Browsing: Terminations

A recruiter has lost an appeal and must repay a $21k placement fee, after two courts differed on what constitutes a fulfilled recruitment guarantee. read more

Reports CMG staffing services GM has left the business.... Recruitment company leaders need external help in an unkind market: Graham Jenkins.... Union's aborted dispute with labour hire firm wasn't vexatious: FWC.... Victorian Council to establish on-hire panel.... Tasmanian Council seeking recruiter to source new GM.... On-hired, underpaid foreign workers beyond Australian legal reach. read more

A WA labour hire company has been denied an injunction temporarily restraining its former general manager from taking an on-hire role with its largest client. read more

A messy dispute between a recruitment company and one of its licensees has landed in court, after the licensee sought to launch an outsourced sales team as a side business. read more

A union breached workplace laws when it forced a labour hire company to adopt a "closed shop" hiring policy and reject all non-member applicants, a court has ruled. read more

SME recruiters have seen a shift in market sentiment since last week's election result, and while it's still early days, on their wish list for the incoming Government are legislative changes that will encourage employers to begin investing in their businesses again. read more

On-hire worker offered other assignments was not unfairly dismissed.... Executive recruiters should use their position to improve gender diversity: Women on Boards.... Talent International announces its post-election wish list.... Shortlist subscriber webinar: Learn how to win more tenders.... Fewer Australians fear job loss: Randstad. read more

An employer that withdrew a job offer made to a candidate with bipolar disorder has successfully defended a discrimination claim, while attracting criticism for its lack of detailed evidence. read more

A dispute involving a labour hire firm that tried to dodge its responsibility to on-hire employees sets back many of the reputation gains made by the recruitment industry in the past 20 years, says RCSA advisor Charles Cameron. read more

FWC rejects contractor's unfair dismissal bid, despite botched recruitment documents.... Proactive candidate promotion can help ICT diversity: Bluefin.... CMG makes senior hire in Queensland.... Coalition lambasts 457-visa restrictions. read more