Third-quarter wage growth flat, index finds; largest decline in blue-collar jobs

Wage growth across the US was generally flat last quarter, according to a third-quarter index of wages released today by PayScale Inc., a Seattle-based provider of compensation data and software.

Nominal wages fell 0.1% over the third quarter and increased only 0.4% year over year; the slight gain followed...

Gross profit up 13% at global staffing firm Robert Walters

Robert Walters plc, a UK-based firm on SIA’s list of largest global staffing providers, reported gross profit rose 13% in constant currency during the third quarter.

Growth remained broad-based across permanent, contract, interim and recruitment process outsourcing, according to the company.

The company,...

Spencer Stuart appoints new CEO, chairman

Search firm Spencer Stuart announced Ben Williams and David Daniel assumed the roles of CEO and chairman, respectively, with the start of the firm’s fiscal year on Oct. 1.

Williams succeeds former CEO Kevin Connelly, who served two three-year terms as CEO after previously...

Tech-sector jobs post modest rebound in September: CompTIA

Employment momentum in the US tech sector experienced a modest bounce-back in September, according to CompTIA’s analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly employment situation report, released Friday. The nonprofit IT industry association found the tech sector in September added an estimated...

Healthcare staffing exec and husband survive plane crash that killed pilots (The Greenville News)

The Greenville (SC) News reported the founder and CEO of MedPartners, Marci Wilhelm, and her husband, Steve Rose, were passengers who survived a crash Sept. 27 at the Greenville, SC, Downtown Airport that took the lives of two pilots. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN) in April acquired Coral...

Online staffing and a future where people are more empowered — Staffing quote of the week

“We’re trying to create a future where people are more empowered; where they can work where they live and have access to economic opportunity,” Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel told VentureBeat last week as the gig economy company held its initial public offering. Upwork ranks as the largest B2B human...

Employment trends index falls in September but remains on ‘solid upward trend’

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index fell in September from August but rose 6.7% year over year. The index in September fell a reading of 110.77 from the upwardly revised reading of 111.18 in August.

“Despite this month’s decline — the result of just two components — the index remains...

LinkedIn to acquire employment engagement platform Glint

LinkedIn agreed to acquire employment engagement and retention platform Glint. The acquisition extends LinkedIn’s offerings to include visibility into the overall health and productivity of the people within an organization, as well as recruitment strategies.

Glint is based in Redwood City, Calif.,...

The Reserves Network names new CFO, adds chief growth officer role

Staffing provider The Reserves Network Inc. named Brian Seiberling as CFO, effective Oct. 1. Nicholas Stallard, who joined the company in a full-time capacity in 2003 and has been CFO since 2008, will transition to the newly created position of chief growth officer. 

Seiberling most recently...

Supreme Court could rule for workers in upcoming IC decision (Slate)

The US Supreme Court may rule for workers in a case involving independent contractors from a trucking company, according to an article in Slate. The case is New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, and covers whether independent contractors can sue or whether they have to go through independent arbitration. According...