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The Fair Work Commission has found an employment relationship began the moment a contingent worker accepted an offer of direct employment, but has cleared the company of unfairly dismissing him when it withdrew its offer days later.

A casual worker employed on a 'temporary' assignment has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission heard an extension of her contract had no end date.

It is "vital" that the gig market has regulation and a framework in the future of work, specialists say. Meanwhile a staffing industry association is considering promoting a new category of "dependent contractor", and universities want a review of education and skills mismatches.

Contingent workers tend to be screened much less effectively than permanent employees, according to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which has developed a framework to help employers prevent fraudulent job applications.

An employer whose dismissal process was described as involving a plethora of deficiencies has won an appeal against reinstating the worker it sacked for swearing at and threatening his colleagues. Also in this article, a roundup of recent dismissal rulings; new submissions on extending the Fair Work Act; the extent of workplace boredom; and more.

Building a labour market in which high-quality, secure jobs are the norm requires a "thorough revitalisation" of the whole workplace relations framework, an Australian economist says.

Many large employers admit they manage their flexible/contingent workforce poorly, and the opportunity cost of not tackling this problem in the digital era is "really significant", a workplace academic warns.

Seek has issued a warning on impending skills shortages and wages "shock", while new research shows leaders are divided on the impact of automation. Meanwhile, two reports highlight growing demand for IT talent; a union calls for "urgent" gig economy regulation; and more.