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- Talent expert receives Australia Day honours
- Recruitment becoming less difficult for employers read more
An on-hire worker who suffered from back pain due to her "big boobs" has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she should have been allowed to return to her physically demanding assignment after being certified "fit for normal duties". read more
A host employer that excluded two workers from its sites after they raised safety concerns has been ordered to pay $140k in penalties and compensation. read more
Flexibility and good communication are the key to maintaining client relationships when host employers resist recruiters' requests for safety assessments, says a leading compliance specialist. read more
A labour hire company has successfully argued that COVID restricted its ability to monitor and enforce its WHS procedures at client sites, resulting in a lower fine for its breaches. Meanwhile, Skilled had no right to sack a trainee who was involved in a safety incident, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
The Federal Government's proposed industrial manslaughter laws will see businesses and senior officers face much tougher penalties, but until a prosecution occurs they're unlikely to prompt much change, an employment law specialist says. read more
A labour hire company has been criticised for sending an "unqualified" recruiter to conduct site visits, and must pay 20% of an injured worker's $1.6 million damages claim. read more
RCSA has raised concerns about "potential mismanagement" in WorkSafe Victoria and is seeking clarification from the State Government, after being informed labour hire companies' workers' comp premiums were increasing by 140%. read more
An employer has failed to prove it sacked a worker for failing to disclose her ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome during recruitment, with the Federal Circuit Court finding no evidence she had been dishonest. read more
Months after new workplace safety obligations came into effect, there remains a concerning lack of action in the recruitment industry, a compliance specialist says. read more
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