Media and AV execs expect talent challenges, survey claims

Senior media and audio-visual executives continue to address cost saving and business process improvement this year, and many expect to face talent and technical challenges in the next 12 months, according to the 2016 Media & AV Insights Survey report released today by TeamPeople.

According to the...

Randstad strikes international deal to acquire firm valued at $115 million

Global staffing provider Randstad Holding nv today announced a deal to acquire Italian staffing firm Obiettivo Lavoro, which ranks No. 79 on the most recent list of largest global staffing firms. The deal gives Obiettivo Lavoro an enterprise value of €102.5 million (US$114.9 million).

The transaction...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes steps to protect gig economy workers

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) suggested several steps to protect gig workers during a speech Thursday at the New America Foundation’s annual conference in Washington, DC. These changes include improving the social safety net, making employee benefits portable, and adding more legal and regulatory...

Exeter Hospital files new suit over hepatitis C case

Seacoastonline.com reports Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire filed a new suit in the ongoing litigation against the agencies it claims are partially responsible for the 2012 hepatitis C outbreak caused by emergency room technician David Kwiatkowski, a healthcare traveler who was responsible for infecting...

ACS Group reorganizes brands

ACS Group, which ranked No. 23 on last year’s list of largest US staffing firms, announced today it is reorganizing itself around four primary operating brands.

The four brands include Analysts, for IT solutions; AIC for IT and professional staffing; HireGenics for payrolling, independent contractor...

Alaska and Illinois post highest jobless rates

Alaska and Illinois posted the highest unemployment rates among all states in April at 6.6% each, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. West Virginia and Louisiana followed at 6.4% and 6.3% respectively.

The District of Columbia had a rate of 6.4%.

South Dakota and New...

People: CDI, Kincannon & Reed, Steven Douglas Associates

Engineering and IT staffing provider CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) reported William Wasilewski, executive VP, energy, chemicals and infrastructure, submitted his resignation effective May 20, according to a filing with the US Securities and exchange Commission. Wasilewski is relocating to support family obligations...

Field Nation names chief revenue officer

Freelancer management system provider Field Nation named Jackie Schneider as chief revenue officer, effective May 16. The role is a new position at the company.

“Optimizing the revenue from our current customer base, while expanding our growth through new customer acquisition, will be a big focus area...

Insperity to add former Paychex CFO to board

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) will appoint former Paychex CFO John Morphy to its board as part of a settlement agreement with Starboard Value LP, Insperity’s largest stockholder. Starboard last year had outlined suggestions aimed at creating shareholder value that include...

89% unfamiliar with the term ‘gig economy’

The human cloud is considered part of staffing, but 89% of people in the US are not familiar with the term “gig economy,” according to a report by the Pew Research Center. Ride-hailing apps, such as those offered by human cloud firms Uber and Lyft, have only been used by 15% of Americans. Also, people...