PwC founder: Gig workers building ‘micro-entrepreneur’ careers — Staffing quote of the week

“We’ve seen a big increase in the freelance workforce,” Fortune quoted Miles Everson, leader of PwC U.S. Advisory, as saying in a story about PwC’s plans to use gig workers to staff projects for its clients. “They’re building micro-entrepreneur careers by moving from one set of projects and...

BG Staffing revenue rises in Q4

BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) reported revenue rose 55.3% year over year in the fourth quarter to $66.7 million. Gross margin also improved. The company acquired the Donovan & Watkins (D&W) division of the Willis Group in the first quarter of 2015 and substantially all of the assets of the...

Union weighs in, says gig economy workers should be W-2 employees

The AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement advocating the classification of gig economy workers as employees.

“Encouraging on-demand companies to rely on a workforce of independent contractors who lack the rights and protections of employees is bad public policy, yet four states have passed legislation...

Economists say end restrictions on high-skill immigrants, raise minimum wage

Lifting restrictions on high-skill immigration has wide support of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics. Additionally, a majority of respondents believes that the federal minimum wage should either be increased or be increased with exemptions.

The NABE March 2016 Economic...

Employment trends index edges down in February

The Conference Board’s US employment trends index edged down in February to a reading of 129.09 from January’s reading of 129.15, which was revised upward. The February reading is up 2.1% from the same month a year ago.  

“The flatness of the employment trends index since September suggests...

Women better at emotional intelligence workplace skills, Hay Group says

Women score higher than men on nearly all emotional intelligence competencies, according to research results released by Hay Group division of Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY). The exception was emotional self-control, where no gender differences were observed.

The research found women more effectively...

US temp jobs fall by 9,800, but still rise over year

The number of US temp jobs fell by 9,800 in February when compared to January, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the temp penetration rate — temp jobs as a percent of total employment — fell to 2.03% in February from 2.04% in January.

Temp...

Sharp Decisions acquires Denver and Phoenix staffing operations

Sharp Decisions Inc., a technology consulting firm headquartered in New York City, acquired the Denver and Phoenix offices of staffing firm CN-TEC in an asset purchase transaction.

The deal closed Feb. 29. Terms of the transaction were not announced.

CN-TEC will be rebranded and operate under the Sharp...

Sales by Express franchisees up 6% in 2015

Express Employment Professionals announced sales generated by its franchisees rose 6% year over year to $3.02 billion in 2015. The company placed 500,002 people last year compared 456,660 in 2014.

“The growth we’ve seen in our company is a testament to the culture of Express,” said Chairman and...

Gender’s role in tech compensation? Position gap does exist

Gender plays no role in compensation for technology professionals when comparing equal education levels, years of technical experience and job title, according to one analysis of job board Dice’s annual salary survey data of more than 16,000 tech professionals.

However, there are differences by gender...