The Victorian Trades Hall Council, the state's peak union body, has slammed the RCSA-commissioned study on on-hire work, saying it is "seriously flawed" and ignores "the substantive issues posed by this type of employment". read more
The RCSA has publicly released the results of a comprehensive study by RMIT University that challenges many union assertions about on-hire employment, but confirms some as well. read more
Youth dominates in IT and financial services contracting; Ambition snares top IT recruiter; Beilby opens in Victoria; Secure Employment Test Case grinds on; FastTrack adds new communications functions. read more
Crittendens moves to unbundled recruitment systems; Diversiti attracts top executive; SkillCheck launches new test suite; Proper assessment can widen candidate pool; Adecco sells job board. read more
Ingeus on target for ₤UK20 million revenue; Vic labour hire inquiry to hold public hearings in May; Comment on new Queensland recruitment association; International Test Users Conference in Melbourne. read more
Hudson forms link with engineers' association; New Sydney chief for Phoenix Consulting, Employers subsidise professional memberships; Unfilled trades positions costing Australian industry; Drake launches workforce diversity report. read more
Giant international diversified electronics, communications and industrial and medical equipment company Siemens has selected a new panel of preferred suppliers for permanent recruitment and temporary/labour hire. read more
In what HiTech ceo Ray Hazouri describes as his company's worst result in ten years, HiTech has posted a loss of $1.3 million on revenue down 35% to just $4.1 million. read more
Now that recruiters are measuring virtually everything about the recruitment process, it's important not to get carried away, and to only measure things that will improve efficiency and add value, according to US human capital expert Kevin Wheeler. read more