting. You post for clients across multiple countries. Every posting without a salary range is a violation — and you’re the one who published it.

Time until mandatory salary disclosure

Member states must transpose by June 7, 2026

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Only 7% of EU employers have a pay transparency strategy in place (Mercer 2024). Your clients aren’t ready. Are you?

€152/month for your entire team. Less than one AGG claim.

A single AGG-Hopper claim costs €1,500–3,500 in compensation alone — before legal fees. ProofSnap for an 8-person team: €152/month. The math is obvious.

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€18.99 /seat/month

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Sources: EU Directive 2023/970 · AGG · eIDAS Regulation · BAG 8 AZR 406/14 · FTC v. Handy Technologies (2025) · Adecco France (2007) · Last verified

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