The Adecco Group's Special Counsel renames staffing operations to SCI, refreshes legal overall brand

Special Counsel, the largest US legal staffing firm in terms of revenue, announced a name change on Monday for its legal talent and recruitment operations — that business line will now be called SCI.

The division places attorneys on a temporary basis as well as supplies legal support professionals and...

US nonmanufacturing activity accelerates slightly in November but employment metric slips

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector accelerated slightly in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index, released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index edged up to a reading of 60.7 in November from a reading of 60.3 in October.

Readings above 50...

Fewer employees plan to stay in their current positions, Q3 Gartner report finds

Fewer employees intend to stay at their current employer, according to the third-quarter Global Talent Monitor released by Gartner Inc. The report found 53% of workers worldwide have a high or somewhat high intent to stay in their current positions, down from 60% of workers who held that same positive...

Workplace trends for 2019 include flexibility, digital sophistication

Facing historically low unemployment, employers will focus on hiring for potential, offering flexibility and developing digital sophistication, according to an analysis by Randstad US on hiring and workplace trends for the next year.

“HR strategies won’t be effective if they don’t evolve,” said...

New York City sets $17 minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission voted yesterday to set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, marking the first time a government in the US has imposed wage rules on human cloud, ride-sharing companies. The new rules take effect in January and require...

Physician imposter who targeted staffing firms pleads guilty

A man from Glen Allen, Va., pleaded guilty to posing as a doctor at a free clinic in Newport News, Va., where he saw nearly two dozen patients, the US Attorney’s Office announced on Monday. Vishal Patel used identification from legitimate physicians and targeted healthcare staffing firms.

Patel...

Contract workers at Google demand higher wages, benefits in letter to CEO

Google contract workers demanded equal treatment and better compensation in a letter sent today to CEO Sundar Pichai. Temporary, vendor and contract workers, or TVCs, comprise a majority of the company’s workforce, according to the letter.

Google last month announced plans to overhaul its sexual...

Online job ads index falls in November

The Conference Board’s new Experimental Help Wanted OnLine Index declined in November to 97.1 (July 2018=100), down from 99.8 in October. The Conference Board this month revised its report on online job ads to reflect a new methodology and universe of online job advertisements.

The...

Elwood picks up Lyons HR’s commercial staffing division

Elwood Staffing acquired the commercial staffing solutions division of Florence, Ala.-based Lyons HR.

The acquisition adds seven commercial staffing offices and $40 million of revenue in Alabama for Columbus, Ind.-based Elwood. Plans call for Elwood to immediately rebrand Lyons’ commercial staffing...

EmployBridge’s ProDrivers purchases Road Dog Drivers

ProDrivers, a division of Atlanta-based EmployBridge, acquired regional transportation staffing firm Road Dog Drivers.

The addition of Road Dog Drivers’ branch locations expands ProDrivers’ service footprint in California and the entire West Coast while adding incremental coverage in North Carolina,...