Canadian staffing index suggests continued moderate growth

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 6% in January on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 106.

“Given that the index is up 6% with the same number of working days as in the prior-year month, the January index suggests a continuation of the trend of moderate...

CertaTech buys legal staffing provider Clearwater Legal

CertaTech Solutions, a Chicago-based provider of eDiscovery and legal consulting, acquired Clearwater Legal, a provider of managed document review services and legal staffing, based in Washington DC.

“Being able to offer CertaTech’s expansive suite of eDiscovery and consulting solutions to our growing...

Firms can be ‘clients of choice’ for independent professionals; valuing their work is one key

For firms to attract and retain the top independent contractors, freelancers and other independent labor, it has become more important to be a “client of choice” — especially given the low unemployment rate in the US, according to a new report from MBO Partners. Some of the key attributes at clients...

Trump appointee ‘conflict’ throws Browning-Ferris ruling into doubt (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reported National Labor Relations Board Inspector General David Berry wrote in a Feb. 9 report to NLRB members that Republican board member William Emanuel “should have been recused from participation” in overturning the Browning-Ferris case. The decision restricted employees...

Hundreds of employers face Affordable Care Act fines (Politico)

Hundreds of employers have been receiving fines in the mail over failure to provide coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, Politico reported. “Litigation is in the works,” Alden Bianchi, an attorney who represents several businesses facing potential fines told Politico. “There...

NLRB looking into whether IC misclassification violates National Labor Relations Act

The National Labor Relations Board is looking into the question of whether an employer’s misclassifying of workers as independent contractors is a violation of Section 8(a)(1) the National Labor Relations Act.

Last week, the NLRB put out a request for amicus briefs with a deadline of April 16.

The case...

CTG revenue falls in Q4 amid weaker demand from largest staffing clients, but European revenue jumps

CTG (NASD: CTG) reported fourth-quarter revenue fell 3.7% amid weaker demand from the company’s largest clients. Excluding its three largest staffing clients, revenue rose 11.3% at the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing and solutions firm. In addition, European revenue jumped 29.3%, or 18.9% excluding the...

The Adecco Group acquires online staffing platform Vettery

The Adecco Group, the world’s largest staffing firm, acquired Vettery, a New York-based online recruitment platform for professional permanent recruitment. TechCrunch, citing an unnamed source, said the price was a little over $100 million.

“The acquisition of Vettery accelerates the development of...

ULG Staffing acquires industrial staffing firm in Indiana

ULG Staffing, a division of ULG Companies LLC, acquired the assets of an Indianapolis-based light industrial staffing firm that operates under the STAFFWORKS brand. The deal was effective Feb. 11.

The acquired entity will continue to operate from its current location in Indianapolis. There are no changes...

The Adecco Group CEO: New social contract must support all ways of working — Staffing quote of the week

“The current and future game-changer in the world of work is technology. I see great opportunities, as long as we have a human-centric approach and proactive labor market policies,” said the Adecco Group CEO Alain Dehaze following the conclusion of the second meeting of the International Labour...