Link to article discussing the recent case involving Qantas outsourcing its service & baggage handling.

New Qld licensing regime requires labour hirers to have a licence or high penalties are imposed. .

This Act is relevant to organisations which provide labour hire workers, as well as organisations who use labour hire.

States aim to stamp out dodgy labour hire practices by introducing licences to "fit and proper" labour hire businesses.

During 2018, new and far reaching labour hire licensing regimes will come into effect in a number of Australian states.

Queensland is introducing labour hire licensing laws, which could affect companies even if located outside Queensland.

The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld) includes Australia's first licensing system for the labour hire industry.

Article discusses new gig economy whereby temporary positions are filled with independent workers for short periods of time.

The labour hire licensing trend is sweeping across Australia and non-compliance could lead to hefty fines for providers.

Explains sham contracting and risk factors including converting existing employees to contractors.

It should now be much easier for technology vendors to contract with the NSW Government.

If labour hire workers do the same job as directly engaged employees, they should get the same pay.

Transport operators should carefully consider obligations in sub-contracting agreements to take out insurance.

To what extent will the state regulations limit the broad definition of labour hire relationships already in the Acts?

The PCBU had processes in place that allowed employees to stop the work, or to insist on a different, and safer, method.

So, the business needs to cut costs. It might want to outsource. Redundancies look inevitable. But you need to be sure: so here comes a high-priced management consultant.

Contractors should implement their WHS management plan to help minimise risk exposure and maintain a safe work environment.

Learnings from the pandemic are likely to shape the way organisations approach their future outsourcing arrangements.

Many private law practices have singled out talent retention and attraction as their firm's biggest challenge.

Key learnings from the pandemic are likely to shape the way organisations approach their outsourcing arrangements in the future.