Ensuring compliance for ‘ban the box’ and background checks (JD Supra Business Advisor)

Within the last five years, employers have been under increased scrutiny, especially when they require criminal background checks during the hiring process, Daniel Masakayan of law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP writes in JD Supra Business Advisor. The article summarizes recent legal...

Uber forms new company with ride-hailing firm Yandex to serve six countries

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber and Russian company Yandex agreed to form a new company that will combine the firms’ rides operations, as well as UberEATS, in six countries. The countries include Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as Armenia and Georgia, where Uber currently does...

Canadian job vacancies up 17% year over year

Canadian employers reported 388,000 job vacancies in the first quarter, Statistics Canada reported today. The number of job vacancies rose by 58,000, up 17.5%, from the first quarter of 2016; it was the second consecutive year-over-year increase in the number of vacancies and the job vacancy rate.

The...

Beige Book: Shortage of qualified workers limits hiring

Labor markets tightened further for both low- and high-skilled positions — particularly in the construction and IT sectors, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. The Beige Book, a collection of observations from the 12 federal regional banks, provides a snapshot...

Has independent work hit a maturation point? (Staffing Industry Review)

Independent work has evolved from “something you do when you can’t get a real job” to a viable, coveted way for many to work, MBO Partners CEO Gene Zaino writes in an article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase that taps into his firm’s 2017 State of Independence in America report...

Jobless claims average rises, but initial claims fall 3,000

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 245,750 last week, up 2,250 from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 500.

The four-week...

Lyft GC ponders gig economy’s future in Q&A (Inside Counsel)

Kristin Sverchek, general counsel for human cloud ride-sharing platform Lyft, discussed the future of the on-demand sector — including independent contractor classification, possible legislation, and advice for new on-demand companies — in a Q&A with Inside Counsel.

Private equity firm makes ‘significant’ investment in Oasis Outsourcing

Professional employer organization Oasis Outsourcing, one of the largest PEOs in the US, announced private equity firm Kelso & Company purchased a “significant” interest in the company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Stone Point Capital, which acquired the PEO in 2014, remains...

Contract watch: CDI secures $38 million Navy task order

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of engineering and IT staffing, landed a new SEAPORT task order from the US Navy to provide Readiness Assistance Team support services for Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. The new task order, including all options, has a maximum value of $38...

Tight labor market is reason for unfilled jobs, survey says

It’s getting harder to fill jobs — and a lack of available applicants is the top reason why, according to a survey released today by Express Employment Professionals.

Almost a quarter of participants, 24%, said it is “very difficult” to recruit and fill positions and another 46% said it is...