Aussie job hunters have bemoaned a tactic that recruiters are using to make jobs appear more appealing than they actually are.

One job seeker took to the AusFinance subreddit to question why recruiters keep listing aspects of a workers’ remuneration package they are legally required to offer employees, such as paid annual leave or mandatory superannuation, as “benefits”.

“Currently mass-applying for roles since my position’s being made redundant,” the user wrote on Reddit last week.

“Why do recruiters and talent acquisition people keep saying things like ‘we offer four weeks annual leave and contribute to superannuation’ as if they’re handing out some golden benefit?

“That’s literally a legal requirement, not a perk. Stop advertising compliance with employment law like it’s a selling p

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