The finalists for the 2026 APSCo Awards for Excellence have been revealed, recognising some of the recruitment and staffing sector's highest-performing businesses, leaders and industry partners.

Australian recruitment firms are no strangers to complexity. Managing Awards, navigating compliance obligations, and keeping pace with legislative change are all part of the job. But a growing number...

Generative AI can create highly convincing documents in seconds. For recruitment and staffing businesses, that creates a growing screening challenge as well as an increasing risk to client trust.

When recruitment business owners start a sale process, one of the first questions is often: “What do we need to put in the data room?” The better question is: “What should we have been maintaining...

AI is quickly becoming part of every conversation in recruitment tech. The pressure to adopt it is real - and no one wants to be left behind. But the agencies that stand out won't necessarily be the...

Australian recruitment leaders are being offered an AI solution for every stage of hiring - from sourcing and matching to interview summaries and candidate communication. Yet adding AI to a...

For APSCo members, current conditions reward readiness. Australian job advertisements rose 2.7% in July 2026 but remained lower than a year earlier, reflecting a market where opportunity and caution...

There is no doubt that technology is changing recruitment. AI is allowing recruiters to work faster. Tasks that previously took hours can now take minutes. CRMs are becoming smarter, automation is...

Engage Sydney is back and spots are filling up fast!

In July 2026, Australia PEO and New Zealand PEO officially came together under one unified brand, ANZPEO, marking the next stage in the evolution of the business and creating one clearer identity...

As workplace flexibility obligations continue to evolve, labour hire providers must navigate their obligations in the context of multi-party arrangements, creating unique challenges.

In a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC), an independent contractor who provided services to a principal via a Trustee entity for a family trust has been held to be an employee of the...