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The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has promoted Andrew Williams to deputy chief executive officer and Meredith Lea to the new role of policy manager.

Australian global recruitment and talent management firm, Hudson is partnering with Melbourne-based startup PredictiveHire in a deal which it says will help companies make candidate selection smarter, faster and fairer.

Australian IT employers are intending to increase or maintain their IT staff headcount in 2017 as they face pressures to bring new products and services to market faster than their competitors.

Global recruitment and talent solutions company Hudson and Australian global online jobs and employment group SEEK are joining corporate start-up accelerator Slingshot to lead Australia’s first HR-tech start-up accelerator.

Employers are intending to hire new staff over the remainder of this year, but the positive employment outlook is dampened somewhat by new research indicating that many employees feel let down in on-the-job training and are actively looking to switch jobs.

Hiring intentions are at their highest level since 2012, with 17.1% of employers looking to increase permanent staffing levels between April and June this year, and with the ICT market leading the way with contract hiring.

The outlook for job seekers is increasingly positive, with employer intentions to hire reaching an 18-month high in the wake of the recent drop in Australia’s official unemployment rate.

A new report on employment trends shows that after 14 consecutive quarters of deterioration Australian hiring expectations have now improved, lifting employment expectations for the first time in three-and-a-half years.

A significant shortage of big data expertise is looming. A leading recruitment company says many organisations want to use the technology for competitive advantage, but they struggle to find people with the right skills and competencies in this relatively uncharted territory.

With the Australian Bureau of Statistics lined up to release the March labour force figures tomorrow, the early indicators are good, particularly in the ICT sector where demand and salaries are tipped to rise strongly by June.

With the Australian Bureau of Statistics lined up to release the March labour force figures tomorrow, the early indicators are good, particularly in the ICT sector where demand and salaries are tipped to rise strongly by June.