The federal government has today put accountants back on the Migration Occupations In Demand List and extended the Skilled Occupations List to include a range of new trades skills. read more
Ambit boosts senior management; Desktop People rebrands; Skills shortage pushing wages in power industry; New Zealand faces worst talent war in 30 years; RCSA offers workers' comp advisory service; Overtime moving up; New boss for 3S. read more
Three years ago Sensis had staff turnover in excess of 45% per year and spent more than $10 million on recruitment fees, but a complete review of its HR management and a move to a vendor on site recruitment system has cut its turnover to 11%. read more
SKILLED Engineering directors might be questioning the price the company paid for the Origin Healthcare recruitment business, after the division contributed revenue and ebitda well below its targets. read more
The Victorian Government will go to tender next week for the supply of a new online recruitment system which could ultimately change the recruitment process for government departments employing up to 220,000 people. read more
The Australian Defence Force will compete far more aggressively with other employers to attract "hard to find" talent, according to Department of Defence director-general of workforce planning, Air Commodore Lee Roberts. read more
After a few tough years, HJ&B is gradually rebuilding its profitability, posting a net result of $2.2 million, up 56% over the previous year. read more