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As we fast approach July 1, businesses and workers are gearing up for the upcoming wage increases. With a 5.75% boost in award rates and an 8.6% rise in the national minimum wage, along with other financial adjustments, companies are facing tough decisions in an already challenging economic climate. However, amidst these changes, it’s important…

  For any business, hiring the right people is essential. Time and financial pressures are real and if you deal with staffing levels and still have a full set of fingernails, you’re in the minority. Some labour hire hosts have failed to do their due diligence and taken the unethical approach to hiring known as…

  On Monday, 30th March 2020 Blaze Staffing Solutions’ Melbourne Office will relocate to 2/12 Compark Circuit, Mulgrave. This move is a source of great pride for us as we move to a larger space that is equipped with the latest technology and furnishings, providing a more accessible and open hub for our staff and…

  New labour laws come into effect from 30 October 2019 prohibiting business from using unlicensed labour hire providers. Previously, businesses, farms or other organisations that use the services of labour hire (also known as ‘hosts’) could be a little less careful about the providers they use to supply them with individuals to work in…

There have been a number of developments relating to the labour hire licensing schemes in Victoria. On 23 October 2018, the Victorian Government introduced the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic) to support the operation of the Victorian labour hire licensing scheme. Recently, the Victorian Government announced that the remaining provisions of the Labour Hire…

Australia’s manufacturing and engineering skills shortage is no secret, yet, the need for dedicated labour is far from decreasing. In fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported an increase in manufacturing positions by almost 50,000 in the year leading up to May 2018. That’s a substantial number given these sectors continue to struggle to find,…

A quick Google search and you’re likely to discover a mountain of readily available advice for job seekers; what’s lacking though, is literature that helps to determine the signs of a good recruiter from a job seeker’s perspective. As a job seeker, partnering with a recruiter can make or break your next move. And in…

A recruitment provider can talk to no end about their proposition and how or why they might approach the recruitment process uniquely. However, the underpinning factors for truly successful hiring practices lie with how effectively the relationship between the provider and the organisation plays out. In the past, we’ve written about the need for recruitment…

According to Harvard Business Review, companies that onboard successfully are not only “more likely to retain their new hires” but also “report measurable profit growth”. We know this, there is a stack of evidence to back it up, and yet so many organisations continue to fall short of doing it well. ‘Death by induction’, as…

  A culture of underperformance can be insidious, culminating over time and making the pain points difficult to identify and combat. A problem that is so pervasive by nature, often only becomes evident in the wake of increasingly competitive markets, or when new leadership comes on board and inherits the issue. There are several reasons why…

There is a lot of emerging talk about partnership-driven relationships between recruitment providers and businesses, particularly in today’s landscape that is driven by greater demand, accelerated technology, and the need for agility across all industries and departments. Market changes pose the case for a holistic hiring approach in a business climate that is strategy-driven and…

Media and industry discourse on how to tackle semi-skilled labour shortages has focused less on the importance of hiring on attitude, and more on the Australian Government’s plans to introduce Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visas of late. With that, countless reports have emerged, detailing shortages across various sectors. And rightfully so if we are to…