Browsing: Labour hire

• "There is a role" for labour hire in aged care: PC
  
• New standards and support for gig workers
  
• Manufacturing employment sees "significant contraction" read more

Programmed Skilled Workforce has tripled the size of its direct placement team in line with demand from industrial clients to "lock in" talent, says executive general manager David Hele. Meanwhile, a trainee program is helping deliver fresh talent to key sectors. read more

The reception given to prominent recruitment leaders in a parliamentary inquiry into 'same job, same pay' laws suggest "scary" times lie ahead for the industry, says RCSA CEO Charles Cameron. read more

In an important ruling for the on-hire sector, Ready Workforce has failed to prove it shouldn't have to pay redundancy entitlements to workers who transitioned to a new staffing provider at the same site. read more

The RCSA, among numerous parties, has voiced serious concerns about 'same job, same pay' legislation currently being considered by a parliamentary committee. read more

CoreStaff is paying $6.4 million to settle a class action launched by on-hire workers, but they'll only receive 41% of it. read more

A major onboarding update has helped Hoban Recruitment place on-hire workers at an unprecedented pace and scale, according to CEO Alison Watts. read more

Most recruiters remain unaware of psychosocial risks, or are taking a "set and forget" approach to managing them, a health and safety expert says in the wake of a new code being released. read more

Most recruitment companies are now aiming to grow their contractor base, but some are going about it the wrong way, training expert Sophie Robertson says. read more

Labor's 'same job, same pay' proposal would be "extremely complicated" to legislate, and is highly unlikely to roll out in the Government's first term, according to a former Fair Work Commission deputy president. read more