Kelly adds online freelance marketplace to VMS sourcing options.... FWC upholds 'clearly drafted' labour hire terms.... Immigration not affecting job security: survey.... Analyse your workforce before you start planning, says strategist. read more
Contract staffing the most common new service line in 2013.... Below average salary growth for Australians in 2014.... Victorian hospitality, tourism hiring takes off.... CFMEU loses legal dispute over on-hire employees and leave requests.... NGA.NET moves into talent analytics. read more
A growing majority of on-hire workers know their rights when it comes to workplace bullying, new research shows, just as legislation arrives giving them recourse against both recruitment company and host employer in the event of an issue. read more
Labour hire companies are legally obligated to report "notifiable" incidents at host employer sites to the relevant safety regulator, but often make the mistake of thinking that if an injury hasn't occurred, an incident hasn't taken place, warns work safety law specialist Amy Towers. read more
Beilby MD to join healthcare specialist.... New general manager for Ambrosini.... NSW council running labour hire tender.... Contractors account for disproportionate number of mining fatalities.... Adecco appoints new HR chief. read more
On the eve of new labour market testing rules for 457-visa sponsors, the RCSA says the political landscape around the issue of 457s has improved significantly, and comments from Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash are "very promising". read more
Recruitment guarantee clauses aren't one-size-fits-all, says employment law expert Jessica Fisher, and agencies should consider a range of variables when drafting them, to ensure clarity, inspire confidence and be fair to both sides. read more
Temp drives national increase in mining and resources job ads: DFP.... AWF earnings decline in September half.... FWC rejects appeal over enterprise agreement covering refugee labour hire staff.... Agency recruiters typically sourcing thought leaders.... Minority of Australian employers prepare for more layoffs: Right Management.... SEEK recognises recruitment companies.... Paxus sister company enters Australian market. read more
Recruiters who find themselves the subject of public attacks by disgruntled former employees or candidates may be able to sue for defamation, but their claims must pass several legal hurdles, says a defamation expert. read more
A recruiter has lost an appeal and must repay a $21k placement fee, after two courts differed on what constitutes a fulfilled recruitment guarantee. read more
