Not just trying to get bodies (The New York Times News Service)

“We don’t look at it as just trying to get bodies in there. We’re generally trying to find people who are into their recovery or people who want to do something different with their lives and they just need an opportunity,” The New York Times News Service quotes Antonio Ramos, a project manager...

Firm lets workers name paydays, receives $22 million in funding (American Banker)

A firm called Activehours that lets hourly workers name their paydays receive $22 million in funding, American Banker reports. Activehours’ app lets employees ranging from Uber drivers to bank employees request potions of their earnings. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company aims to help workers avoid...

Health Carousel acquires Ohio-based travel nurse staffing firm

Healthcare staffing provider Health Carousel acquired Columbus, Ohio-based Medical Staffing Options, a travel nurse staffing provider, adding scale to its existing travel nursing and allied healthcare staffing services.

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

Medical Staffing Options President...

On Assignment COO retires; US life sciences businesses rebrands

On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) on Dec. 30 accepted the retirement of Michael McGowan, COO of the company and president of its Oxford Global Resources LLC subsidiary, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He will remain an advisor to the company’s board of directors....

Former Fastaff, US Nursing CEO takes leadership role at Gifted Healthcare

Gifted Healthcare, a national nurse-owned healthcare staffing company, named Kay Cowling as president and COO, a new position within the firm, effective Jan. 1.

Cowling until 2014 was CEO of Fastaff and US Nursing. Prior to Fastaff, she was senior VP of workers comp network OneCall Care Management. Cowling...

India cities ready for H-1B program overhaul (The Washington Post)

President-elect Donald Trump and his choice for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), have tabbed the H-1B program for a major overhaul, and might even scrap it altogether. The Washington Post reports India’s growth as a global tech hub has been hampered as tens of thousands of workers have...

The humans working behind the AI curtain (Harvard Business Review)

Just how artificial is Artificial Intelligence? Harvard Business Review reports that as AI makes progress, it also results in the rapid creation and destruction of temporary labor markets for new types of humans-in-the-loop tasks. AI will eliminate some work as it opens up opportunities for redefining...

Employment trends index edges down but still suggests solid job growth

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index edged down in December to a reading of 129.62 from November’s downwardly revised reading of 129.93. The December reading, which followed an increase in November, is up 2.2% from the same month a year ago.

“After strong growth over the previous three...

Express Employment North Carolina branch gets new owner

Express Employment Professionals’ office in Greensboro, NC, has changed hands. Jim Franklin purchased the resale from Larry Diana, who retired after a 16-year career as an Express franchisee.

The transaction took effect Nov. 2; terms were not disclosed. The existing staff will remain in place.

Franklin...

US temp jobs fall by 15,500 in December, but still up over year

Temporary help jobs fell by 15,500 in December from November, but were still up compared to a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year growth rate fell to 0.78% in December from 2.18% in November.

December’s temporary...