APSCo Australia

AI is accelerating faster than forecasters anticipated, and systems are already approaching, matching or exceeding human-level performance in a vast range of cognitive tasks. 🤖 This week's member lunch at NSW Parliament House with Bill Simpson-Young of the Gradient Institute and Aaron McIntosh of Bullhorn reminded us that while it’s easy to make AI smarter - it's hard to make it truthful and ethical. Here are our top takeaways from Bill's keynote: ◾ Don't assume AI tomorrow is the same as AI today - new capabilities are continually emerging ◾ The impact on your business from new AI capabilities will be greater than the impact from new regulation. ◾ What business do you want to have when much knowledge work is being done by AI workers? ◾ What will it mean for your business if all knowledge workers have AI supervision as their key capability? Something for all of us to think about. 🤔

In just a couple of short weeks, this esteemed panel will turn their attention to judging the APSCo Australia Awards for Excellence. We would like to welcome back Melanie Forbes Justin Falk David Wolstenholme Sophie Robertson Rachel Bowes Rod Hore Nigel Harse FRCSA Greg Muller and celebrate the arrival of two new judges for 2024, Amy Towers and Elouise Paul. Entries close 5:00pm AEST August 9 - view all 14 of our categories here: https://lnkd.in/gAZ7PH7w #recruitment #staffing #Awards #APSCo #recognition

The use of Artificial Intelligence in hiring is a topic that every recruitment business is grappling with right now. In May, APSCo Australia made a submission to the government's AI expert group requesting the development of a recognized standard for the use of AI in hiring, highlighting the need for human oversight. Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting a group of APSCo members at NSW Parliament House as part of an important collaboration with our Global Partner, Bullhorn on the use of AI in recruitment. Members heard from Bill Simpson-Young of the Select Advisory Committee on AI regulation for Australia who outlined the opportunities ahead for recruitment, as well as Bullhorn's Aaron McIntosh Regional Vice-President APAC who joined Bill for a fireside chat and an enlightening Q&A session with members. Thank you to the members who joined us and to Bill and Aaron for facilitating this discussion. 👏

The latest edition of Short Form is out, with legislative analysis from our legal partners, and the help of our compliance partners. Each month, we curate key updates that concern members and their business and deliver it straight to their inbox. 📩 In today's issue we 've shared analysis on the ATO's updated (draft) ruling on ‘who is an employee, why it pays to re-check work rights, the NSW Government's in house locum agency-feasability study, updates on the harmonised labour hire scheme, the Australian government’s Migration Strategy - plus plenty more! Thank you to Squire Patton Boggs, Gadens, Safe Scope, WorkPro, EY, and our government relations firm, Cornerstone Government Relations for contributing this month. #APSCo #memberbenefit #compliance #staffing #recruitment #legislation #immigration #lobbying

We take great pride in collaborating with Nigel Harse and Staffing Industry Metrics Pty Ltd. Each year, Nigel evaluates company P&L, and we recognize the top achievers across three category sizes for Best Performance. 🏆 Entering the Best Performance category is a crucial practice for agencies to compare their performance as part of our yearly Awards for Excellence. So, why wait any longer? Enter here: https://lnkd.in/gAZ7PH7w Entries close August 9.

Ahead of further changes commencing as part of the Closing Loopholes Legislation, our Melbourne network is invited to join us at Gadens on Wednesday August 7 at 7:30am. ☕ From August 26, changes to the definition of casual employee and pathway of part-time and full-time employment, as well as the right to disconnect will come into effect. This is an excellent opportunity to speak directly with Gadens employment law partner, George Haros and his team about your scenarios, and ask any questions you have in the lead-up to August 26. Connect with your local peers and ensure you're ready for the changes. Everyone is welcome to attend. Register via the link in our comments.

Thank you to WorkPro for supporting the APSCo Australia Awards for Excellence again this year - a true commitment and partnership in excellence. We've now ticked over the half-way point of the entry period, so keep your entries coming along and don't forget to submit them by August 9.

Have you heard of At-Will employment? 🤔 Effectively - in US labour law, at-will employment is an employer's ability to dismiss an employee for any reason, and without warning, as long as the reason is not illegal. Similarly, the employee can leave without reason. No notice periods required. As explained below by PGC Group's Clarke Bowles - All things North America, the nature of the US employment landscape, and at-will employment - makes for a highly transient market, and a real need for strong partnerships between employers and recruitment agencies. There's lots to learn about the US staffing market - and opportunities for agencies in Australia to break in, on the ground, or via the recruit form afar model. Listen to our entire conversation with Clarke here: https://lnkd.in/gtjqidR9

We're officially half-way through the entry period for the APSCo Australia Awards for Excellence. 😱 With entries closing on August 9, this is a reminder to keep those entries coming! One of the most important decisions to make is which category you're entering, and the importance of evidence - as outlined by our judge, Sophie Robertson. Sophie was joined by fellow judges Rod Hore and Amy Towers recently to give their tips on what makes a competitive entry. If you're thinking of entering, and you want some tips from the judges, you can view the recording at the APSCo website here: https://lnkd.in/gR6xr4B6

GenAI is used across a variety of industries for things like chatbots, translations, or writing code and is rapidly transforming the landscape of work. 💻 🤖 In our latest issue of Recruitment & Co, Daxtra Technologies share that "while the full scope of its impact remains uncertain, one thing is clear: the recruiting industry is majorly interested in GenAI." Read their full article here to explore different ways recruiters can harness the power of GenAI in 2024. https://lnkd.in/gAdRdz-c