A rec-to-rec company used a stand-down direction to force a state manager to resign, so it could avoid paying her contractual entitlement to three months' notice, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a labour hire company to reinstate a sacked on-hire worker to his role, against the host employer's wishes. read more
Inadequate technology, substandard payroll practices, and poor detail about casual engagements are some of the major back-office "gotchas" adding to recruiters' legal risks, an industry advisor warns. read more
It's time for the legal system to recognise "quasi-independent" workers who are neither contractor nor employee, an employment lawyer says. Meanwhile amendments to extend flexibilities under the JobKeeper regime have passed. read more
BHP has defended a union's challenge to its in-house labour hire model; and the Federal Court has criticised traditional contractor tests for producing "ambiguity, inconsistency and contradiction". read more
Public hearings will soon begin to expose further details of the hiring practices widely considered the starting point for Victoria's second pandemic wave. read more