Browsing: Discrimination

• Brunel Australasia MD on global staffing 'power' list
  
• New bill aims to protect discriminatory recruiting
  
• CEO placements hit record levels read more

• Randstad appoints country director and NSW GM
  
• Accor launches same-day hiring as critical skills shortage looms
  
• Older workers locked out of labour market read more

Technology is driving some fundamental shifts in traditionally people-driven recruitment processes, and employers have to be mindful of not getting caught by the "inertia" that could land them in trouble down the line, an academic says. read more

A recruitment company and host employer have been fined for "overt and serious" discrimination after knocking back a 70-year-old job applicant. read more

In the wake of new guidance on workplace vaccination policies, many employers remain unclear about their rights and obligations. This webcast dispels some myths around what employers can and can't do in this space. read more

An employer has been ordered to revoke a decision and reconfigure its selection panel after it unfairly 'shifted the goal posts' during a recruitment process. read more

An applicant who complained about a discriminatory job ad has failed to prove he suffered hurt and humiliation that warranted $15,000 compensation. read more

• Jobless rate falls to 4.9% but underemployment rises
  
• Remuneration returns as employees' top motivation to move
  
• Employer granted exemption to post women-only job ads read more

New discrimination claims and investigations have highlighted legal risks around some gender diversity hiring practices, with recruiters on notice to get the 'legals' squared away first, a lawyer warns. read more

• Comensura kicks off expanded MSP contract
  
• Foreign arrival ban the "wrong direction" for skills
  
• BHP facing legal challenge to gender diversity targets
  
• 'Wage theft' now a crime in Victoria read more