The permanent choice to be a temp worker — Staffing quote of the week

“What I think you are seeing  is for a group of people who have the ability to make a choice, they really enjoy being able to choose who they work for and what they work on,” Business Talent Group CEO Jody Greenstone Miller told Bloomberg Markets in a video interview about the increase in temporary...

Canada adds 12,000 jobs in August on gains in full-time employment

Canada added 12,000 jobs in August from July, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate rose to 7.0% from 6.8% in July, a rate maintained for six months.

The number of full-time jobs rose by 54,000 in August, but part-time jobs fell by...

Adecco makes leadership moves; names North America exec to head UK and Ireland

Adecco named an executive from its North American operations as regional head of UK and Ireland in an announcement today. The world’s largest staffing provider also named a new chief marketing and communications officer, a new chief sales officer and new leaders for Northern Europe and Italy.

The moves...

US adds 10,700 temp jobs in August after decline in July

The US gained temp jobs in August following a decline in the previous month, but the year-over-year growth rate slowed again following declines in June and July, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, the US added fewer nonfarm jobs overall...

Diversant buys Bay Area IT staffing provider Vircon

Diversant LLC, a New Jersey-based IT staffing provider, acquired Vircon, a San Francisco Bay Area technology solutions and staffing organization.

The transaction closed Aug. 1; terms were not disclosed.

Vircon will now operate under the Diversant brand, and key staff members will remain with the company....

Private equity recapitalization announced for Pennsylvania-based staffing firm

Private equity firm Trivest Partners entered into a recapitalization with PeopleShare, a King of Prussia, Penn.-based company that provides temporary staffing and outsourced HR services in the northeast US. No further information on the deal was announced.

PeopleShare operates 13 offices in Pennsylvania,...

Hamilton-Ryker acquires Texas staffing firm Priority Personnel

Staffing provider The Hamilton-Ryker Group Inc. acquired San Marcos, Texas-based Priority Personnel Inc. The transaction closed Sept.2; terms were not disclosed. Investment banking firm De Bellas & Co. announced the deal and advised the seller.

Priority Personnel provides commercial staffing, targeting...

People: Pedersen & Partners, ZRG, Futurestep, Lucas, Korn Ferry

Pedersen & Partners, an international executive search firm with offices in 50 countries, named COO and partner Darcie Murray as head of North America. She will be based in the firm’s new Houston office, its first in the US. Murray will also manage the Pedersen & Partners office in Canada...

Next Staffing Industry Daily News is Tuesday

The next Staffing Industry Daily News publishes on Tuesday, Sept. 8, because of the Labor Day holiday.

Third of workers globally are ‘free agents,’ Kelly survey finds

Nearly one in three workers globally is a free agent, according to a survey released today by Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA). The Kelly Services 2015 Free Agent Survey identifies free agents as those who consult; perform temporary, freelance or independent contract work; or have their own business....