Diversiti opts for ITCRA accreditation for all its consultants; Reports of recruitment industry death exaggerated; ICA calls for submissions to public inquiry; Vic/Tas RCSA industry breakfast looks at managing candidate shortage; Singapore hits record low unemployment; New worldwide chief for Lee Hecht Harrison; NGA.NET boosts team. read more
Niche security IT recruiter, Patriot Alliance, has been signed to supply a defence contractor with about 70 high-level security-cleared personnel for a global IT company's national project. read more
Australia's top 500 employers have developed their online recruiting efforts over the past year, but still lag the sophistication of US and European employers, according to an in-depth study of internet recruitment. read more
Korn/Ferry's middle-management recruitment operation, Futurestep, has just been re-appointed to manage Telecom NZ's full recruitment processes in Australia and NZ, and is targeting continuing rapid growth in its managed services business in this region, says Asia Pacific managing director, Tim Nelson. read more
ICT salaries to increase by 10-15% in 2005; Psych testing in recruitment on the rise; Tradespeople in short supply, says RCSA survey; Hudson appoints new GM for NT. read more
Compliance work and organic growth push Robert Half profits; David Scambler joins Collins Consulting Group; Definition of "worker" will clarify position of on-hire labour; TMP boosts NSW biz dev team; Xpand growing; Record traffic for MyCareer. read more
Following the first in-depth consideration of how to classify on-hire workers covered by the new Telecommunications Services Industry Labour Hire Award, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has ordered Choice HR to change the classification of about 30 of its on-hire workers in Telstra's Newcastle call centre. read more
Absolute Recruitment continues growth; Integrated Group hires top employment relations specialist; HR and finance managers increase fraud protection. read more