Canadian staffing index falls but still suggests modest growth

The Canadian staffing index fell 17% in December from November and also edged down 2% when compared with December of 2015. The index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, fell to a reading of 96 from a reading of 116 in November. The number of working days in December 2016 fell 5% when compared...

People: TriNet, HireLevel, Alexander Technology Group, Allegis Partners and more

TriNet, a professional employer organization based in San Leandro, Calif., appointed Catherine Wragg as senior VP of human resources. She leads the strategic direction and operational execution of all aspects of HR at TriNet and reports directly to President and CEO Burton Goldfield. Wragg most recently...

Temp Holdings founder, Japan's first self-made woman billionaire (Forbes)

Yoshiko Shinohara – armed with a high school degree and secretarial experience in two different continents – started a temp-staffing company in her one-bedroom Tokyo apartment, Forbes reports. Shinohara recently retired as chairman of staffing company Temp Holdings and at age 82, she’s become Japan’s...

Impact of job-stealing robots is topic at World Economic Forum (Reuters)

Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global CEOs say the real culprits are increasingly machines, Reuters reports. And while business leaders gathered at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos relish the productivity gains technology can bring, they...

IT job growth at low ebb in December, but 2017 demand may increase

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up only 0.06% in December from November to almost 5.2 million, reported TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies. Year over year, IT employment in the US rose by 2.43% in December, adding 122,900 IT jobs.

“While the overall rate...

Bond International announces group CEO, TempBuddy partnership

Bond International Software named Tim Giehll as group CEO. In addition, Bond and TempBuddy announced a partnership that will include the integration of TempBuddy’s mobile offering with Bond software.

The announcement shows the ecosystem is continuing to evolve and will allow access to a more integrated...

The Select Group names exec to lead new managed services division

The Select Group named Jill Harlamert as chief services officer to lead its new managed services division, effective today.

Prior to joining The Select Group, Harlamert served as VP and general manager of North American project solutions for ManpowerGroup Experis, and VP of managed solutions for COMSYS...

LogiGear acquires tech staffing provider True North Service

LogiGear, a software testing solutions firm headquartered in Foster City, Calif., acquired Seattle-based True North Service, which provides contract staffing and software testing services to technology companies.

The transaction closed Jan.1; terms were not disclosed.

True North Service primarily serves...

Jobless claims average hits lowest level in 44 years

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 246,750 last week, down 10,250 from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. This is the lowest level for this average since Nov. 3, 1973,...

Jump in manufacturing, tight labor markets show US economic health (CNBC)

A pickup in manufacturing, “widespread” reports of labor shortages and improving business investments set the stage for the Federal Reserve’s December rate hike amid signs of steady economic growth across the country, CNBC reports based on the Fed's latest Beige Book compendium of...