A NEW regulation in the job market will prohibit people in four categories from leaving their jobs to seek other employment, yesterday's Daily Sunshine reported.

　　Those who will be prohibited from quitting their jobs without the consent of their working units include people who are undertaking jobs in State, provincial and municipal key projects or key scientific research programs, those who are engaged in work involving State security or other intelligence-related work, those who are under investigation and waiting for the case to be wound up and those who are not allowed to quit under relevant laws and regulations.

　　Under the new regulation, which will take effect on October 1, employers will not be allowed to collect deposits or training fees from job seekers. Employers will be fined between 10,000 yuan (US$1,200) and 30,000 yuan for collecting deposits or training fees and all the illegal income will be confiscated.

　　The new regulation also states that intermediary agencies engaged in talent recruitment will be fined between 10,000 yuan to 30,000 yuan if they are found to be operating without business licenses. These agencies are also barred from lending, transferring or leasing their business licenses under any circumstances.

　　Intermediary agencies will also be fined for providing false information, signing false contracts, making false promises or colluding with employing units to cheat job seekers.

　　Intermediary agencies found guilty of serious malpractice or who receive two disciplinary sanctions in one year will be ordered to suspend their operation or have their licenses revoked.

　　(Hu Zheye)