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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.

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

Australia’s patchwork approach to labour hire licensing is tightening, state by state, and the direction of travel is unmistakably toward a single national framework that will capture almost every agency placing workers with third parties.

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.

The era of the all-powerful candidate is winding down. After several years in which job seekers held most of the cards, Australia’s labour market is quietly but unmistakably tilting back toward employers, and the recruiters who understand what that means stand to do well from it.

Australian workforce solutions company PeopleIN has announced the appointment of co-founder Tom Reardon as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, with the leadership transition scheduled to take effect on 17 April 2026.

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?

Australia’s most shameless recruiter, Luke Hemmings, has avoided trial for at least six months after a mediation agreement was endorsed by a court last month on the Gold Coast.