Visa changes give a boost to the candidate market 

Did you know there have been temporary changes to visa working conditions for students and holiday makers? A snapshot of the changes include: The Government has removed the limit on working hours for Student visa holders across all sectors to help with current workforce shortages.  This will be reviewed in April 2022. Working Holiday Makers…

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Are You Taking Advantage of Melbourne’s Candidates’ Market?

With Melbourne fully open for business, organisations are eager to embrace the new found opportunities and positive working environments. This means that they’re actively looking to fill vacancies, and hire for new roles that will help them grow. There’s an ever-increasing number of job adverts being listed with research conducted for SEEK reflecting a market-wide…

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Horner is proud to be a Nominee for the Monash Business Awards

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Horner is proud to announce we are a nominee for the Monash Business Awards (MBA) in the Professional Services category. Last week Kylie Heffernan, General Manager, and Jade Patterson, Business Manager at Mulgrave, were delighted to attend the MBA breakfast at Huntingdale Golf Club where they were presented with our nomination certificate. This event was…

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OHS and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 becomes law in Victoria

Did you know that if you are a host employer utilising labour hire services that you will be impacted by these recent changes to the Victorian Government’s Occupation Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (the Act)? Our industry association, the Recruitment, Consulting & Staffing Association (RCSA), outlined the changes in the article…

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Horner is proud to be Finalists in the TIARA Recruitment Awards!

We’re proud and excited to announce that Horner Recruitment is a finalist for two TIARA Recruitment Awards this year in the following categories: The Recruit Wizard Client Service Award The Ayers Group Best Mid-Sized Recruitment Company to Work For (16-40 Employees) We certainly could not have achieved this without our amazing committed, passionate and hard working…

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New leading edge technology

Let's be very clear about sexual harassment.

We are proud and excited to announce that we are moving house!  Well, our digital house that is! With a focus on ‘Raising the bar in Recruitment’ and continuous improvement, we are upgrading to a new CRM which has many amazing features and benefits for our clients, candidates and our staff. While we firmly believe…

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High Court provides clarity on casual employment

High Court provides clarity on casual employment

Our peak industry body for the staffing sector, the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA) recently shared this announcement: Casual Employment Common Sense Prevails in the High Court of Australia On 4 August 2021, the High Court unanimously allowed an appeal from the judgment of the Full Federal Court in the matter of WorkPac v…

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Wage theft is now a criminal offence in Victoria

Wage theft is now a criminal offence in Victoria|New leading edge technology|High Court provides clarity on casual employment

Did you know that wage theft is now a criminal offence in Victoria and can result in hefty fines and jail time? While proposed wage theft reforms did not make it into the Federal Government’s industrial relations bill passed in March 2021, in Victoria the Victorian Wage Theft Act did come into effect on 1…

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Can you demand your employees to be vaccinated?

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“No jab, no job?” With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination underway in Australia, the enforcement and management of vaccinations has become another challenge for business leaders and HR professionals. Many employers are wondering if they can demand their employees to be vaccinated. The Fair Work Ombudsman has recently advised that most employers should assume…

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