Browsing: Labour hire

In a significant victory for the staffing industry, Prime Placements has succeeded in gaining a confidentiality order to prevent it from having to disclose the terms and conditions of employees working at one of its key client sites. read more

A study commissioned by the Australian Industry Group covers the drawbacks and benefits of working in the labour hire industry. read more

In a crucial decision for users and suppliers of temporary labour, an industrial tribunal has ordered a recruitment company to pay compensation for unfair dismissal to a contractor who was terminated by the host employer. read more

The AMWU plans to enforce its proposed federal labour hire award on companies already covered by state awards through agreements with state-based employer associations, according to an AMWU spokesperson. read more

The dispute hearing between the AMWU and the labour hire industry began in the AIRC this week. read more

Westaff is battling the AMWU on its own to avoid being roped into one of the1310union's awards. read more

Full hearings to determine whether a dispute exists between the AMWU and labour hire companies are due to begin in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission next week. read more

Recruitment software provider FastTrack is working with one of its clients to improve its offerings to labour hire companies. read more

The shortage of qualified candidates, pressure on margins and the absorption of the GST have been rated as the most urgent issues facing labour hire companies, according to a survey by the RCSA. read more

Last week's ruling that a labour hire company was guilty of breaching the NSW OH&S Act despite not being permitted to assess the safety of a site to which it supplied labour has provoked a strong response from Shortlist readers. read more