Human cloud ride-sharing firms attract riders from taxis and rental cars (CNBC)

CNBC reports on new data that finds business travelers increasingly turn to Uber and Lyft while taking fewer cabs and renting fewer cars when out on the road. Certify, a travel management firm that handles corporate travel transactions, found rental cars controlled 29% of the ground-travel expenses for...

Don’t fire suppliers, update SLAs instead (CWS 3.0)

Contingent workforce program managers should periodically review and update service-level agreements and address any issues quickly before potential damage became irreversible, writes Dawn McCartney, CCWP, in a new CWS 3.0 article. McCartney, senior director of contingent workforce strategies and research...

40 Under 40 list of staffing industry leaders online

Staffing Industry Analysts’ new 40 Under 40 list honoring the workforce ecosystem’s up-and-coming leaders is now online.

“These are the people to watch as they take our ecosystem up a notch,” Subadhra Sriram, publisher & editor, media products, at Staffing Industry Analysts, writes in Staffing...

Robert Half Q2 revenue down; US revenue falls while international rises

Second-quarter revenue at professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) fell 0.9% on a same-billing day, constant-currency basis.

US temporary staffing and consulting revenue fell 3.5% at the Menlo Park, Calif.-based staffing provider, and permanent placement staffing edged down...

Mastech Digital revenue up 4% in Q2, demand rises for staffing services

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) reported revenue rose 4.3% in the second quarter to $35.1 million. The Pittsburgh-based firm noted demand for its staffing services increased during the second quarter from the previous quarter and the company expanded its billable consultant...

Staffing 360 revenue declines 7%; gets Nasdaq extension

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), in a pre-release of earnings, reported second-quarter revenue fell 4.6% on a constant currency basis, or 7.1% on a reported basis. However, it reported net loss improved and gross margin rose. Full results are expected in mid-August.

IT contingent hiring falls short of plans at start of year, TEKsystems survey finds

A new TEKsystems survey found IT leaders appeared to have had inflated expectations regarding hiring at the end of 2016 and overestimated increases for both full-time and contingent hiring. TEKsystems’ midyear “reality check” survey, completed in June, compares results to a similar survey conducted...

Two-thirds of employers to keep wages flat in Q3, Express survey finds

Most employers expect to keep wage growth in check throughout the next three months, according to a survey released today by Express Employment Professionals.

The survey found 67% of businesses expect wages at their companies to stay the same, the same percentage as in the last quarterly survey. On the...

Google investing $50 million in ‘future of work’ initiative (Recode)

Google announced today a new $50 million initiative to study and prepare “for the changing nature of work.” Recode reports the investments will begin in the US and Europe to help train job seekers and improve the working conditions for those already employed. Google.org directed $2 million to fund...

ACA debate may include ‘skinny repeal’ that removes employer mandate (Los Angeles Times)

Senate Republicans yesterday agreed to open debate to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, but voted down a revised bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The Los Angeles Times reported Republicans may instead settle on a “skinny repeal” that would repeal just a few key...