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n a decision handed down on 10 August 2026, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia found a small bathroom renovation company had breached the Fair Work Act in five separate ways, and held the company’s sole director personally liable for each of them

INSOLVENCY & COMPLIANCE | RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY Victoria’s Labour Hire Authority stripped the recruitment giant of its licence over an ATO…

MARKETS | RECRUITMENT EARNINGS A fifth straight quarter of growth across Asia and a return to form in southern Europe…

The regulator said the decision was driven by a serious history of unlawful conduct, unpaid debts, external administration, and concerns about corporate governance and compliance capacity.

ASX-listed group’s bolt-on deal expands its footprint in supply chain and warehousing labour hire, with completion expected this month and funding from Westpac.

The FTSE 250 recruiter is reshaping its global footprint around 16 core markets. Here is what the deal means for the sector, and where Australia sits.

Japan’s staffing giant has denied a sale is imminent, but its own admission of an Asia Pacific portfolio review has the market asking questions about one of Australia’s largest workforce services businesses.

Recruitment businesses have spent the past few years adding tools at pace, often in response to urgent problems rather than long-term strategy. The result, in many agencies, is a stack that is busy, expensive, and not always especially well connected.

The payment-verification company is pitching its technology at the high-volume contractor payrolls agencies run every cycle, warning that one-off name matching no longer stops the scams hitting accounts payable.

There’s a specific kind of AI disappointment that most professionals have experienced at least once. You type something into ChatGPT, get back a response that’s technically fine but somehow completely useless, shrug, close the tab, and go back to doing the thing yourself. You file AI under “overhyped” and move on.

If you’re using AI anywhere in your hiring process – screening, ranking, matching, evaluating, or making decisions about candidates – you’re operating in an environment that is being actively regulated at the state, city, and international level.

One of the industry’s founders has passed, leaving behind a legacy that shaped the profession every Australian recruiter works in today.

Job advertisement volumes are sending mixed signals heading into April. ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads fell 3.1% month-on-month in March, reversing most of the 3.2% increase recorded in February.

Australia’s labour market delivered a genuine surprise in February, with employment jumping by 48,900 people – well above what economists had forecast. Full-time employment increased by 9,800 to 10,125,100, while part-time employment rose by 14,200 to 4,596,300.

Artificial intelligence has quietly doubled its footprint in the Australian jobs market, and the hiring data tells a story that is both encouraging and unresolved.

As Sydney’s tech market moves into the second quarter, recruiters are reporting a clear shift away from broad, exploratory role postings toward highly specific, narrowly defined briefs.

The platform lets recruiters replace static CVs and job ads with clean, interactive links. A candidate profile becomes a branded, shareable page. A spec CV becomes a trackable beautifully presented float.

Australia has its first AI-specific workplace law. New South Wales passed the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 on 12 February, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to impose explicit legal duties

On 1 July 2026, one of the most significant compliance changes in years hits every Australian employer. From that date, superannuation contributions must be paid at the same time as wages, not quarterly as has been the norm for decades.

Hays plc, one of the world’s most recognised recruitment companies, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dirk Hahn, has stepped down with immediate effect. The move comes at a time when the global recruitment market is facing significant headwinds, and follows a period of challenging trading conditions for the firm. asking: are traditional reference checks still fit for purpose?

Reference checks have long been treated as the final safeguard in recruitment — the last filter before an offer becomes official. For many Australian employers, they are considered non-negotiable. But as hiring evolves, candidate expectations shift, and privacy concerns increase, it’s worth asking: are traditional reference checks still fit for purpose?

Reference checks have long been treated as the final safeguard in recruitment — the last filter before an offer becomes official. For many Australian employers, they are considered non-negotiable. But as hiring evolves, candidate expectations shift, and privacy concerns increase, it’s worth asking: are traditional reference checks still fit for purpose?

The Australian staffing industry remained one of the world’s most significant employment markets throughout 2024, with strong indicators of stabilisation and renewed growth emerging in early 2025.

El Jannah, the iconic Sydney-based restaurant chain famed for its charcoal chicken and addictive garlic sauce, is making headlines — not just for its food, but for its approach to hiring

The HR tech sector continues to accelerate, with consolidation and product expansion occurring across global and local markets. For Australia’s recruitment industry, several recent moves signal important shifts in how hiring technology will evolve and how recruitment agencies may need to adapt.

A curated selection from Rebecca’s 2025 Gartner HR Symposium by Rebecca Carr from Smart Recruiters.

The latest Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey (REOS) by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) surveyed around 800 employers nationwide to gauge recruitment activity, hiring difficulty, and staffing expectations.

The sector is navigating major legislative changes designed to weed out misconduct, elevate standards, and foster fairer practices in the construction industry and beyond. Here’s what you need to know and how it will impact your agency’s operations.

When a global consulting powerhouse like Accenture decides to open its first regional office outside a capital city – right in the heart of Ballarat, Victoria — it’s more than just local business news. It’s a powerful indicator of where Australia’s recruitment and talent strategies are heading next.

