Consumer confidence falls after modest gain last month

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index for the US fell in October following a moderate increase in September, The Conference Board announced today. The index fell to a reading of 97.6 (1985=100), down from a reading of 102.6 in September.

“Consumer confidence declined in October, following...

Hiring specialized skills directly through LinkedIn — Staffing quote of the week

“We began by focusing on LinkedIn members with the word ‘freelance’ in their job title, and then we aggregated the most common industries and skill sets found. The top results range from media and communications, to engineering and software development. This range indicates that careers in many...

NABE reports US economic growth expectations soften

Slightly slower economic growth is seen for the US, according to a new survey by the National Association for Business Economics, also known as NABE.

The survey of 106 NABE members found four-fifths of respondents expect real GDP growth of more than 2% for the next year. However, the number expecting...

Recruit invests in US-based Japanese pop-culture firm

Recruit Holdings Co., the world’s fifth-largest staffing firm, made another investment in a nonstaffing entity, this time in Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc., headquartered in Torrance, Calif.  

Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. operates “Tokyo Otaku Mode” which disseminates information on Japanese animation, cartoons,...

Business leaders unsatisfied with talent acquisition process, RPO firm’s survey says

Core recruitment capabilities are lacking in firms worldwide as business leaders struggle to get the quality talent they need to compete, according to the Talent Acquisition 360 report released today by recruitment process outsourcing provider Cielo.

While 89% of the C-level executives, business unit...

Canada: Equal Pay Coalition calls for 12 action steps

The Equal Pay Coalition called for the implementation of 12 action steps to closes Ontario’s gender pay gap from 31.5% to 0% by 2025. The announcement comes at the same time as the government’s Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee today launched public consultations in Toronto.

“Governments and businesses...

Small businesses optimism at 70%, survey says



Optimism among small business owners slipped this month, according to the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard survey for October, with 70% saying  they are optimistic about the small business economy, down from 76% in September’s survey.

The report also surveyed the small business owners about...

Former DHR exec in lawsuit over blog — Web

The Sydney Moring Herald reports Chicago-based executive search firm DHR International Inc. is suing Darren Challis for injurious falsehood as well as misleading or deceptive conduct in contravention of consumer law regulations. DHR alleges Challis, who previously served as Australian head of DHR, is...

Demographic trends of the on-demand workforce

SherpaShare, an on-demand worker support app, surveyed the on-demand workforce on demographics, income, and work trends. The top five trends include:

1. Women drive more part-time, earn less than men: On average, female drivers report making 34% less gross driving income per month per person than men...

Team Health expects 3Q revenue to rise 26%, ups full-year guidance

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH) reports third-quarter net revenue is expected to be $899.2 million, up 26.2% from the third quarter of 2014. Team Health is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on Nov. 3.

In addition, the Knoxville, Tenn.-based firm also updated its full-year 2015 outlook...