Creating healthcare policy is ‘unbelievably complex’ — Staffing quote of the week

“I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated,” President Donald Trump said at a meeting of state governors, The New York Times reported. Trump was discussing creating healthcare policy in a talk that included the Affordable Care...

Leaked finances show possible Uber profit (Business Insider)

Business Insider reported revenue at human cloud firm Uber is growing aggressively — if leaks are to be believed — although growth in total business transacted on the Uber app began slowing down late last year. Gross bookings were $5.4 billion last year and net revenues — the cut that Uber keeps...

Volt appoints Cross Country CEO to board

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) appointed Bill Grubbs, president and CEO of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), as a board director. He replaces John Rudolf, who retired from the board effective Feb. 23. Director James Boone will also step down in June.

Grubbs and Arnold Ursaner,...

Noncompliant ACA policies allowed for additional year

Consumers and insurers may temporarily keep for another year coverage that does not meet the minimum standards required by the Affordable Care Act, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight announced Thursday.

These small group and individual...

Professional ambitions rise throughout early career, fall as women strive to reach C-suite, study finds

Globally, the majority of women in the early stages of their professional career aspire for executive leadership, but ambition drops at the senior level, according to the Leaders & Daughters Global Survey released today by search and leadership advisory services firm Egon Zehnder. However, ambitions...

What impact will Trump have on the gig economy? (JD Supra Business Advisor)

President Trump’s economic proposals have taken a backseat to attempts at immigration reform, Philip Azzara of law firm Fisher Phillips writes in JD Supra Business Advisor. But the president will eventually turn his attention to economic issues, and his policies could potentially have a far-reaching...

Big changes considered for Ontario workplaces (CBC News)

The Changing Workplaces Review, which has been in the works for nearly two years, could trigger the most sweeping reforms to employment and labor laws since the 1990s, CBC News reports. The report is examining just about everything related to labor law in the Ontario province, including sick pay, overtime,...

PEO Trucept reports revenue down 18%, working capital deficit

Trucept Inc. (OTCBB: TREP), a professional employer organization, announced revenue fell 18.5% for the full year 2016 to $6.7 million because of the loss of a client, although net income rose. The company also announced it reduced its total liabilities by $6 million during the year.

In its annual report,...

Alberta to be Canada’s fastest-growing economy, report says

Alberta is poised to have the strongest economic growth in 2017 mainly due to fast-rising oil production, according to The Conference Board of Canada's Provincial Outlook: Winter 2017. Last year’s leaders, British Columbia and Ontario, will see their economic growth lose some momentum in 2017 but will...

Nearly all HR managers say emotional intelligence important, study finds

Professionals can rely on their emotional intelligence to deal with the variety of personalities and challenging situations they encounter at work, according to research by OfficeTeam, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). When employees take emotions into account, they make better...