TransForce acquires truck-driving school

Truck driver staffing firm TransForce Inc. acquired Miami-based The CDL School, a commercial truck driving school.

“The CDL Schools will be an exciting addition to our company and to our future, and a high-growth service line for TransForce,” said David Broome, president and CEO of TransForce. “This...

Adecco index ranks countries on ‘talent competitiveness’

The United States ranked third internationally in attracting, developing and retaining talent, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. Canada ranked 15th. The index features 125 national economies and 114 cities.

The index is published by graduate business school INSEAD in...

Canadian staffing index falls 12%; possible sign of weaker macroeconomic conditions

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, fell 12% in December on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 90.

“The index was sharply lower in December, signifying lower total volume of business, especially since the number of working days in the month was the same...

Group of AtWork branches become independent firm, Luttrell Staffing Group

A group of 29 former AtWork Personnel Services offices is now operating as an independent staffing enterprise, Luttrell Staffing Group.

Establishing Luttrell Staffing Group as a separate company from the national staffing franchise will enable founders David and Marty Luttrell to “more quickly...

Word of the week: Payrolling

“Payrolling” is a service segment of the payrolling/compliance industry. It is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a business service that for a fee provides payroll processing, paycheck writing and payroll tax administration....

NLRB chairman rejects request to stop proposed joint-employer rule

NLRB Chairman John Ring yesterday rejected a request from two Democratic House lawmakers to back off on the board’s proposed joint-employer rule.

The proposed rule aims to roll back a 2015 decision by the National Labor Relations Board that expanded the definition of joint employment. The 2015 decision...

WinterWyman appoints new president

Waltham Mass.-based WinterWyman appointed Scott Ragusa as president. Ragusa succeeds Bob Boudreau, who had been WinterWyman’s CEO since 2002.

Ragusa previously was president of WinterWyman’s contract staffing and contingency search businesses. He will now be the executive in charge of all the company’s...

Next Americas SIA Daily News is Tuesday

The Americas SIA Daily News will not publish Monday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The next SIA Daily News will be on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Automation prompts 87% of firms to increase or maintain headcount: ManpowerGroup

A majority of employers globally, 87%, plan to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, according to ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) new report, “Humans Wanted: Robots Need You.” The report is based on a survey of 19,000 employers in 44 countries about the impact of automation on job...

Canadian jobs up for year despite 13,000 decrease in December: ADP

Employment in Canada fell by 13,000 jobs in December, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. However, the November total of jobs added was revised upward to a gain of 74,000 jobs from the previously reported gain of 39,100 jobs.

“Despite a dip in job growth in December, overall gains...