Business groups raise concerns over Ontario labor bill (National Post)

Business groups in Ontario raised concerns about new labor bill 148, saying it will put 185,000 jobs at risk, the National Post reported. The bill would raise the minimum wage to C$!5 per hour and mandate equal pay for temporary workers, according to a legal update by Staffing Industry Analysts.

SIA ranks largest engineering staffing firms in US by revenue

Aerotek, a division of Allegis Group, ranks as the largest supplier of engineering staffing in the US in terms of engineering temporary staffing revenue, according to a new report released by Staffing Industry Analysts. The annual list of largest US engineering staffing firms includes companies with...

Philadelphia forecasters lower growth outlook; Reuters poll sees growth for at least two more years

The US economy’s growth outlook for the next three years looks slightly weaker, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserves’ Survey of Professional Forecasters, released today. However, a separate economic survey by media company Reuters found economists believe the current expansion should...

Human cloud firm Care.com revenue up 9% in Q2, sees growth ahead

Human cloud firm Care.com (NYSE: CRCM) yesterday reported second-quarter revenue rose 9.4% and the number of “members” rose 22% year over year. Care.com also reported growth ahead with third-quarter revenue expected to be up year over year by 7.6% to 8.8%.

The Waltham, Mass.-based firm connects families...

CHG officially opens new HQ, includes onsite health clinic and ‘people hub’

CHG Healthcare Services, the second-largest US healthcare staffing firm, officially opened its new headquarters today in Midvale, Utah. Features at the campus include a free health clinic, onsite gym and fitness center, an outdoor sports court, amphitheater, and a coffee and smoothie bar.

“Listening...

Interview process taking a day longer, global study says

The time it takes to complete the average interview process globally increased by about a day this year, according to a report released by Glassdoor. The process takes 23.7 days thus far in 2017, up from 22.5 days in 2016.

The study found a wide range across countries in the number of days it takes to...

OpsArc Solutions acquires BWSI and its TempWizard staffing software

OpsArc Solutions Inc. acquired Phoenix-based staffing software company BusinessWare Services Inc. and its TempWizard front-office software for staffing firms. The transaction closed last week; terms were not disclosed.

OpsArc, based in Princeton, NJ, is a cloud-based human capital management platform....

People: Gifted Healthcare, Floyd Lee Locums AtWork and more

Nurse staffing firm Gifted Healthcare named Tania Loumiet as director of clinical workforce solutions. Loumiet most recently served as director of emergency services at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, La., and has more than 25 years of experience in acute care. Gifted is based in New Orleans.  ...

Airline mechanic staffing exec pleads guilty (NBC 7 San Diego)

An executive at two airline mechanic staffing firms pleaded guilty yesterday to immigration fraud, according to NBC 7 San Diego. The executive demanded money from at least 85 mechanics from Mexico in exchange for helping them obtain legal permanent residency. The amount collected was $547,480.

Recruit Holdings revenue rises 20% in fiscal Q1 amid USG acquisition and Indeed

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., the world’s fifth-largest staffing provider, reported revenue rose 19.6% its fiscal first quarter ended June 30. The company reported that continued revenue growth at Indeed contributed to total revenue growth as well as its acquisition of European staffing provider USG People....