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
Heidrick & Struggles lifts Asia Pacific revenue and profit; Mercer urges the government to raise pension age and reduce tax on super; On-the-job training better than formal programs, survey; Diversiti boosts Queensland team; TMP appoints new NSW GM. read more
The Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission has today released a set of best practice guidelines for the recruitment industry and employers called "A fair go for job seekers" which shifts the onus back onto outsourced recruiters to ensure employers are not breaching anti-discrimination laws. read more
Diversiti opts for ITCRA accreditation for all its consultants; Reports of recruitment industry death exaggerated; ICA calls for submissions to public inquiry; Vic/Tas RCSA industry breakfast looks at managing candidate shortage; Singapore hits record low unemployment; New worldwide chief for Lee Hecht Harrison; NGA.NET boosts team. read more
Compliance work and organic growth push Robert Half profits; David Scambler joins Collins Consulting Group; Definition of "worker" will clarify position of on-hire labour; TMP boosts NSW biz dev team; Xpand growing; Record traffic for MyCareer. read more
The recruitment industry is now facing no less than four major regulatory reviews, with the announcement by Federal Minister for Workplace Relations, Kevin Andrews, of a new Federal Parliamentary inquiry into contracting and labour hire. read more
Despite the steady improvement in the ICT recruitment sector, there is still huge scope for growth, says Candle managing director Rob Collins. read more
In what RCSA president John Plummer describes as "an outstanding result for the recruitment industry", the WA Industrial Relations Commission has dismissed an application from the Australian Workers Union for a wide-ranging new award to cover on-hire workers in the state. read more
Business fighting last-ditch battle against SA legislation; Australian HR managers place most value on communication skills in graduate recruitment; Diversiti boosts Victorian team; Skilled completes restructure with sale of Yallourn workshops. read more