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The number of approved 457-visas increased by close to 50% year-on-year in the December half, according to the latest data from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. read more

Recruiters failing when it comes to clients' ASX gender targets: Expert.... ICT jobs market set to shrink: ITCRA.... ITCRA hits back at PSA on-hire claims.... Recruitment bosses hoping for quicker decisions in 2012: HRO2.... SMS company secretary resigns.... Manpower UK leaks employee data.... Mining Industry Skills Centre gets re-brand. read more

HJB continues to grow profit.... HJB regional GM departs.... Data3 signals December half profit fall.... Skilled online vacancies edge down: DEEWR.... Hays appoints new China boss.... Aviation Authority seeks recruitment panel.... New tourism and hospitality labour agreement proposed.... Six Figures shuts down. read more

SKILLED to provide contract customer service team.... Labour hire company fined $100k over on-hire death.... Ergon Energy to renew recruitment panel.... Employment Office targets young workers.... Workers cite racism in IT and finance hiring: Balance Recruitment.... ManpowerGroup to help develop Vietnamese labour market. read more

Ambition reshuffles senior management.... NT utilities body niche recruitment panel decided.... Clennett questions SEEK executive job ad premium.... NGA.NET wins new national client.... Japanese acquisition for Adecco.... NSW Government signs on for another year with Adcorp.... New initiative to combat mining industry attrition. read more

Employment declines in December.... AiG argues for Fair Work Review to reduce restrictions on labour hire.... HJB loses bid for court costs over unfair dismissal claim.... Job ads up in December: SEEK.... NZ job ad growth slows: Trade Me Jobs.... Top employer branding specialist joins Futurestep.... Sheryle Moon to run information management company.... Kelly launches "Office of Innovation". read more

Talent2 confirms Greg May appointment.... Big annual decline in online vacancies for ICT, construction trades: DEEWR.... Softening labour market hits graduate salaries.... Recruiter discrimination blocking older candidates: report.... Recruiters to focus on RPO and mobile recruiting in 2012: Hays.... Sportspeople survey finds sports salaries falling.... Australian workers pessimistic on pay rises in 2012: Randstad. read more

MPI lowers full-year profit forecast.... Are women better recruiters?.... Randstad's hiring spree going well in Australia.... ESH founder joins Humanis board.... Sportspeople grows web traffic, recruitment revenue.... Five years ago this month: Zammit leaves Catalyst after SKILLED takeover. read more

November job ads flat: ANZ.... Employees bring authenticity to recruiting strategy: Facebook.... Non-UK business delivers solid growth for SThree.... HRO2 polls Australian recruiters on their hopes for 2012.... ILO meeting to focus on employment responses to economic uncertainty.... Queensland technology boss appointed. read more

SKILLED to sell NZ staffing business.... ACTU considers secure work test case.... Australia continues to offer high quality of life for expats: Mercer.... New company secretary for CareersMultilist.... Ageism forces older workers into being a burden: Commissioner.... Execs pedal for a good cause at Employment Office. read more