EEOC lawsuit claims race discrimination against temp

Desco Industries Inc., a California-based manufacturer with a facility in Sanford, NC, violated federal law when it terminated a temp employee for complaining about race discrimination, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed June 30.

According...

Board directors want new skills but balk at changing membership

Directors on Fortune 1000 boards find themselves in the predicament of needing to add the skills their boards require to remain competitive while also maintaining the membership they currently have, according to a survey released today by Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY).

One-third of survey respondents said their...

Judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter helping men in staffing case (The Washington Post)

Former judge H. Lee Sarokin, the judge who freed famed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter from prison after 19 years, saying his prosecution was based on “an appeal to racism rather than reason,” has taken on a case that involved the conviction of six Denver men convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud...

Politician criticizes review of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program — Staffing quote of the week

“It’s clear these committee hearings were not about scaling back or refocusing the program like the Liberals promised during the election campaign,” The Tyee quoted Alberta Federation of Labor president Gil McGowan as saying regarding a review of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. “Instead...

Recruit acquires jobs website Simply Hired

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, acquired the assets of job search engine Simply Hired.

Simplyhired.com will continue to operate as a job search site and be a publishing partner of job search site Indeed, which Recruit acquired in 2012.

“Recruit is committed to...

Advantage Resourcing promotes exec to president

Advantage Resourcing America Inc. named Doug Dandurand as president of Advantage Resourcing North America, effective today.

Dandurand joined Advantage Resourcing in June 2013 as senior VP of the engineering division and most recently served on the leadership team as executive VP of the technical staffing...

Temp revenue growth slows, new orders soften, Pulse report finds

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 5% year over year in May among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. The 5% growth in May is a slowdown from April’s 7% median growth pace and the fourth consecutive month with a single-digit growth pace.

The net...

‘Brexit’: What happens now? (Staffing Stream)

It is fair to say that the UK is currently a rudderless ship in some very choppy political waters, writes Fiona Coombe, Staffing Industry Analysts director, legal and regulatory research, in a blog post in The Staffing Stream. Coombe reviews what the UK can expect regarding possible future relationships...

ISM manufacturing index hits highest level in 16 months (The Wall Street Journal)

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing activity rose in June for the second consecutive month, reaching its highest level since February 2015, The Wall Street Journal reports. The increase signals the sector is entering the second half of the year with...

People: The Delta Companies, Gerard Stewart, Allen Austin and more

The Delta Companies, one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing in the US, promoted Paul Estrada to senior VP of Delta Physician Placement. In the newly created role, Estrada will oversee the day-to-day operations for both the marketing and recruiting departments within Delta Physician Placement....