Can an employee also work as a contractor at the same organisation? Does using the same policies for contractors and employees create legal risk? An employment lawyer answers these questions and more.
As employers increasingly turn to contingent labour to manage their changing workforce needs, new risks and challenges are constantly emerging. Watch this HR Daily webcast to ensure you're armed with the knowledge to safely navigate the issues that can arise in this space.
The period immediately after a workplace misconduct investigation tends to be a missed opportunity to improve organisational and team culture, investigation specialists say. Meanwhile, HR professionals are optimistic about hiring in Q3, employers and managers have been fined for sham contracting breaches, and more.
An employer has won a court order for a contractor to return its confidential information, some three years after they parted ways on unfriendly terms.
Short-term hires can inject new life into an organisation, but also new chaos, according to a recruitment expert who says their briefs must be "extremely" clear.
Large employers will be the hardest hit by the Federal Government's decision to introduce a levy for employing foreign workers, a specialist warns, while in other news, working parents feel overlooked for promotion; labour hire licensing gains momentum; new cancer resources are available for HR; and more.
As employers increasingly turn to contingent labour to manage their changing workforce needs, new risks and challenges are constantly emerging. In this webinar, an employment lawyer will discuss legal developments in this space, contractual safeguards to protect company information, and much more. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass. Upgrade here for access if you're not already a Premium member.
The current economic climate is having a huge impact on talent mobility, to the extent that nearly half of employers believe open positions within their organisations won't ever be filled, according to an Oracle executive.
Employers "that do want to do the right thing" are facing unfair competition due to the "proliferation" of organisations using sham contracting to avoid their Fair Work Act obligations, a Senate inquiry has heard.
An employer did not take unlawful adverse action against a worker when it changed his employment conditions after he knocked back shifts to attend a family holiday, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.