The Queensland Supreme Court has ordered a recruitment company to pay legal costs to one of its former consultants after it failed in a bid to prevent her working for a competitor during her notice period. read more
An ad hoc survey of advertisers using Jobsjobsjobs indicates the site is gradually starting to generate applications, as its backers look for a second round of funding. read more
Craig Ransley's specialist mining labour hire and equipment supply company Resco Services has completed another two acquisitions to push its annual revenue above $100 million - and in other Resco news, Skilled Group CEO and major shareholder, Greg Hargrave has emerged with a 19% Resco shareholding. read more
Highly-regarded former Hudson executive Andrew Staite will be back in the recruitment industry with a new business before the end of the year. read more
Australia's second biggest recruitment business, Chandler Macleod, has delivered a solid half-year result, lifting sales by 17% to $388.5 million and posting strong rises in EBITDA and net profit. read more
There's been an upsurge in the use of restraint clauses in recruitment industry employment contracts in recent years, but for junior consultants, they are unlikely to be enforceable, according to a leading employment law specialist. read more
Rubicor CEO Wayman Chapman says a crucial element in the success of the Rubicor model so far, has been the ability to maintain the motivation of the principals of companies who sell into the group. read more
Hays has discontinued its court action against a former senior executive who left the company earlier this year and set up his own recruitment business. read more
Employers that fail to protect their corporate knowledge might struggle to survive as the employment market becomes more fluid, according to leading employment lawyer David Thompson, from Hunt & Hunt. read more
McArthur Management Services has succeeded in restraining one of its former employees from working with Tanner Menzies, a subsidiary of Select Australasia. read more
Profit potential from RPO still uncertain, says Candle boss; CBA sells down SEEK stake; Office admin and drivers join engineers as most in demand; Queensland Health aims for 1200 new medical hires in next 18 months; NSW Government clarifies definition of worker and on-hire provider as employer; and HiTech restraint of trade case continues. read more
In an important decision for the recruitment industry, the NSW Supreme Court has today ruled a former HiTech Group employee can continue working for Ross Human Directions (RHD), even though her three-month restraint clause hasn't expired. read more
The NSW Supreme Court has this week granted HiTech Group a temporary injunction to restrain a former employee from working as a recruitment consultant with Peoplebank. read more
Advertising industry recruitment is booming across the Asia Pacific region, with the majority of agencies looking to increase staff, turnover rising and salaries spiking up, according to a new report from Aquent. read more