US hiring outlook strong for second quarter: ManpowerGroup

Demand for skilled talent continues to grow as US employers report double-digit hiring intentions for the seventh consecutive year, according to the second-quarter Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN). US labor market optimism continues as unemployment remains...

BG Staffing revenue down 5% in fourth quarter, but rose 4% on a same-day basis

Revenue at BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) fell 4.9% in the fourth quarter. However, it was up 4% on a same-day basis and gross margin improved at the Plano, Texas-based staffing provider, driven by increases across all business lines.

College grads’ job offer, acceptance rates decrease

Job offer and acceptance rates for college graduates both decreased in 2018, according to a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

NACE’s 2018 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Report found that, overall, an average of 40.5% of graduates who interviewed for a job received...

H-1B premium processing resumes

US Citizenship and Immigration Services today resumed premium processing for all eligible visas H-1B petitions, which are used to bring highly skilled temporary workers such as IT professionals in to the US. Premium processing shortens the processing time to 15 days from an average of six months for...

Word of the week: Diversity supplier

In North America, “diversity supplier” refers to a minority-, woman-, disabled- or veteran-owned staffing supplier, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms; organizations often find that using diversity suppliers as...

Uber to settle California IC lawsuits for $20 million (Bloomberg)

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to settle California lawsuits challenging the company’s classification of drivers as independent contractors, and not employees owed the benefits of traditional employment, Bloomberg reports. The settlement, which requires...

Employment trends index rebounds in February, but job growth likely to slow

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index increased in February following a decline in January. The index rose to a reading of 111.15 in February from a downwardly revised reading of 109.34 in January.

However, the year-over-year change remains positive at 4.3%.

“The Employment Trends Index...

Private equity firm acquires TLC Companies, a PEO for the transportation industry

SE Capital Partners LLC purchased TLC Companies, a transportation-specific professional employer organization. SE Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm, completed the transaction under its recent partnership with Berggruen Holdings.

Founded in 1985, Brooklyn Center, Minn.-based...

Temp agency audits decline by 80%, agency’s documents show (The Star)

Ontario’s workers’ compensation board conducted 85 audits of temporary help agencies last year, down from 454 in 2016, The Star newspaper reported. The 80% decline is part of an overall drop in the number of compliance checks conducted by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, according to the...

North Dakota oil industry growing with more long-term jobs, fewer temporary workers (The Associated Press)

North Dakota’s oil industry is growing, with more long-term jobs to sustain production and fewer temporary workers, The Associated Press reported. Data of temporary and long-term workers were almost equivalent for the first time in 2015, and long-term workers became the largest sector from 2016 to...