Recruitment company liquidation leaves $8m shortfall.... Ambition forecasts drop in 2011 profit.... New owner for Advantage.... Job ads drop, but newspaper advertising rises in resource regions: ANZ.... Job vacancies down: ABS.... Department of Human Services to renew ICT contractor panel.... Customs seeks national recruitment panel. read more
Senior recruiters are expecting a challenging start to the New Year, and say temp and contract revenue and outplacement business will be crucial to maintaining profitability in the first half of 2012. read more
Senior Hudson recruiter joins M&T…. More people moves at Hudson.... Slow and steady the new strategy for Reed in Australia.... Fair Work review to get underway in New Year.... Defence recruitment tender "progressing well".... NZ job ads up in 2011: SEEK. read more
Echoing yesterday's grim update from Talent2, Clarius has forecast a significant drop in half-year profit on the back of poor trading conditions. read more
CMG company secretary exits.... European uncertainty hits finance recruitment: Ambition.... Ai Group gets first hearing for key case on labour hire restrictions.... RCSA calls for stakeholder co-operation on mature-aged workforce participation.... Victorian Government to cut 3,600 jobs, reduce contractors. read more
Creating a high quality, mobile-optimised careers website can cost up to £5,000 ($A7,750), but companies that do so could potentially double the number of candidates looking at their jobs, says Dave Martin, UK social and mobile recruiting specialist and a director at social recruiting company BraveNewTalent. read more
Queensland Health case reinforces need for thorough criminal checks.... Hiring uptick expected early 2012: Michael Page.... IT contractor demand increases: Ambition.... Queensland resources industry provides employment demand forecasts to Government.... Retailers told to work on employee retention.... Christmas jobs drive finds work for 10,000. read more
Talent2 confirms Greg May appointment.... Big annual decline in online vacancies for ICT, construction trades: DEEWR.... Softening labour market hits graduate salaries.... Recruiter discrimination blocking older candidates: report.... Recruiters to focus on RPO and mobile recruiting in 2012: Hays.... Sportspeople survey finds sports salaries falling.... Australian workers pessimistic on pay rises in 2012: Randstad. read more
George Zammit joins Humanis board.... Accounting demand falls again in November: Ambition.... Flexible work rights should be extended to older workers: report.... SEEK NZ new job ads outpace Australia. read more