In an important legal decision for the recruitment industry handed down this morning, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission has made it clear that good OHS management by labour hire companies can mitigate their potential penalties compared with host employers. read more
Suppliers of on-hire staff to Telstra are facing union action on a range of fronts, with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission issuing an interim award covering a group of Dorothy Farmer Personnel workers and negotiations continuing on a union application for a new award covering all suppliers to Telstra. read more
A groundbreaking survey by Melbourne University has confirmed what many recruitment executives have argued for years - that the majority of casual workers elect to remain as casuals by choice. read more
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission has affirmed that staffing companies are legally able to terminate workers when their services are no longer required by host employers. read more
Adecco employee relations manager Rob Barber has told an influential gathering of senior HR and IR managers and policymakers that more regulation is needed to ensure labour suppliers comply with their industrial relations, OHS, tax and EEO responsibilities. read more
Australians pessimistic about job security; Monster divorce April 2; Telstra on-hire staff back in IR Commission; HR must have operational knowledge; Reference checking site goes live. read more
The NSW Court of Appeal has upheld a $64,000 damages award against Manpower and rejected the company's argument that it did not have a duty of care to one of its on-hire forklift drivers. read more