Labour Hire Regulation

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Vic Labour Hire Authority’s “Guide to Engaging Workers as Independent Contractors”: Wise men and women following a wandering star?  Dec 22, 2021

Why a “moral” payment obligation might indicate the need for a labour hire licence  Nov 26, 2021

Lachie & Martin examine their consultancy project team for labour hire licensing supply arrangements: Part 3 – Temp Agencies & Payroll Providers   Nov 24, 2021

Keep checking your “ACN contractors”  Nov 19, 2021

Cast the Spotlight on Your Labour Hire “Arrangements”  Nov 17, 2021

Lachie & Martin examine their consultancy workforce supply arrangements – Part 2: the external specialist contractors. Nov 15, 2021

Lachie and Martin examine their consultancy workforce supply arrangements: Part 1 in-house employees  Nov 09, 2021

Australian Labour Hire Licensing: Providers and Intermediaries (cont’d) Nov 07, 2021

Ashlee and Daniel examine their ACT non-standard labour hire supply arrangement  Oct 29, 2021

Labour Hire Intermediaries: What are they? (Part 1)  Oct 07, 2021

Australian Labour Hire Licensing in under 100 Words Oct 01, 2021

Labour Hire Intermediaries: Untangling a Knotty Topic Sep 29, 2021

ACT Notifies Labour Hire Licensing Regulation 2021 …finally! May 19, 2021

“Employer-of-Record” vs “True Employer” Apr 09, 2021

Labouring the Point: “Workers” and the obligation to pay Apr. 09, 2021

Labouring the Point: Advertising Labour Hire Services Apr 07, 2021

Modern Slavery Reporting about How Labour Hire Workers Are Used Nov 02, 2020

The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020 (ACT) – More variations on a theme Jun 23 2020

Labour Hire Licensing Laws: Do they apply outside their home states? Nov 25, 2019

Here’s what I’m thinking about: “Exploitation” and “Wage Theft” Nov 23, 2019

Here’s What I’m Thinking About: “Labour Supply Chains” Nov 14, 2019

Do Victoria’s Christmas Talent Agencies and Incorporated Christmas Talent Need Labour Hire Licences? Nov 06, 2019

Victorian Labour Hire Scheme: Mopping Up Nov 04, 2019

Do Auto Club Breakdown Contractors Need Labour Hire Licences? Oct 27, 2019

Qld Labour Hire Licence Prosecutions – the Trifecta Oct 24, 2019

Queensland’s High Income Threshold Labour-Hire Exemption: Can You Bank On  It? Aug 02, 2019

Incorporated Worker Exceptions under Australia’s Labour Hire Licensing Schemes Jul 29, 2019

Secondment exceptions in the Australian Labour Hire Licensing Schemes: Do sporting clubs need licences for their loan players? Jul 20, 2019

Contractor Management Companies under Victoria’s Labour Hire Licensing Scheme. Apr 11, 2019

Don’t forget to lodge your Qld labour hire licensing reports. Failure could result in suspension … or worse! Feb 07, 2019

Preparing Stormy Labour Hire Licence Challenges in the “Sunshine State” Aug 16, 2018

Rough Storm Season Brewing for Queensland Labour Hire Providers? Aug 14, 2018

Qld’s Labour Hire Licensing Scheme: the “incorporated worker exception” – pass or fail? May 05, 2018

Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Scheme: Regulatory exceptions to “worker” definition open a can of worms. May 02, 2018

Independent contractors & incorporated workers: Hair-splitting, fact sensitive inquiries needed under new labour hire licensing laws Mar 01, 2018

Will your outsourced payroll arrangements alter your requirements to have a labour hire license? Probably not. Dec 18, 2017

Victoria Introduces its Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017…and cracks are starting to show. Dec 16, 2017

Victoria’s Labour Hire Licensing Proposal: Any hope of an even playing field? Not much. Nov 26, 2017

Proposed amendments to South Australia’s Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017 bring some clarity to intended coverage… at last. But it’s not all good! Nov 09, 2017

Labour Hire Licensing Acts (Qld & SA): Application to incorporated independent contractors Oct 30, 2017

Lessons for Labour Hire Providers: JP Property Services Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2017). Oct 21, 2017

Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Bill: A Report Card on the Parliament’s F&A Committee’s Public Hearing Jun 24, 2017

Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017: What about the conditions? Jun 16, 2017

Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017: Accommodating the Ridiculous? Jun 07, 2017

Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Bill: Holes in the Net? May 29, 2017

The Interstate Reach of Queensland’s New Labour Hire Licensing Bill. May 25, 2017

Compulsory Insurance and Bonds Possible Under Qld’s New Labour Hire Licensing Bill May 25, 2017

Labour Hire Licensing Bill Casts a Very Wide Net May 25, 2017

Mind Your Language! May 25. 2017

Labour Hire Sub-contracting in Australia: “The train that wasn’t there”? May 09, 2017

Tackling Labour Market Exploitation: Are industry and regulatory codes of conduct sufficient? Mar 23, 2016

What lessons can QLD take from how labour hire companies are regulated elsewhere?   Mar 23, 2016

Tougher penalties and crackdowns – superficial, short term “solutions” to labour market exploitation. Mar 07, 2016

A Licence Will Fix It! Really? Sep 03, 2015