Australia’s recruitment sector is juggling rising compliance demands, unclear labour hire licensing, and fast-moving AI regulation, all while supporting over a million jobseekers each year. At APSCo’s panel, Martin Richardson joined Tim Wilson to unpack what reform should look like: protect workers, enable viable businesses, and build on what already works. Here are the key insights and next steps.

Are your Terms of Business cobbled together from various sources or borrowed from another agency? That DIY approach may seem harmless, until a dispute arises. In this post, we explore why recruiters relying on ‘cut and paste’ legal documents are exposing themselves to serious compliance and commercial risks, and what to do about it.

A recent case shows that job transfers, even if reasonable, can still lead to liability if the new role harms an employee’s health. In Spicer v Tamworth [2025], the court found it wasn’t the transfer itself, but the post-transfer conditions that caused psychological injury, a key lesson for employers managing workplace changes.

Many recruitment agencies assume they’re off the hook for WHS responsibilities in "margin-only" placements, especially when the host pays the temp directly. But a recent conversation I had with a SafeWork NSW inspector confirms otherwise: agencies are still PCBUs under WHS law, and payment structure doesn’t change that. Here’s what you need to know, and how to respond when clients try to push back.

AI tools can draft legal documents quickly and affordably—but are they truly safe for recruiters to rely on? Discover the benefits and real risks of using AI for contracts, and why expert legal support still matters in the recruitment industry.