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Rubicor Group has today announced its long-awaited recruitment roll-up, with the acquisition of six recruitment companies under one umbrella entity, with a combined revenue of about $45 million. read more

Employer ordered to re-hire workers in transition case; Latest figures show more apprentices on the way; Diversiti expands NSW team; Blue-collar workers reject IR reforms: survey ; Specialist tourism recruiter gains best practice certification; RCSA appoints two new board members; FastTrack increases WA client base; and CeBIT show worthwhile for IT recruiters. read more

Major employers are moving to year-round hiring programs for graduates and have significantly increased the number of positions offered in the past 12 months. read more

Traffic for SEEK and CareerOne down for April; Food retailer says psych testing reduces bad hires by 50%; Part-time job board picks up pace and adds availability feature; RCSA welcomes tax cuts and skills funding in NT and ACT; Fairfax launches recruitment industry awards; and Mondo CEO leaves to pursue own business. read more

Recovery in US commercial staffing boosts Kelly; Briefings on Workforce Planning and Analytics; Australian recruitment ads recognised in global awards; Senior management reshuffle for HJ&B; New WA RCSA appointments; Background checking company appoints new sales manager; and Select opens new office in Victoria. read more

Chubb announces perm recruitment panel; Ericsson moves to start PS panel by July; Senior rec-to-rec consultants launch new venture; ACT WorkCover report confirms on-hire industry's good OHS reputation, says RCSA; Survey reveals top ten reasons staff leave; and ACT-based Recruitment Systems opens Sydney office. read more

IBM is tackling the skills shortage by focussing on four key groups of alternative candidates. read more

Small to medium-sized recruitment companies can maximise the value of their business by addressing ten key risk factors, according to a specialist in recruitment mergers and acquisitions. read more

Researchers and policy makers shared their views on the skills shortage and called on employers to broaden their scope of candidates at the RCSA's National Workforce Symposium, held in Sydney last week. read more

Korn/Ferry profit surges; Adecco gets clean bill of health from US SEC; Westpac doubles paid parental leave to 12 weeks; ITCRA lobbying hard on Independent Contractors Act; FastTrack launches additional job-posting capability; Corporate Australia slow on gender diversity; Urgent action needed on engineer shortage. read more