An employer has paid a candidate $2,500 compensation and revised its recruitment processes after the Australian Human Rights Commission found it had unlawfully discriminated on the basis of a criminal conviction. read more
In the wake of finding a contractor placed by Hays defrauded an employer of more than $500k, NSW corruption watchdog ICAC is calling for stronger screening practices and changes to public service supply arrangements. read more
A new report highlights substantial failings in public sector recruitment that increase the risk of fraud, corruption and other misbehaviour. read more
Employer demand is driving an assessment technology shift towards more immersive, strengths-based testing, with virtual reality playing a starring role. read more
With formal reference checking processes the exception rather than the norm, recruiters run the risk of conducting inconsistent and unreliable checks, an industry auditor warns. read more
As new roles proliferate for which there are no experienced candidates, more organisations are realising innate traits take precedence over standard CV criteria, an organisational psychologist says. read more
Employers are ditching traditional recruitment methods in favour of practical assessments to access an untapped talent pool, with some startling results, according to an expert in the field. read more
As recruitment assessments become more sophisticated, the need for human oversight will actually increase rather than reduce, specialists say. read more
Amazon's failed AI-based recruiting experiment highlights the potential pitfalls when machine learning is based on a history of flawed decision-making, an expert says. read more