Labor leader Anthony Albanese has today introduced a 'same job, same pay' bill, which has been slammed as highlighting a "complete lack of understanding about how both the labour hire and broader business community operates". read more
Conversion rights that were intended to give stability and certainty to regular casual employees have instead created an enormous administrative burden and a communications nightmare, recruitment leaders say. read more
The Australian Public Service should introduce a policy of direct employment for all core work, and require labour hire companies to disclose their pay rates and conditions, according to a new Senate Committee report. read more
A labour hire employee removed from a client site due to complaints about "gossiping" could have received better treatment but ultimately wasn't unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
A recruitment company and host employer have been fined for "overt and serious" discrimination after knocking back a 70-year-old job applicant. read more
A fourteenth person is today facing charges in a labour hire scam worth an estimated $20 million. Meanwhile three parties have been fined $245k for labour hire breaches. read more
The recruitment industry is well-placed to take a "leadership position" and engage in proactive conversations with clients about vaccination policies, legal experts say. read more
Employers have less than two weeks to assess whether to offer permanent employment to their regular casual workforce, and it will be "very easy" to make mistakes when trying to comply with the new obligations, a lawyer says. read more
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