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I am in shock, and the local recruitment industry is in shock. The family of Robert van Stokrom, FRCSA (Life), announced his passing on Monday, at the age of 71, via a Facebook update the following day. Rob was a hugely influential figure in the Australian recruitment industry as a business owner and former President…

Earlier this week, Nine Entertainment, owner of the Nine Network, ran a 60 Minutes report followed by a similar piece in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald about the behavior of Sydney-based hospitality giant, Merivale’s, toward its staff. The stories included alleged misconduct towards vulnerable workers, including a number of chefs who were recruited…

It’s beginning. The backlash against using AI in hiring is building momentum and gaining a higher profile. Disgruntled job seekers venting their frustration online is one thing – and I’ll get to that shortly – but a legal case in California is what every stakeholder in this field is paying attention to right now. Last…

The perils of outsourcing jobs to remote workers have gone to another level, with ongoing revelations about U.S. companies discovering that North Korean IT workers are using deepfake technology to create synthetic identities for online job interviews to secure remote work. The issue has been out in the open since the U.S. government issued a warning in May 2022…

Last month at the Rec Gala in Sydney, Laura Frazer, was announced as the 2025 winner of the RCSA Recruitment Professional award (pictured, right, with award sponsor SEEK representative, Ben Vague). Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Laura completed undergraduate studies in Criminology and Criminal Justice then started her professional life with the Halifax Bank…

The whole premise of outsourcing work to overseas workers to save on Australian wages and salaries has been thrown into doubt with a recent ruling by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). An outsourced worker in the Philippines has won her case against an Australian business in the FWC, after her former employer recently lost an appeal…