A recent court ruling highlights the risks facing recruitment companies that incorporate workplace policies into employment contracts, warns an employment lawyer. read more
An unsuccessful damages claim after a "brazen" breach of a post-employment restraint demonstrates the hurdles recruitment companies must overcome to recoup damages, says an employment lawyer. read more
White-collar recruiters must act to reduce their contractors' exposure to new occupational risks presented by the growing number of "combination" work sites, says workplace safety expert Amy Towers. read more
A litigation funding provider has agreed to support shareholders in Ashley Services Group (ASG) in a class action against the labour hire and training company. read more
The High Court has cleared the way for a complex labour hire case to proceed, while in other news, a tribunal has rejected staffing and maintenance company Programmed's suggestion that a worker's ongoing injury related to fears he would lose his job. read more
An HR and recruitment consultancy must compensate an employee it dismissed for copying sensitive files to a personal hard drive, in a case that reinforces the need for caution when managing suspected IP theft. read more
A national recruitment company is using a technology-supported safety system to reduce consultants' administrative workload and eliminate the risk of non-compliance due to human error. read more
