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Outrageous late-to-work excuses include Homeland Security, hair on fire
January 28, 2016A quarter of workers admitted they come in late to work at least once a month, according to a CareerBuilder survey, which also queried employers on the most outrageous excuses from late employees. Those excuses included:
- I thought of quitting today, but then decided not to, so I came in late.
- My...
Proposal calls for Lyft to settle IC case for $12.25 million
January 27, 2016Human cloud ride-sharing platform Lyft will pay $12.25 million to settle a class action case claiming it misclassified drivers as independent contractors. The proposed settlement was included in court records filed Tuesday.
Lyft drivers will remain independent contractors under the deal, according to...
Belcan acquiring UK-based East Kilbride Engineering Services
January 27, 2016Engineering consulting and staffing provider Belcan LLC will acquire UK-based East Kilbride Engineering Services, an engineering consultancy that also provides engineering recruitment and staffing services.
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016; terms were not disclosed.
EKES,...
Bear Staffing acquires Pennsylvania-based Action Personnel
January 27, 2016Bear Staffing, headquartered in Woodbury, NJ, acquired northeast Pennsylvania staffing provider Action Personnel Services.
The transaction closed Nov. 16; terms were not disclosed.
The Action Personnel brand remains, but the firm’s executives retired and Bear management is in place. The company generates...
Tech salaries up a record 8% in 2015, survey finds
January 27, 2016Average US technology salaries rose 7.7% in 2015 to $96,370, according to a salary survey released today by job board operator Dice Holdings Inc. This the biggest year-over-year increase since the annual survey launched more than ten years ago.
Thirty-seven percent of tech professionals reported receiving...
Pamplona completes MedAssets buy
January 27, 2016Pamplona Capital Management LLP completed its acquisition of MedAssets Inc. (NASD: MDAS) and MedAssets’ stock will stop trading at the close of business today. MedAssets operates a vendor management system for healthcare staffing buyers under the name MedAssets Workforce Solutions; however, the company...
Most not confident in preparedness for Internet of things
January 27, 2016Most organizations are not highly confident in their preparedness to complete each phase of an Internet of Things (IoT) initiative in-house and about one-third of IoT project needs require support from external vendors, according to research released by TEKsystems.
The survey defined the Internet of Things...
Swift and Air Energi merge; private equity will own combined firm
January 26, 2016Two large engineering staffing providers specializing in the oil and gas industry — Swift Worldwide Resources and Air Energi Group — joined forces in a merger announced today that will form a new firm called Airswift Holdings. However, the combined firm will continue to be privately held by private...
Orion International acquires RPO provider Novotus
January 26, 2016Orion International Consulting Group Inc., a staffing firm specializing in the placement of former military personnel, acquired recruitment process outsourcing and recruiting services provider Novotus.
The transaction closed Jan 21; terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2002, Novotus is based in Austin,...
Michigan PEO acquires IT staffing, EHR firm
January 26, 2016AccessPoint, a Michigan-based professional employer organization, acquired Preferred Solutions, a 22-year-old information technology staffing, training and consulting firm. The transaction adds to AccessPoint’s market presence in the areas of electronic health records implementation and healthcare...