Browsing: Employment law

A Workforce International employee who was s-xually harassed by the labour hire firm's area manager has received workers' compensation for a psychiatric injury. read more

Recruitment companies should brush up their compliance knowledge this year as the Federal Government ramps up investigations into sub-par providers, warns immigration expert Alan Chanesman. read more

Governments' limited understanding of the role labour hire companies play in on-hire arrangements could lead to harmful regulatory changes this year, says FCB Group partner Charles Cameron. read more

A successful candidate who claimed his employer misrepresented the nature and likely duration of his role during the recruitment process has failed in his bid for damages. read more

The "gaping holes" in recruiters' data storage procedures are leaving many businesses open to legal penalties, warns an industry auditor. read more

• Labour hire company facing big fines following FWO prosecution
  
• OneShift acquires mature-age job board
  
• Aussies keen to change industries
  
• IT managers in hiring mode
  
• Skills shortage prompts free big data training program read more

A recent court decision about what constitutes a "reasonable" recruitment process highlights the importance and value of using external recruiters, says a lawyer. read more

The Federal Court has handed down an important ruling on what constitutes a "reasonable" recruitment process, in a dispute over whether an allegedly biased supervisor should have excused himself from a recruitment panel. read more

• WorkCover NSW to cap workers' comp premiums
  
• Google, Apple agree to $500 million 'anti-poaching' settlement
  
• Millennials more likely to hire on 'soft' skills: Deloitte
  
• Australian appointed chair of AESC global board read more

A major employer's online application form breached anti-discrimination laws by requiring information about applicants' age and gender, a tribunal has ruled. read more