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At an event by The Conference Board (a global independent business and research association), the CEOs in attendance cited human capital as the number one challenge facing businesses. Recruiting, [...]

When it comes to recruiting, 75% of companies are either using, or planning to use social media to hire. However, over a third of these companies are failing to achieve high levels of success or [...]

Australia has wholeheartedly embraced the concept of a global workforce, with 10% of Australia’s labour force holding a temporary visa (Macro Business). Their employment conditions have been [...]

After a landmark decision by the Fair Work Commission, employers must include periods of any casual work when calculating the redundancy payments of a permanent employee. The FWC recently held [...]

Passive candidates account for over 60% of the workforce. They are described as those who are satisfied and happy in their roles, but are nevertheless potential new employees for your business. [...]

Last month, the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIQ) released a statistics report based on its research on Australian apprentices and trainees as at December 2016. The data was [...]

Outsourcing is a practice used by businesses to employ staff externally, or through an outside supplier. Companies may outsource a variety of tasks and functions for a number of reasons, such as [...]

After months of inquiries into the labour hire industry, the Queensland Government will be introducing mandatory licensing for labour hire companies in Queensland. Under the mandatory licensing [...]

There are many advantages to using labour hire when searching for employees for your business. Besides the flexibility aspect, labour hire could save you when it comes to time-management, costs [...]

Can the client of your labour hire company fire you? A recent finding by the FWC shows that they can. According to Pettifer v MODEC Management Services, the dismissal of an employee by a labour [...]