Browsing: Labour hire

Survey of Telstra on-hire workers to go ahead; Lyncroft not Catalyst target. read more

A major review of South Australian employment law has recommended far reaching legal change, including the introduction of the "joint employment" concept and opening the way for on-hire workers to take legal action against both host employers and staffing companies. read more

In an important ruling dealing with the health and safety responsibility for on-hire workers, the NSW Supreme Court has found host employers have the same duty of care as if they were the employer. read more

TMP shares savaged; blue-collar and technical staffing boom; and Jobnet and ACS launch "professional of the month". read more

The powerful Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is stepping up its activity against the use of labour hire, and has negotiated provisions restricting the number of on-hire workers to be used by glass products company Pilkington. read more

The Australian Industrial Relations Commission has handed down a controversial ruling that may automatically bind recruitment companies to hundreds of federal industrial awards. read more

Australia has been one of the fastest growing countries in Adecco's international network, says Australian ceo Jo-Anne Collier. read more

The tripartite working party looking at a licensing regime for labour hire companies has reached an impasse according to delegates. read more

The growing uncertainty over the legal status of on-hire employees under industrial, tax, occupational health and human rights law is now the greatest concern facing staffing companies in Australia. read more

A landmark industrial agreement covering Victorian health care institutions threatens to severely limit the access of staffing companies. read more