Browsing: Hiring intentions

The number of on-hire workers in Australia peaked around 2004, and has declined since and is now slightly below where it was in 2001, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission. read more

ManpowerGroup Australia posts "weak" March quarter revenue.... CMG senior manager departs.... New general manager for Talent International Wellington.... Australian execs use LinkedIn for networking, not job search: BlueSteps.... ABS data disproves unions' insecure work claims: AiG. read more

NSW Health overseas recruitment panel up for tender.... Recruitment offshoring needs scale to justify investment: Alexander Mann.... Recruitment demand subdued west of Sydney: DEEWR.... News Limited chasing the passive jobseeker. read more

Aquent has launched a new brand in Australia, Vitamin T, which will specialise in contractors and freelancers for advertising, media, marketing and design agencies. read more

Redundancies at ManpowerGroup: reports.... Big global job site expands into Australia.... Olivier research quantifies local skills shortage in mining.... Senior salaries fall for Brisbane, Sydney-based internal recruiters: Robert Walters.... Big growth in CareerOne applications.... LinkedIn adds new recruiter features. read more

Solid fall in March employment figures: ABS.... Marginal rise in SEEK job ads.... Former labour hire directors may face corruption charges: ICAC.... Heidrick & Struggles launches mobile tech recruitment practice.... Employers doubt authenticity of jobseekers' LinkedIn claims.... Niche surfing job board goes live.... Queensland Education Department tendering for new recruitment system. read more

Talent2 chair Andrew Banks has called for companies to consider "inshoring" work to western Sydney. read more

Job ads decline in March: ANZ.... CareerOne launches new job matching service in SA.... Recruiters urged to use the 'third space'.... Experience requirement a catch-22 for New Zealand youth: SEEK. read more

Management changes at Xpand.... Drastic reversal in mining jobs growth: DEEWR.... Recruitment company MD successfully appeals ASIC ban.... Victorian labour hire company facing damages claim. read more

Ajilon ramps up east coast growth plans with key hire from IBM.... Talent2 responds on ATO finding.... Rates stabilise, but ICT contractor placement length shrinks: ITCRA. read more