Skills shortages a "glaring omission" in Federal Budget
Amid the focus on easing cost-of-living pressures, measures to address skills shortages beyond a few "priority" sectors were a "glaring omission" in last night's Federal Budget. read more
Amid the focus on easing cost-of-living pressures, measures to address skills shortages beyond a few "priority" sectors were a "glaring omission" in last night's Federal Budget. read more
The contracting and casual employment changes in the latest round of IR reforms will increase recruiters' administrative workload in some areas, but reduce it in others, a workplace lawyer says. read more
Proposed new legislation will require virtually all medium and large recruitment companies to report their progress toward gender equality targets before they are eligible to tender for federal government work, according to Workplace Gender Equality Agency CEO Mary Wooldridge. read more
"Overregulation" of recruitment by federal and state governments and "tech gluttony" are distracting staffing specialists from their core work this year, according to a panel of industry leaders. read more
The former president of the Fair Work Commission has called for new restrictions on restraint clauses, in a paper that will further fuel government moves to limit their use. read more
A major project is underway to consider how to improve recruitment privacy standards in Australia, led by two experienced industry advisors. read more
The Closing Loopholes legislation has now passed, and a lawyer warns it will herald the return of class actions over 'misclassified' casuals and contractors. Meanwhile, mid-sized recruitment companies without enterprise agreements might struggle to win tenders under the new laws. read more
The "surprise" new right to disconnect that will be introduced to Parliament will add yet another area of regulation to staffing providers, a workplace lawyer says. read more
Labor and Greens Senators have recommended passing the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill, subject to amendments, but RCSA says the law will 'strangle' casual employment. read more
Workplace relations ministers have agreed that Victoria's licensing system will become the model for nationally harmonised labour hire laws, in a move that recruiters say is "disappointing, but not unexpected". read more
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