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Employment Hero Sues Seek Over API Access Termination

7/23/2025

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Employment Hero Sues

Employment Hero has filed a lawsuit against Seek for alleged anticompetitive practices related to API access termination.
Seek confirmed the termination, effective August 25, 2025, affecting Employment Hero's job posting abilities.
Employment Hero is requesting an interim injunction from Australia’s federal court to protect small businesses.
Seek intends to defend its actions, highlighting the competitive landscape.
Seek had earlier revealed intentions to decrease its investment in Employment Hero.

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Businesses Prepare for Pay Transparency

New Zealand businesses should prepare for the Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill, which seeks to eliminate pay secrecy.
The National Party's support boosts the bill's likelihood of passing into law.
Sanam Ahmadzadeh Salmani suggests conducting pay reviews and revising contracts to enhance pay communication.
The bill aims to promote pay transparency and address unjustified pay disparities.
Employment Hero provides free resources to help businesses comply with the new legislation.

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Employment Hero Sues

Employment Hero has filed a lawsuit against Seek for alleged anticompetitive practices related to API access termination.
Seek confirmed the termination, effective August 25, 2025, affecting Employment Hero's job posting abilities.
Employment Hero is requesting an interim injunction from Australia’s federal court to protect small businesses.
Seek intends to defend its actions, highlighting the competitive landscape.
Seek had earlier revealed intentions to decrease its investment in Employment Hero.

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