Ahead of the limits on fixed-term contracts taking effect on 6 December, the accompanying regulations are now available, and the Fair Work Ombudsman has updated its website with new information on the laws and their exceptions. read more
A tribunal will hear a case early in 2024 that could clarify how privacy laws apply to the ways candidate information is shared between recruitment companies, assessment providers, employers and HR information systems. read more
A labour hire company's refusal to offer an employee further work after a host ended his assignment amounted to a dismissal, and its subsequent work offer was for "risk mitigation" only, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
As the holiday season approaches, some recruitment leaders might be planning their annual shutdown without regard to rules that have changed this year. Watch this Q&A to ensure your organisation complies. read more
The Federal Government's 'Closing Loopholes' legislation, if passed, will make the numerous enterprise agreements Hays has negotiated with its on-hire workers "irrelevant", its CEO says. read more
A judge has sent a former recruitment company and its general manager a "very strong deterrent message", fining them $30k for treating a compliance notice with "contempt". read more
A termination that stripped Harrier Group's former CEO of 20% equity in the company and left her with an $85k interest bill highlights some aspects of share arrangements that are "not very well understood", an advisor says. read more