Browsing: Discrimination

Geotech worker loses claim over employment status, unfair dismissal.... Randstad worker loses dismissal bid against host employer.... Sales down, profit flat for HiTech.... Culture enables SME to compete for mining talent.... Changes to profile visibility for LinkedIn free accounts.... Include more people in recruitment decisions to reduce age bias: Adecco. read more

On-hire worker claims pregnancy discrimination.... LinkedIn not putting recruiters out of work: Ambition.... BHP Olympic Dam expansion not dead yet.... Executive search firm launches journal.... Fieldglass, Adecco recognised in managed service report. read more

A host employer is facing a discrimination claim from two on-hire workers, who have won the right to go ahead with their case despite signing an undertaking not to bring action against their labour hire company. read more

The Federal Magistrate's Court has rejected an unfair dismissal claim from a labour hire employee, who argued that because the prospect of a temp-to-perm conversion had been raised, he was a "prospective employee" of the host employer and eligible to claim under the Fair Work Act. read more

James Hardie fined over discrimination in recruitment.... Age discrimination claims must disprove "innocent" explanations. read more

ADF supplier wins exemption to discriminate in recruitment.... Changes at Xpand, MD starts new business.... Government to spend $10m on bonuses for recruiting older workers.... Recruitment timeframes blow out: Bankwest.... SmartCompany recognises young recruiters.... IMF predicts low unemployment rate to continue in Australia. read more

SKILLED to provide contract customer service team.... Labour hire company fined $100k over on-hire death.... Ergon Energy to renew recruitment panel.... Employment Office targets young workers.... Workers cite racism in IT and finance hiring: Balance Recruitment.... ManpowerGroup to help develop Vietnamese labour market. read more

A candidate has lost a legal bid against a recruitment company that he alleged discriminated against him over a spent conviction. read more