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.
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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.
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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.
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McArthur Management Services has succeeded in restraining one of its former employees from working with Tanner Menzies, a subsidiary of Select Australasia.
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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.
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Robert Walters has succeeded in restraining one of its former senior consultants who started his own recruitment company.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Restraint clauses in employment contracts won't be valid if their sole purpose is to prevent ex-employees competing with their former employer, the NSW Supreme Court has found.
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Courts and tribunals around Australia have delivered some important rulings for recruiters and HR managers over the past few days.
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The NSW District Court has ordered an employer to pay indemnity costs to a former employee in a case which sounds a warning to employers seeking damages over alleged breaches of restraint clauses.
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In an important case for executive recruiters and employers, the NSW Court of Appeal has granted Woolworths an injunction to delay one of its senior executives from taking up a post with Franklins.
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A long-running legal battle between healthcare recruiters Mantech Systems and Alpha Services is set to address some fundamental issues of the fiduciary duty owed to a recruitment company by its employees.
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New general manager for Hudson in WA; Senior Michael Page team to start own shop; Drake appointment.1310
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