A Federal Court Judge has granted Hoban Recruitment an urgent injunction restraining a former Bluestone Global employee from providing confidential information to Randstad.
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Two years ago this month, a Full Federal Court upheld a two-year industry restraint against a recruitment executive, drawing to a close a high-profile legal battle.
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An improving economy has propelled the recruitment industry back into hiring mode, but with fewer consultants flowing from the UK and local recruiters sticking with their increasingly fertile desks, the market is tight, say rec-to-recs.
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A recruitment company's upcoming NSW Supreme Court case should help clarify the legally ambiguous issue of LinkedIn contact ownership, but in the meantime businesses must take action to protect themselves from similar disputes, says a workplace lawyer.
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A recruitment company has been awarded damages from its former state manager, who secretly performed work for two clients while employed by the business.
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A WA labour hire company has been denied an injunction temporarily restraining its former general manager from taking an on-hire role with its largest client.
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Abusive on-hire worker wasn't unfairly sacked: FWC.... SEEK counters pricing criticism.... Candidates respond well to 'customer' approaches: Futurestep.... Robert Half case settles.... Bluestone board member resigns.... New 457-visa laws introduced to parliament.
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A former Robert Half recruiter on a 457-visa has been restrained from working for Professional Search Group in Perth, the new agency which he set up with another ex-RHI staffer earlier this year.
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The "ongoing legal war" between HRX and Talent2 has come to at least a temporary conclusion today, with the NSW Supreme Court awarding costs in HRX's favour in their battle over Talent2's hiring of a former HRX employee.
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The WA Supreme Court has granted Robert Half an injunction restraining a former recruiter from contacting its clients, as part of an ongoing case against two ex-employees.
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A former business development manager with national recruitment company Rexco People has been ordered to pay $35,214 in damages after he joined rival Integrated in breach of a separation agreement.
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The brutal legal war between HRX and Talent2 has opened on a new front, with HRX seeking to claim legal costs from Talent2 for expenses HRX incurred in its case against its former business development manager Stuart Scott.
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Appeal approved in long-running Clarius legal battle.... Recruitment company owner banned from holding directorships.... Employers urged to look internally for good recruiters.... ATC event filling up fast.... Recruit Me Now seeking EOIs from rec-to-recs.
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Listed recruitment company Hi-Tech has lost a bid to gain access to documents from a competitor that hired two of its former staff.
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Recruitment companies should be reviewing their contract terms following last week's Clarius ruling, in order to minimise the risk of restraints on their clients or their former temps and contractors being thrown out, says a legal expert.
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