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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.

The rise of the gig economy means HR managers will have to increasingly manage casual, contract and part-time employees juggling multiple jobs, but these workers are likely to be more productive than their colleagues, according to an engagement expert.

An employer has won an appeal against paying nearly $3.9 million in damages to an on-hire worker who was almost thrown from a balcony during a training day at its site.

It was unfair of an employer to end a worker's contract after a minor incident, despite his earlier "absolute final warning" for accusing an HR manager of killing his colleague.

An HR manager who was involved in unlawfully deducting $130k from employee wages and then falsifying records to conceal the activity has been fined $10,000.

In less than a decade, permanent employment could be rare, with organisations instead seeking skills on a case-by-case basis, according to a futurist.