Impellam full-year revenue up 5.7% in 2018; investments, UK market conditions affect profit

Revenue was up 5.7% on a constant currency basis at Impellam Group plc for the full-year 2018. The UK-based company reported growth was driven by the group’s managed services segment. Gross profit was affected by challenging market conditions in the UK healthcare, education and retail markets.

The company...

Index measuring workers' confidence in jobs, leadership holds steady in Q4

Workers’ confidence in the US remained relatively stable in the fourth quarter. After rebounding during the third quarter to its highest level since early 2017, staffing provider Yoh and HRO Today magazine reported their quarterly Worker Confidence index rose 2.6 points on a year-over-year...

Machine learning engineer tops best jobs for 2019 list, insurance broker ranks second: Indeed

The best jobs this year represent a broad array of fields, from tech to construction, according to the best jobs of 2019 list released by jobs website Indeed. The jobs listed include everything from the most cutting-edge positions — robotics engineer and full-stack developer — to those that have...

Workers expect 16% compensation increase when switching companies

With a tight labor market and low unemployment rates holding steady, organizations are facing increasing complexity around compensating new hires versus current employees, according to the fourth-quarter Global Talent Monitor report released by Gartner Inc. 

To win more of the critical talent they...

Jobless claims average falls, but initial claims hit one-month high

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 223,750 last week, down 2,500 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported.

The four-week moving average smooths the volatility of the week-to-week numbers. Total initial claims for...

Tesla lays off half its global recruiting team (Electrek)

Tesla on Tuesday laid off roughly half of its global recruiting team in an attempt to cut costs, people familiar news with the situation told the news site Electrek. According to the sources, Tesla has cut about 150 people from its recruiting team. Several employees let go were longtime Tesla recruiting...

Sourcing/screening prospects top list of automation tasks: SIA report

The sourcing and screening of recruiting prospects topped a list of staffing provider’s tasks that could benefit most from automation or outsourcing, according to research recently released by Staffing Industry Analysts.

“The perspective of rank-and-file staff on what could be automated or outsourced...

Recruit Global Staffing CFO steps down, management team adds new execs

Recruit Global Staffing, which encompasses the worldwide staffing operations of Tokyo-based Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., announced Tuesday that CFO Leen Geirnaerdt will step down. It also announced other management changes that will bring its executive management team to five members, effective April 1....

Figure Eight acquired in deal valued up to $300 million

Figure Eight, a crowdsourcing platform provider in the online staffing space, agreed to be acquired by Sydney, Australia-based Appen (ASX:APX).

Figure Eight, which operated as CrowdFlower prior to rebranding last year, announced the deal this week in a blog post.

Appen will pay $175 million up front for...

Reference checks remove one-third of job candidates

Senior managers in the US removed approximately one in three candidates, 34%, from consideration for a position with their company after checking their references, according to a new survey from Accountemps, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).

Reference checks help employers get...