Brilliant survey weighs IT, accounting and finance hiring plans for Chicago, South Florida firms

A new survey released by staffing provider Brilliant of companies in Chicago and South Florida found firms in those areas plan to increase hiring of accounting and finance professionals in the fourth quarter when compared to the third quarter, but plans ease up on hiring of IT professionals.

Twenty percent...

CEB to buy Wanted Technologies, provider of data to staffing firms

CEB Inc. struck a deal to acquire Wanted Technologies Corp., a provider of market intelligence and analytics for staffing firms, the firms announced today.

The transaction is scheduled to close Nov. 3. Wanted will be integrated into CEB’s predictive talent data offered through its CEB TalentNeuron offering,...

Survey finds 86% of construction firms struggle to fill craft or professional positions

An overwhelming majority of construction firms report trouble finding qualified craft workers to fill key spots as demand for construction continues to rebound in many parts of the country, according to the results of an industrywide survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America....

People: Integrity Staffing, Hire Velocity, Alder Koten, Harvey Nash and more

Integrity Staffing Solutions promoted Jaime Donnelly to chief risk officer. Donnelly’s responsibilities will include contract management, insurance, finance functions, corporate human resources, compliance, workers compensation, claims management and strategic planning. Donnelly has served in various...

Private equity firm invests $30 million in freelance management system

Field Nation, a freelance management system provider, closed a $30 million investment led by Susquehanna Growth Equity.

The investment closed earlier this week; terms were not disclosed.

Field Nation will use the new funding to increase product development and marketing efforts in existing markets; promote...

Man sues staffing firm for $400,000, claims discrimination for being gay

Staffing internal worker James Thompson sued his employer for $400,000 claiming staffing supplier Abacus Corp. discriminated against him because he is gay when it fired him from a job in Tennessee, according to court records.

Thompson was an on-site staffing coordinator for Abacus Corp. at Genco-Dell...

ASA reports US staffing employment up almost 3% over year

Temporary and contract jobs grew in the second quarter but at a more moderate pace, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. US staffing companies employed an average of 3.24 million temporary and contract workers per week in the second quarter of 2015, up 2.9% from the...

Legislation introduced to roll back NLRB ‘joint employer’ decision

Republican lawmakers Wednesday introduced legislation to undo the National Labor Relations Board’s “joint employer” decision. The NLRB voted last month to expand the definition of joint employment, allowing a union to negotiate with a staffing buyer over both traditionally hired and staffing firm...

Agency rules another Uber driver is employee, not contractor — Web

Reuters reports the California Employment Development Department determined that a former Uber driver in Southern California was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company has claimed. It’s the third such ruling that an Uber driver is an independent contractor, according to the report....

Assessing critical motivations and drivers in sourcing candidates

One third of executives reported a candidate’s motivations and drivers are the most important factor when sourcing for open roles within an organization, according to an executive survey on sourcing job candidates conducted by Futurestep, a division of Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY).

“What executives tell...