Adecco CEO discusses future (Institutional Investor)

Institutional Investor spoke with Adecco Group CEO, Alain Dehaze, about how to wring opportunity from economic volatility, why Adecco now advocates for changes to labor laws and whether robotics and automation are a threat to staffing agencies.

How the sharing economy is shaping the future of work in healthcare (CIO)

Today every industry is getting involved in the sharing economy, CIO reports, and healthcare companies are launching a flurry of interaction applications to capture the attention of patients and their loved ones.

Staffmark CEO departs for Supplemental Health Care

Staffmark CEO Lesa Francis is leaving that company to assume the role of CEO at Supplemental Health Care, according to Supplemental. Francis replaces Stephen Ure, who is retiring. Meanwhile, Staffmark named Eugene “Geno” Cutolo as president and CEO effective Monday.

Supplemental's Francis is chairman...

Volt announces president of VMC Consulting division

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) named Juliana Su as president of its VMC Consulting Corp., which provides technology outsourcing services such as development, quality assurance testing and customer support. It serves clients in the mobile, entertainment and consumer technology devices...

New GDP estimate higher than last but still weak

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.1% in the first quarter, according to a third estimate of GDP growth by the US Commerce Department. The new estimate is improved from an earlier second estimate that pegged growth at 0.8%.

MarketWatch reports the growth was still weak compared...

Government to define gig economy (The Wall Street Journal)

The US Commerce Department recently proposed a four-part definition of the gig economy, which includes companies such as Uber and Task Rabbit, The Wall Street Journal reports. The definition aims to assist agencies such as the Census Bureau of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics track the gig economy....

Temp settles discrimination claim with staffing firm (Madison – St. Clair Record)

Temporary worker Michael Starnes, who alleged racial discrimination against staffing firm Employer Solutions Staffing Group, settled with the firm last week, the Madison-St. Clair (Ill.) Record reported. The amount of the settlement was not released. The case against the staffing client, The Steel Works,...

Talking about the Brexit — Staffing quote of the week

“The months leading up to the EU referendum have been challenging and market uncertainty is now expected to continue following the outcome of the referendum,” said Gary Ashworth, nonexecutive chairman of UK-based staffing firm Interquest Group plc. “Operationally the company is in good shape but...

More IC litigation against Uber

Another lawsuit alleging independent contractor misclassification of drivers was filed against Uber. The new lawsuit filed Friday seeks to represent current and former drivers in Wisconsin, according to court records.

Other lawsuits have also been filed against Uber after the company’s recently announced...

Staffing firm gets $153,000 fine over documentation

A New Jersey staffing firm agreed to pay $153,000 in civil penalties and be subject to monitoring as part of a settlement with the federal government over hiring practices, the US Department of Justice announced last week.

The settlement by Powerstaffing Inc. of Edison, NJ, comes after the firm allegedly...