Casual, contract & contingent work | Page 34 (406 items)

In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court has ordered an employer to compensate a casual worker and pay $42k in penalties for denying his full-time permanency request.

A host employer had every right to request a labour hire company remove a worker from its site, but the labour supplier was also right to push back against the decision, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Contrary to popular perceptions, contingent jobs have been declining for less-skilled workers, and growth in non-permanent employment is occurring primarily in skilled and white-collar sectors, according to new research. Meanwhile, one in two workers intend to spend under three years with an employer before moving on, frontline employees feel left out of digital transformation projects, and more.

Workforce segmentation can be hugely useful in HR, but organisations often "come unstuck" when deciding between unhelpful details, a strategic workforce planner says.

Deloitte is changing the way it attracts and engages contingent workers, focusing less on the financial and risk elements so it can take a "talent-first" approach, its head of talent acquisition says.

Automation is only likely to take over the routine parts of work, leaving employees with more time to perform tasks that involve intuition, influencing and context, according to a futurist.

Employers are using labour hire arrangements to keep wages down, rather than for flexibility, a Parliamentary committee has warned in recommending extending direct employee rights to on-hire workers. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of people leave their job because of poor leadership, an increasing number of employers are taking an unusual approach to engaging parents, and more.

A Senate inquiry into corporate avoidance of the Fair Work Act has delivered a scathing report on the gig economy and the "unacceptable burden" the Act places on workers to prove they're not victims of sham contracting.

A casual employee who referred to his manager as a "racist b-tch" has been awarded compensation for unfair dismissal.

An employer has lost its appeal against paying workers' compensation to a driver it claimed to have engaged as an independent contractor.