Half of banks plan to add staff, survey finds

For the first time since the Great Recession, more than half of the banks in the US plan to increase total employment during the coming year, according to findings from the Crowe Horwath LLP 2016 Financial Institutions Compensation Survey. Forty-two percent of respondents said employment would increase...

Ontario’s labour minister: ‘Return to the day when they hired people full time’ — Staffing quote of the week

Calling the rise in temporary work “alarming,” Toronto Metro reports Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn promises changes to legislation that will encourage companies “to return to the day when they hired people full time.”

SoftBank, Uber deal enters new stage under new CEO (Recode)

The attempt by SoftBank to acquire a massive ownership position in human cloud firm Uber has entered a new stage,  Recode reports. The ride-hailing company is soon to offer some of its shares to investors formally in exchange for billions of dollars from SoftBank.

Bullhorn accelerates Europe investment with acquisition

Staffing software provider Bullhorn International acquired Connexys, a recruitment solutions provider for mainland Europe. The investment helps accelerate Bullhorn’s ongoing investment in Europe.

Connexys is headquartered in the Netherlands and its flagship product offering is an applicant tracking...

Staffing firms respond to hurricanes: ‘A lot of work to be done,’ says Adecco exec

Look for the staffing industry to operate at full-throttle as large swaths of the US face the overwhelming task of recovering from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

The need for construction and tradesmen will be acute as the areas begin to rebuild. Even before Hurricane Harvey, shortages of skilled labor were...

Global Employment Solutions names former EmployBridge exec as CFO

Global Employment Solutions announced Theresa McDannald joined the company as CFO, a new position within the company. She will lead the financial operations and activities for Global Employment Solutions and its Fahrenheit IT division.

McDannald since 2010 served as chief accounting officer at Atlanta-based...

Hiring remains strong through August, LinkedIn report finds

The summer showed no slowdown of job creation, as hiring across the US rose 7.2% year over year in August, according to the September LinkedIn Workforce Report. Throughout the summer, hiring stayed consistently strong with no signs of weakening, nor of further acceleration since July.

One exception to...

Orion Talent CEO discusses issues affecting labor market in Q&A (IndustryWeek)

Orion Talent CEO Mike Starich discusses a variety of issues affecting the labor market, especially in the manufacturing sector, in a Q&A with IndustryWeek. Starich works with companies including GE Oil & Gas, Honda Motors, Siemens and Aggreko to fill positions with hard-to-find skilled workers....

Recap of GrubHub trial about independent contractors (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch provides an update on the Lawson v. GrubHub trial, which looks to determine whether or not a former GrubHub driver was misclassified as a 1099 independent contractor while delivering food for GrubHub. A verdict isn’t expected for at least another week but the result of the trial could affect...

Volt revenue growth disappoints, but improvements underway, CEO says

Revenue growth was disappointing at Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) in the company’s fiscal third quarter, President and CEO Michael Dean said. However, the company is continuing to benefit from a focus on higher margin business and gross margin improved. Dean said the quarter also...