Senior recruiters launch accounting, finance recruitment firm.... Onetest launches fake-resistant gamified recruitment tool.... New corruption allegations connect CFMEU with second on-hire firm.... SAP staffing executive and others to speak at NZ recruiting conference. read more
More employers plan staff cuts than increases in 2014.... Australia a tough market for recruiters right now: SThree.... Strong January for Charterhouse Partnership.... Health and safety salaries suffer in resources states: Safesearch.... Spot Jobs opens in Sydney.... New Heidrick & Struggles CEO.... First recruitment company enters compliance partnership with FWO. read more
The notion that a labour hire worker can be jointly employed by both an on-hire firm and host employer is not currently accepted in Australian law, and the Fair Work Commission has no interest in pushing the concept, it says. read more
Small revenue decline for Robert Half.... Lend Lease reviewing labour hire arrangements following corruption allegations.... Ex-franchisee to appeal Frontline decision.... WorkSafe WA targeting on-hire industry.... Demand for IT professionals with cloud, information security skills to increase.... Online employment platform makes senior hire. read more
Allegations of corruption, phoenix arrangements and even death threats are at the centre of a scandal involving an on-hire firm and the CFMEU. read more
Clear timesheets have helped the case of a labour supplier whose client stopped paying its bills, but a recruitment law expert believes that with a more detailed contract it might have avoided the need for legal action altogether. read more
Global executive search firm expands in Australia.... US company to acquire local executive search business.... More spending needed on skills gaps: ILO.... ASX queries Oilfield Workforce cash flow.... ITCRA launches program to prepare recruiters for privacy changes. read more
A labour hire company has been found not guilty of a safety breach after an on-hire worker was killed, despite failing to review key safety documents. read more
The RCSA wants a number of changes to new anti-bullying guidance released by the Fair Work Commission, to spell out the requirements for parties in on-hire arrangements, and prevent inappropriate claims. read more
A Federal Court judgment, in a long-running dispute between the Frontline Recruitment Group and one of its former franchisees, sends a warning to the recruitment industry on the importance of comprehensive pre-sale research. read more