Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has dropped cases against job boards Superjob and Rabota.ru after it found there were no violations. However, the watchdog added that the case against job board HeadHunter is still open.

In April 2019, the FAS opened its case against the job boards. It said terms of use for the three job boards’ services contain clauses banning the use of automated recruitment software when working with the firms. The FAS added that, “at the same time, these resources occupy a dominant position in the job search market on the Internet” and “dominate the market of information exchange between jobseekers, employers, and staffing agencies on the Internet.” The firm also found that the firms block users if they use software of third party developers for automated recruitment.

FAS opened the case following a complaint from a developer of an automated recruitment tool and then concluded that the actions of the job boards may restrict access of businesses offering automated recruitment software to the market of information exchange between jobseekers, employers, and staffing agencies via the Internet.

According to the FAS, the Law on the Protection of Competition prohibits entities that hold a dominant position from creating obstacles to others entering the market.

FAS Deputy Director Anatoly Golomolzin told reporters that the last hearing was held earlier this week, but it was postponed. He said “Additional information will be requested, and investigation in this part will continue.”

HeadHunter began trading publicly in May 2019. The company reported revenue of RUB 1.67 billion (USD 25.8 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019.