After months of stagnation, advertised salaries in Australia are showing signs of renewed growth. SEEK’s latest Advertised Salary Index (SASI) reports a 3.4% year-on-year increase in August 2025, with a 0.3% monthly rise — the sharpest lift since April. While modest, this uptick suggests that the wages slowdown seen earlier in the year may be bottoming out.

In January 2026, employers in Ontario, Canada, will face sweeping new requirements designed to make recruitment more transparent and accountable.…

OpenAI recently revealed that it’s building a new AI-powered hiring / jobs matching platform, called the OpenAI Jobs Platform. (TechCrunch)…

The financial results from some of the world’s largest recruitment firms paint a stark picture. Hays reports revenues down 9% and profits down 90%

Australia’s childcare system is on the brink of transformative reform. A sweeping package of changes, sparked by safety scandals and structural weaknesses, is poised to reshape the sector, with implications across families, providers, policymakers and recruiters alike.

As Australia ages, its workforce should be getting wiser. Instead, we’re watching experienced professionals quietly disappear from the industries built on communication, culture, and connection. Marketing. Media. Advertising.

In a clash that’s stirring debate across the Australian recruitment and HR tech industries, Employment Hero, one of the nation’s fastest-growing HR and payroll platforms has launched legal proceedings against SEEK, a major investor and long-time marketplace leader.

Australia’s recruitment market showed signs of cooling in June, although conditions remain stronger than the same period last year, according to the latest data from Jobs and Skills Australia.

In a significant decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled in favour of over 2,200 labour hire workers at BHP-operated coal mines in Queensland, mandating wage parity with directly employed counterparts. This verdict, hailed as a landmark by unions, is expected to have far-reaching implications across Australia’s mining industry and beyond.

I am in shock, and the local recruitment industry is in shock. The family of Robert van Stokrom, FRCSA (Life), announced…

SEEK has launched a new Recruiter Directory, offering unprecedented visibility for recruitment professionals and empowering employers and job seekers across Australia and New Zealand to connect with top talent advisers. The move signals SEEK’s deeper investment into recruiter visibility and transparency, as the platform continues to innovate the way hiring is done across the region.

In a major development for the Australian recruitment landscape, SEEK has announced it will be ending its API integration with Employment Hero, effective August 25, 2025. This decision marks a significant shift in how businesses,

n a major shake-up for the global recruitment landscape, CareerBuilder + Monster, once dominant players in online job listings, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. The announcement, reported by Reuters, confirms that the company will sell off key parts of its business, signaling the end of an era for two of the most iconic job platforms.

Hays plc, one of the world’s largest recruitment firms, has issued a sharp profit downgrade following a marked global slowdown in hiring demand. The news serves as a warning sign for recruitment agencies operating in uncertain economic climates, highlighting structural and cyclical challenges that may extend into 2026.

In April 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported a steady unemployment rate of 4.9%, continuing a prolonged period of global labour market stability. However, Australia’s performance stands out — recording a significantly lower unemployment rate of 4.1%, positioning the country as one of the stronger labour markets amongst developed economies.

In the UK, the private sector has witnessed a slight dip in pay settlements, even as the national minimum wage saw a significant rise.

Slater & Gordon, one of Australia’s most recognised law firms, has found itself at the centre of a high-profile internal crisis, following the unauthorised circulation of an email that exposed confidential employee salary, performance, and personal data to the entire organisation.

In a major development for recruitment tech in Australia, respected industry figure Greg Savage has officially invested in Kamal, the operations and automation platform that’s quickly gaining traction amongst forward-thinking recruitment agencies. Known for his unparalleled insight into the inner workings of recruitment businesses.

The 2025 Australian federal election, held on 3 May, marked a significant political shift, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party securing a decisive victory.

The disconnect around marketing is not because it is unimportant, or even because it is too complicated to measure.
It is because, as marketers, we have not always done a good enough job of making our contribution visible, tangible, and directly tied to your business outcomes.

Prompted by a LinkedIn post by Blake Thomson, today’s HR tech world is waking up to headlines that sound more…

In Episode 104 of Recruitment News Australia (RNA), hosts Ross Clennett and Adele Last unpack the potential implications of US…

After the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns and border closures, we could be excused for thinking that we had experienced our fair share of ‘interesting times’ for this decade.

In October 2024, MEGT Australia and gforce employment + recruitment announced the commencement of discussions to explore a potential merger

The Australian Government has announced a significant reform in the 2025–26 Federal Budget: the proposed ban on non-compete clauses for employees earning less than the high-income threshold, currently set at $175,000 per year.

The Australian government’s 2025 federal budget has reignited discussions within the superannuation sector, particularly surrounding the reintroduction of Division 296—a…

March 20, 2025 Australia’s labour market took an unexpected hit in February 2025, with employment figures falling sharply despite the…

The Bullhorn Engage 2025 event, held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on 6th March, was a well-organised and successful event…

Ross reports on current Recruitment events and what’s happening in the industry. In this article he covers the ENGAGE event run by Bullhorn.

The Evolution of the Corporate Wardrobe in Recruitment Recruitment has always been an industry built on first impressions, and for decades,…

For years, Shortlist has been the go-to source for recruitment professionals across Australia. Whether it was breaking industry news, in-depth…