A recruitment company has won confidentiality and solicitation restraints against a competitor and a former employee, after a court found it faced a "high risk" of "irreparable damage" if an injunction wasn't imposed. read more
A labour hire employee who rejected offers to find her new work after a 10-year placement ended could not argue she had been "dismissed", the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
Numerous elements of the Closing Loopholes Bill have passed the Senate today, including 'same job, same pay' provisions, leaving the recruitment industry fuming about the last-minute deal and redundant review process. 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
Ahead of the limits on fixed-term contracts taking effect on 6 December, the accompanying regulations are now available, and the Fair Work Ombudsman has updated its website with new information on the laws and their exceptions. read more
A tribunal will hear a case early in 2024 that could clarify how privacy laws apply to the ways candidate information is shared between recruitment companies, assessment providers, employers and HR information systems. read more
A labour hire company's refusal to offer an employee further work after a host ended his assignment amounted to a dismissal, and its subsequent work offer was for "risk mitigation" only, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. read more
As the holiday season approaches, some recruitment leaders might be planning their annual shutdown without regard to rules that have changed this year. Watch this Q&A to ensure your organisation complies. read more