Etsy wants rules to help gig workers (Fortune)

Online marketplace Etsy has called for changes to make things easier for gig economy workers, Fortune reports. They include a requirement for gig economy companies to withhold money for taxes and benefits if self-employed workers ask them to, the magazine reported. “The changes would make it easier...

More than 14,000 gig drivers sign union petition (New York Daily News)

The New York Daily News reports that a union announced 14,000 drivers for Uber, Lyft and other services had signed a petition in favor of unionization. Plans call for the petition to be delivered to the National Labor Relations Board.

HR pros foresee few job cuts in second half, SHRM says

Human resources professionals expect relatively few job cuts in the second half of this year, but they are less confident in the job market than a year ago, according to a survey of 502 HR professionals in the US by the Society for Human Resource Management. Only 7% of HR professionals expect job cuts...

Recruiting to be just as challenging in 2017

Recruiting will be just as challenging in 2017 as this year, or maybe even more so, according to 95% of respondents in a survey of more than 1,600 recruiting and HR professionals by Jobvite, a provider of recruitment software, including an applicant tracking system.

To get hires in place, recruiters are...

Diversified acquires life sciences search firm BioQuest

Diversified Search acquired BioQuest, a San Francisco-based retained search firm that specializes in the life sciences industry.

“BioQuest, with its ongoing success recruiting leaders for life sciences companies in the venture capital and private equity markets, is a marquee addition to our healthcare...

Consumer confidence at highest level since recession

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index reached its highest level in September since the end of the recession with a reading of 104.1 (1985=100), up from a reading of 101.8 in August.

“Consumer confidence increased in September for a second consecutive month and is now at its highest level...

Is the gig economy a bubble that will burst? (Forbes)

There are three possible threats to the gig economy that could cause the bubble to burst, writes Larry Alton in Forbes. They include “overhyped terminology,” lawsuits and controversy, and demand for full-time employment. “With these threats in place, it seems reasonable to think that the gig economy...

Self-driving crash — Staffing quote of the week

“I only saw the tail-end of the crash, and the dazed Google employees sitting around afterwards waiting for their tow-truck,” a witness told 9to5Google regarding a crash involving a self-driving Google car in Mountain View, Calif. “From what I could see, it was the van’s fault entirely.”

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More physicians say they will work as locum tenens

More physicians plan to work as locum tenens, according to a wide-ranging report by The Physicians Foundation and physician search firm Merritt Hawkins citing data from a survey of 17,236 active physicians. The report covers a variety of issues in addition to type of work.

In terms of locum tenens, the...

TheraStaff being acquired by Aequor Healthcare Services

TheraStaff LLC is being acquired by Therapy Staff LLC, part of the larger Aequor Healthcare Services, according to a newly released announcement.

Founded in 1994, San Diego-based TheraStaff operates in California, Colorado and Indiana. It provides physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language...