ManpowerGroup survey: 20% of employers in Mexico to add staff

Mexican employers reported positive hiring plans for the second quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released earlier this week by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN).

The survey found 20% of employers in Mexico forecasted an increase in staffing levels in the upcoming quarter,...

US leading index at 10-year high, points to improving outlook

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose in February to its highest level in 10 years. The index rose 0.6% in February to a reading of 126.2 (2010 = 100), following increases of 0.6% in both January and December.

“After six consecutive monthly gains, the US LEI is at its highest level...

People: Lucas Group, Ratliff & Taylor, Protiviti and more

Lucas Group, an Atlanta-based executive search firm, hired Ana Hey-Colón for the newly created role of director of sales and training. She will coordinate and direct Lucas Group’s sales leadership and recruiter training programs. Hey-Colón most recently was senior sales training manager for Abbott...

Uber to push for arbitration in Waymo trade secrets theft case (Fortune)

A lawyer for Uber told a federal judge on Thursday he intended to file a petition to compel arbitration in the Waymo trade secrets theft case, citing an agreement signed by a former Waymo employee who is at the heart of the case, Fortune reported. Waymo, the self-driving division of technology giant...

Will the gig economy make the office obsolete? (Harvard Business Review)

The most impactful lesson that traditional companies can learn from the gig economy is to judge all workers, including employees, on their results, not on when and where they do their work, the Harvard Business Review reports. In the traditional jobs economy, employers often require employee attendance...

IT job growth posts ‘modest’ acceleration in February, TechServe Alliance reports

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.3% in February from January to almost 5.3 million, reported the TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies. Year over year, IT employment in the US rose by 3.9% in February, adding 196,200 IT jobs.

“IT employment continued to...

Uber names chief scientist to oversee AI Labs

Uber named Zoubin Ghahramani as its new chief scientist based in in San Francisco, the company announced. He will oversee Uber’s AI Labs, its recently created machine learning and artificial intelligence research unit, and will lead AI/machine learning strategy companywide.

Ghahramani joined Uber through...

Job openings edge up in January, hires also increase

The number of US job openings in January from December rose 1.6% to 5.63 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires also rose, up 2.6% from December.

The job openings rate — a measure of job openings compared with total...

USCIS will accept H-1B petitions for FY 2018 beginning April 3

US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3.

The congressionally mandated cap on H-1B visas for fiscal year 2017 is 65,000 plus another 20,000 for individuals with a US master’s degree or higher.

USCIS recently announced a temporary...

Jobless claims average edges up but initial claims fall

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance edged up to 237,250 last week, up 750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility...