Browsing: Client disputes

Award changes providing some casuals with overtime pay are an important development for all employers to monitor, and raise serious questions for on-hire arrangements. read more

Emailing terms along with a candidate's CV does not entitle a recruiter to seek a fee in the absence of express agreement, a court has affirmed in throwing out an agency's claim to $22k. read more

• CEO sacked after confidential recruitment review
  
• Unemployment rate holds steady
  
• Seek reports job ad rise
  
• Australia slips in global workforce ranking read more

• FWC orders reinstatement to site where host denies access
  
• Jobs creation to offset losses, but transition "difficult": WEF
  
• No signs of slowdown in IT hiring
  
• Finite revenue dips while EBITA rises
  
• News in brief: The faces of unemployment; Payroll companies merge read more

Giving free rein to consultants to change contract terms and failing to review policies when business models change are two of the most common professional indemnity insurance risks agencies face, an auditor says. read more

A surprising number of recruitment providers are failing to adequately screen candidates, raising issues of clarity in client service agreements, an industry auditor says. read more

The High Court has refused to grant Adecco special leave to appeal in a case that would have clarified the enforceability of labour hire contracts that have expired, but where the labour supply continues. read more

• Late lodgement dooms 'dismissed' on-hire worker's claim
  
• Forums to discuss recruitment industry's role in 'talent ecosystem'
  
• 'Cult' employer brands dissected read more

A growing body of case law puts the onus squarely on labour hire companies to investigate alleged misconduct before complying with clients' requests to remove on-hire workers. read more

Labour hire companies and their clients often agree to contract terms simply to "get the deal done", but a recent case highlights the importance of considering long-term consequences, a lawyer says. read more