Browsing: Contingent workforce management

Recruiters are overwhelmingly positive about casual employment proposals imminently becoming law, and what they mean for double-dipping claims and business confidence. read more

The IR omnibus Bill has passed the Senate this afternoon, but in a drastically reduced form. read more

Australian Public Service recruitment remains too reactive, and in a new report it sets out plans for pipelining talent over the next five years. read more

Labor's proposal to legislate 'same job, same pay' rules for on-hire workers, along with limits on fixed-term contracting and cutting back labour hire in the public sector, ignores the fact that business confidence will be the biggest contributing factor in creating more secure work for Australians, says RCSA CEO Charles Cameron. read more

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• News in brief: Robert Half Q4; PPE acquisition read more

Employers' already-high focus on workforce agility and reskilling is intensifying, as investment in analytics improves visibility of workforce spending, says Randstad Sourceright executive GM Angela Anasis. read more

More businesses are now reinstating their projects and hiring as leaders realise they can't operate in a holding pattern indefinitely, says Talent CEO Mark Nielsen. read more

A labour hire company that was not kept informed about the work its employees performed at a host site has nonetheless successfully defended a safety prosecution. read more

A would-be landmark case resolving where gig work platforms fit into the employment law landscape has instead settled out of court. Meanwhile an inquiry has recommended broadening industrial manslaughter provisions. read more

An employer has failed to argue that a casual with six months and 10 days' service did not meet the minimum employment period because during that entire time he could not have reasonably expected his employment would be ongoing. read more