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Employment industry body extremely disappointed by Labor's move to reinstate uncertainty for bus
The industry body for recruitment and labour hire, RCSA, is extremely disappointed by yesterday’s action by Labor to oppose a move to create much-needed certainty for Australian business employing casual employees. Labor yesterday moved to disallow a statutory regulation enacted last year that was designed to provide clarity following the Skene v WorkPac decision. The regulation effectively dealt with the largest concern for employers from that decision, namely the potential

APay - levelling the recruitment playing field for clients
It has long been a frustration for small to medium business that the upfront costs of using a recruitment and staffing provider are seen as prohibitive from a cashflow perspective, standing as a towering impediment between them and what may well be the best talent in their field. The APay system, an initiative of APositive Workforce Finance introduced in 2018, now offers businesses the option of paying permanent recruitment fees in instalments rather than as an up-front fee,

Nominations open for 2019 RCSA Industry Awards
Nominations for the RCSA Industry Awards are now being accepted and with applications closing March 29, those who are interested in putting themselves forward are encouraged to start the process sooner rather than later. These annual awards recognise the best of best in the recruitment, staffing and workforce solutions sector in Australia and New Zealand. Australia’s awards night will be held at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney on June 20 and will be hosted by comedy