Canada’s temporary foreign worker job match service takes effect (Canadian Immigration News)

A new rating system matching open job positions with job seekers took effect yesterday, Canadian Immigration News reports. Employers hiring under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program must now use the new system and invite potential hires who meet a certain threshold of compatibility with the job posting...

Uber names Expedia exec as CEO

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. will appoint Dara Khosrowshahi, president and CEO of Expedia Inc., as its new CEO, according to media reports. Uber’s board voted on the appointment on Sunday; Recode was the first news outlet to report the news.

Khosrowshahi replaces Travis Kalanick,...

Advantage Resourcing, Staffmark name new execs

Advantage Resourcing America Inc. and Staffmark, US-based divisions of Recruit Holdings, announced executive changes effective today.

Current Staffmark COO Yuichiro Miura will now also hold the same role at Advantage. Before Staffmark, Miura was a company partner of Recruit Group, where he was a member...

AlumiFuel acquires staffing business in Indiana, says clients include Toyota Group

AlumiFuel Power Corp. (OTCMKTS: AFPW) acquired a staffing business in Northern Indiana, but did not name the seller. However, AlumiFuel reported that clients of the acquired business include the trading and logistics arm of Toyota Group.

The deal was announced today and the purchase price of the acquired...

12% of insurance firms to increase temp use over next 12 months, study finds

Insurance companies will require more temporary staff in the second half of the year, according to the Mid-Year US Insurance Labor Outlook Study, conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group.

The study’s survey found 12% of insurance companies plan to increase their use of temporary staffing during...

Colombian Ministry of Labour analyzing labor situation of Venezuelans (staffingamericalatina)

The Special Residence Permit for Venezuelans document proposed by the Colombian Ministry of Labour could benefit more than 238,00 Venezuelans and impact the labor market, staffingamericalatina reported. The Regional Observatories of the Labour Market will provide information on the characteristics of...

Hurricane Harvey damage to shrink region's economy (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report reports flood damage from Hurricane Harvey is likely to reach into the tens of billions and shrink the region's economy, at least in the near term.

Infosys co-founder returns as chairman, four board members step down

IT services provider Infosys appointed Nandan Nilekani as the nonexecutive chairman of the board, effective immediately. Nilekani is one of the co-founders of Infosys and served as its CEO from 2002 to 2007. Nilekani plans to remain at the helm only until the business stabilizes and said that the next...

Ontario’s small, midsize IT services firms get new advocacy group

A new association aims to stand up for the interests of small and midsize IT service providers in Ontario. The group — the Ontario Small and Medium Business Coalition — officially launched yesterday. Its members provide specialized IT personnel, expertise and services to the governments of Ontario...

Industrial hiring flat overall, index finds, but diversified manufacturing, oil and gas trend up

Hiring trends in the industrial market remained flat globally in the second quarter, both year over year and compared to the first quarter, according to the Q2 2017 Global Industrial Hiring Index released by executive search firm ZRG Partners.

Hiring across sectors showed positive trends for diversified...