Browsing: Labour hire

In a strongly worded letter to Victorian WorkCover Minister Bob Cameron today, the Vic/Tas RCSA has criticised the Authority's lack of consultation with the industry prior to launching its enforcement campaign. read more

WorkSafe Victoria says visits to staffing companies by its inspectors will further increase over the next couple of months. read more

Take care with manner of dismissal; all employment indicators strong; and CPSU pressing ahead for labour hire award. read more

A coaliton government in NSW would ensure employers retain the ability to use flexible labour and would only regulate the labour hire industry if there is a "demonstrated need", according to NSW shadow IR spokesperson Michael Gallacher. read more

The Australian Services Union is surveying its members to gather some data about the rapid growth in the use of labour hire in clerical and administrative occupations over the past decade. read more

A workers compensation tribunal has ruled that despite elaborate documentation setting out a contractor relationship, an unskilled labour hire worker was in fact an employee read more

Hot on the heels of the AMWU's win against the staffing industry last week, preferred suppliers to Telstra are now facing action to establish award coverage for their workers. read more

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has won a significant victory in its battle to establish a new award covering all staffing companies. read more

The Victorian WorkCover Authority is gearing up to launch a special project to improve occupational health and safety in the labour hire industry. read more

In a vital ruling for the staffing industry, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has rejected a claim by unions that casual on-hire workers should receive redundancy pay. read more