Robert Half CFO survey finds Houston has strongest hiring plans

Chief financial officers in Houston plan the most hiring in the next six months, with 23% planning to add new professional-level positions, according to a professional employment forecast released today by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). CFOs in Miami followed with 21% planning to add staff....

Average US weekly wage edges down in Q1

The US average weekly wage edged down to $1,043 in the first quarter, down 0.5% when compared with the same quarter the prior year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This is one of only seven declines in the history of the series, which dates back to 1978.

Average weekly wages decreased...

US job openings jump 4% in July, hiring also edges up

The number of US job openings in July rose 4.0% from June to 5.9 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires also edged up from June.

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

Lawsuit claims Verizon underpaid temp workers (Courthouse News Service)

A federal lawsuit claims Verizon didn’t pay overtime to workers who filled in during a recent union strike by misclassifying them as independent contractors, Courthouse News Service reported. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Eastern Pennsylvania Federal Court alleges Verizon used a “fissured employment”...

‘Re-recruit’ your best workers (The Staffing Stream)

You don’t have to do crazy things — and spend gobs of cash — to recruit the best. Forget virtual reality tours, huge signing bonuses, and sports car test drives. Take a look at your best employees and re-start the conversation. It’s called re-recruiting, and Ursula Williams, Staffing Industry...

Employment trends index dips but consistent with moderating job growth

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index fell in August to a reading of 128.02 from July’s upwardly revised reading of 128.44. The August reading, which followed increases in both June and July, is up 0.8% from the same month a year ago.

“The Employment Trends Index is consistent with moderating...

CareerBuilder acquires post-hire services firm WORKTERRA

CareerBuilder is acquiring WORKTERRA, a cloud-based benefits administration and talent management firm. The acquisition expands CareerBuilder's product offering beyond recruitment into post-hire solutions and completes CareerBuilder's evolution into a full-service human capital management company.

The...

TeamHealth names new president and CEO

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), a clinical outsourcing provider in healthcare, appointed Leif Murphy as president and CEO, effective no later than Oct. 1. Team Health operates healthcare staffing firm D&Y among its other business operations.

Murphy succeeds Michael Snow, who is retiring. TeamHealth...

One-third would offer a 10% to 15% salary increase to attract tech talent, survey finds

In today’s candidate-focused market, one-third of tech employers, 32%, would offer a 10% to 15% salary increase in order to attract top talent, according to a new report, "Tech Trends: IT Leaders and the Employment Market," released today by Modis, an information technology staffing division...

Randstad report finds Gen Z and millennials crave in-person collaboration

Randstad, one of the world’s largest staffing providers, and Future Workplace, an HR executive network and research firm, released the “Gen Z & Millennials Collide @ Work” report, which focuses on the impact of Gen Z entering the workplace for the first time and how millennials are engaging...