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Specialist recruitment company Healthcare Australia (HCA) has delivered nearly half of all calendar 2011 gross profit for its UK parent, Healthcare Locums. read more

Local management changes for Futurestep.... Accounting demand down in March: Ambition.... Tasmanian water body seeks temp provider.... Melbourne recruitment company defends internal consultants.... RCSA announces award finalists.... Talent2 recognised for training outsourcing capability.... Recruiters should emphasise the importance of induction: trainer. read more

NZ port barred from switching to labour hire.... Humanis sells Springsure stake.... More than 10 million temps in 2010: Ciett.... IT employers plan to reduce headcount in 2012: Clicks IT.... Fast-tracked work permits introduced for US tradespeople.... Government modifies JSA scheme to prevent rorts.... Newcastle Council seeks labour hire provider. read more

The Australian Industry Group is appealing a recent Fair Work Australia decision involving a former WorkPac employee, who successfully argued that his stint on workers' comp counted towards his employment period, making him eligible to claim unfair dismissal. read more

UK recruitment company launches in Australia.... Interpro reaps the benefits of "fluid" European market.... SuccessFactors offers clients free social learning tool.... RCSA event to shed light on economic issues affecting recruiters.... JPA Australia forms partnership with Recruitment Juice. read more

Savage slams "LinkedIn liars".... ACTU wrongly defines "insecure work": IPA.... ASX queries Programmed share price jump.... Payroll tax reform for Queensland?.... Changes at Apex.... APAC financial sector salary growth to outpace rest of world: Mercer. read more

A steady decline in permanent placement volumes since July has been offset by rapidly increasing fees, according to the latest Recruitment Industry Benchmarking report. read more

Top recruitment executives have warned a difficult period lies ahead for the sector, as the Australian Council of Trade Unions renews its offensive on flexible work arrangements. read more

Former Westaff CEO Nigel Haworth and sales director Gordon Kerr have established a new recruitment group that has acquired majority stakes in two companies and is on the lookout for more. read more

Salaries in the WA resources sector were flat in the first three months of the year, after several quarters of sustained growth, according to new data from Ambit. read more