Platform companies becoming more powerful, creating tensions (The New York Times Magazine)

If successful, a platform business — one built around matchmaking between vendors and customers — creates its own marketplace; if extremely successful, it ends up controlling something closer to an entire economy, The New York Times Magazine writes. But the tensions that platforms like human cloud...

Sexism not 'systemic problem' at Uber — Staffing quote of the week

“Yes, there were some bad apples, unquestionably. But this is not a systemic problem,” Uber board member Arianna Huffington said Monday in an interview on CNN’s “Quest Means Business.” “What is important is that the structures that were not in place are now being put in place to make sure...

CDI to explore strategic alternatives, including possible sale

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of IT and engineering staffing, initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of the company. CDI engaged investment banking firm Houlihan Lokey as financial advisor to assist in exploring the potential sale.

Two...

Uber president is latest exec to leave firm

Uber Technologies Inc.’s President Jeff Jones left the human cloud firm, according to media reports. Jones assumed the role in August and was responsible for Uber’s operations, marketing and customer support globally.

Prior to joining the ride-sharing firm, Jones was chief marketing officer at Target...

New Hay Group CEO among leadership changes at Korn Ferry

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) announced leadership changes in three areas of the business: Hay Group, Asia Pacific and global productized services.

Korn Ferry Hay Group CEO Steve Kaye will leave Korn Ferry at the end of the firm’s fiscal year on April 28. Mark Arian...

Taking the ‘hackathon’ concept to the staffing industry (Staffing Industry Review)

The term “hackathon” may inspire visions of software engineers writing code en masse at 3 a.m. while drinking Red Bull. But a hackathon can also be defined as “a gathering where industry experts collaboratively address pressing issues in an extreme manner over a short period of time.” Staffing...

State judge rejects Uber suit against Seattle IC law (Fortune)

A Washington state judge denied an effort by human cloud firm Uber to stop a Seattle law that gives independent contractor drivers the right to unionize, Fortune reports. However, a second lawsuit by the US Chamber of Commerce to stop the law is ongoing.

Nominations open for Staffing 40 Under 40 list

Staffing Industry Analysts is creating a 40 under 40 list (for the first time) to be published in the July/August issue of Staffing Industry Review. We recognize that the industry has many stars. Many of our lists feature these stars, but the 40 under 40 list is a tribute to our industry’s young, rising...

Judge approves final $27.5 million settlement in Lyft IC case

A $27.5 million class-action settlement in an independent contractor case against human cloud, ride-sharing firm Lyft received final approval Thursday. The deal impacts more than 200,000 drivers in California.

The lawsuit filed by drivers in California argued misclassification as independent contractors...

ER Select affiliate acquires North Carolina firm

Employee Relations Associates Family of Companies, aka ER Associates, acquired human capital solutions firm TalentBridge USA, effective immediately. ER Associates is an affiliate company of Rochester, NY-based ER Select.

Charlotte, NC-based TalentBridge USA provides professional staffing, executive search,...