Browsing: Employment law

• September-quarter rise in 457-visa approvals
  
• Recruiters must brief insurers to avoid costly indemnity payouts
  
• Adcorp rejects takeover proposal
  
• More expansion for Interpro
  
• SMS appoints new CEO read more

A ruling in favour of a recruitment company that indemnified a client against on-hire injury claims is not a blanket protection for all recruiters that agree to hold harmless or indemnity clauses, warns a lawyer. read more

• IT roles taking longer to fill: ITCRA
  
• Paxus appoints new state manager
  
• Employment consultant fails in unfair dismissal claim read more

The RCSA expects recruitment companies to benefit from a much healthier employment market in 2015, says president Robert van Stokrom. read more

• ICT labour hire panel goes to tender
  
• Wizard People bolsters accounting and finance division with new hire
  
• Krispy Kreme hires digitally for new store
  
• Host employer fined $100k over labour hire death
  
• Criminal checks becoming more common in recruitment
  
• Skills Connect rebrands read more

• Allegis shakes up consultant commission structures
  
• Harvey Nash Asia-Pac revenue surges following local stabilisation
  
• Mindset crucial to maintaining recruiters' momentum over Christmas
  
• Court gives on-hire damages claim the go ahead
  
• Older workers confident about productivity read more

A recruitment company that agreed to indemnify a client against legal claims from its on-hire workers has successfully recouped a $450k damages bill from its insurer. read more

• Former ResCo Services chair facing prosecution over ICAC claims
  
• Randstad revenue up in October
  
• Queensland Health calling for on-hire tenders
  
• Introduce dress policies at point of hire, advises FWC read more

A former franchisee's claim that Frontline Recruitment Group misrepresented the earnings potential of her businesses has failed again on appeal. read more

Although recruiters are warned not to use social media checks to make recommendations about candidates, proving a breach of privacy laws is likely to be "impossible", warns an employment lawyer. read more