Minneapolis City Council passes paid sick leave ordinance

The Minneapolis City Council this morning unanimously approved an ordinance that will require most Minneapolis businesses to provide paid sick leave to workers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Starting July 1, 2017, workers at businesses with six or more employees will be able to earn up to 48...

Feds hear more about gig economy workers and taxes

The Hill reports the Internal Revenue Service’s in-house watchdog has called on Congress to do more to help gig economy workers who often work as independent contractors. “Establishing the tax-compliance norms in this emerging industry in its infancy will benefit participants and the tax system as...

People: TalentWave, Korn Ferry, Employee Solutions, Active Staffing and more

TalentWave appointed AJ Atkinson as VP – business solutions, responsible for driving enterprise sales in the southeastern region of the US. Atkinson has more than 34 years of experience in the human capital management industry. Prior to joining TalentWave, he was involved with HCM software and...

Barrett releases Q4 results after restatement

Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI) released earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2015 today following a restatement prompted by the termination of its CFO on March after the executive notified the company’s audit committee that unsupported journal entries in 2013.

“Filing our 2015...

GDP to expand 1.5% in 2016, forecast says

Gross domestic product will expand 1.5% in 2016, according to the May 2016 issue of “The Forecast of the Nation,” released today by the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. It will then expand to 2.5% in 2017 and 2.4% in 2018, according...

CEOs see smallest pay increase in five years

Slowing revenue growth and negative shareholder returns resulted nearly flat compensation for CEOs in 2015, according to the Korn Ferry Hay Group 2015 CEO Compensation Study. CEOs received the lowest pay increase in five years. In addition, also for the first time in five years, shareholders experienced...

Uber recognizes independent drivers group

CNN reports that earlier this month Uber recognized a new worker association called the Independent Drivers Guild. It’s a move that could pave the way for portable benefits for gig economy workers, according to the news site. The guild was formed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...

Company reflects on $70,000 minimum wage

Last year, Seattle-based Gravity Payments decided to raise the minimum wage over time to pay its workers a minimum of $70,000 per year, but what are the results? A report in USA Today says it’s complicated. The motivations behind the increase have been questioned, but revenue rose thanks to the publicity....

Jobless claims average up 2,750 but initial claims fall

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 278,500 last week, up 2,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of...

Making conversions a valued TTM business initiative — CWS 3.0

Contingent worker-to-perm conversion activity is well-established in the marketplace. But how do you transform it into a total talent management-focused business talent initiative? Stephen Clancy, CCWP, director of contingent workforce strategies and research at Staffing Industry Analysts, discusses...