Browsing: Legislation & regulation

The RCSA has come out swinging after recent union attacks on the on-hire industry, saying it will no longer accept the "untrue and misleading" rhetoric lying down. read more

The use of external recruiters is a barrier to employment for older workers, the Australian Human Rights Commission has claimed in launching an inquiry into age and disability employment discrimination. read more

• Host employer cops $588k damages bill over on-hire injury
  
• Ampersand makes two senior hires
  
• Employment contract error not grounds for unfair dismissal claim
  
• Talent2's software arm set to launch another business
  
• Safety understanding exposing recruiters to risk read more

Recruitment company social media policies must cover two important areas to reduce exposure to legal risks, warns an employment lawyer. read more

• Laws that created Queensland "labour hire" body ruled invalid
  
• LinkedIn expands into education with acquisition
  
• Back-office challenges stop recruiters diversifying read more

Situations in which on-hire arrangements resemble a transfer of business happen more frequently than imagined and can have big ramifications for labour hire companies, warns a lawyer. read more

• CTPartners recruits new partner
  
• Lack of on-hire regulation driving down standards of living, claims union
  
• Tech talent search turns global
  
• NZ labour market strengthens in March quarter read more

The ACTU has called for widespread reform of laws governing the labour hire industry to ensure on-hire workers are no longer "second-class citizens". read more

The RCSA has called for more regulation of online freelancing engagements and recognition of hybrid casual/permanent work arrangements, in its submission to the national workplace relations review. read more

Radical changes to the employment services system announced yesterday will have implications for commercial recruitment companies. read more