Glad You Asked #9 - Can anyone conduct your Host WHS Evaluation?
Who’s conducting your host WHS evaluations, and are they competent to do it? Three court cases show labour hire providers penalised when untrained staff missed obvious risks, and what a documented, defensible evaluation process looks like instead.
Glad You Asked #8 - Can a perm agency just add temps?
Adding temps to a perm desk looks like easy growth: same clients, same candidates, just add timesheets. But perm is selling a car, and temp is running a hire fleet. Martin Richardson explains the three risks that catch agencies out, and what to sort before the first placement.
Strengthening Client WHS Evaluations: Insights from a Recent On-Hire Case
A recent court case highlights why having WHS systems in place is not enough. This article explores how labour hire businesses can strengthen client evaluations through better training, structured processes, and ongoing oversight to protect workers and support compliant operations.
Facing the Future: Key Insights from APSCo’s Recruitment Industry Panel
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.
We’ve Made It Official — Legal + People, Compliance and WHS Now Under One Roof for Recruiters
After years of collaboration, we’ve merged: Risk Collective and Martin Richardson’s legal practice are now officially one team. This means recruiters can now access a full suite of legal, WHS and compliance support—all under one roof, with a deep understanding of how recruitment really works. Practical, jargon-free and built to help you stay ahead.