In more promising news for the recruitment sector, Assistant Employment Minister Luke Hartsuyker has said the Government plans to reform the Job Services program, from which recruitment companies were excluded in 2008. read more
Recruitment guarantee clauses aren't one-size-fits-all, says employment law expert Jessica Fisher, and agencies should consider a range of variables when drafting them, to ensure clarity, inspire confidence and be fair to both sides. read more
A recruiter has lost an appeal and must repay a $21k placement fee, after two courts differed on what constitutes a fulfilled recruitment guarantee. read more
Reports CMG staffing services GM has left the business.... Recruitment company leaders need external help in an unkind market: Graham Jenkins.... Union's aborted dispute with labour hire firm wasn't vexatious: FWC.... Victorian Council to establish on-hire panel.... Tasmanian Council seeking recruiter to source new GM.... On-hired, underpaid foreign workers beyond Australian legal reach. read more
A messy dispute between a recruitment company and one of its licensees has landed in court, after the licensee sought to launch an outsourced sales team as a side business. read more
Management change, new direction for Candle ICT.... New boss for Candle NZ.... Shortlist subscriber webinar: Evidence-based tender pricing.... Traditional view of work is over and done with, it's time to move on: Wheeler.... HJB fails to report; shares suspended.... FY13 figures down, but client base growing: HiTech.... Universal Recruitment adds media specialist to its team. read more
SKILLED cleared of liability for death of on-hire worker.... ICT placements up in June quarter: ITCRA.... Pacific seasonal worker program continues to grow. read more
New bullying laws broaden the definition of an employee to include on-hire workers, and will add an extra layer of complexity to labour hire arrangements, says employment law specialist Jessica Fisher. read more
Temp-to-perm fee bans becoming more common.... Avoid immigration roadblocks with offshore contingent staff.... Changes on HiTech board.... No retrospective requirements for 457-visa applicants being processed on July 1. read more
Chandler Macleod's aviation labour hire business, Forstaff, did "just enough" to constitute genuine consultation when it retrenched 250 workers at the Qantas base in Avalon, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more