The insurer of a now-defunct labour hire company has won the right to deduct $50,000 from a payout to the host employer, after a direct employee was injured when an on-hire worker allegedly covered up spilt oil with a piece of cardboard. read more
AusAid names preferred suppliers.... Labour market softens: Clarius.... Telecom does away with internal recruitment?.... NT Department IT recruitment panel goes to tender.... How to fire your clients: Savage.... 2012 internal recruiter demand for contractors: Robert Walters.... Mind Recruitment expanding, says CEO. read more
Australia's "antiquated" industrial relations framework needs to change, to encourage more flexibility and easier employer access to temporary labour, says Adecco Australia and New Zealand CEO Jeff Doyle. read more
Recruitment revenue down at Data3.... MyCareer sales declining: Fairfax.... Skilled vacancies fall again: DEEWR.... SEEK signs technology, ad-sharing deal with Federal Government.... S2M expands with Queensland launch.... Senior IT recruiter launches new business.... Internal teams sharpening their skills, says mining recruiter. read more
Clarius has posted a loss for the December half, but CEO Kym Quick says the company is now on track for big annual savings as a result of its restructuring efforts. read more
Chandler Macleod has recorded a small decline in first half profit, in what managing director Cameron Judson describes as an "incredibly challenging" trading environment. read more
Fraudsters using a fake candidate scam, who have been targeting small recruitment companies lately, are still active, with more incidents coming to light and the RCSA and ITCRA warning members to be on their guard. read more
Appeal approved in long-running Clarius legal battle.... Recruitment company owner banned from holding directorships.... Employers urged to look internally for good recruiters.... ATC event filling up fast.... Recruit Me Now seeking EOIs from rec-to-recs. read more
NSW contingent workforce contract returns to market.... Harrier expands into NSW.... Head of Trade Me Jobs moves roles.... SHK foreshadows business overhaul.... Stellar Recruitment launches 'best recruiter' competition.... Peoplebank launches IT job app. read more