More firms expect wage increases in Q3 among findings in NABE survey

Expectations of wage increases are higher for the third quarter than the second quarter, according to a new Business Conditions Survey released by the National Association for Business Economics.

The newly released July survey of NABE members found 47% believe wages will rise over the next three months....

Department of Homeland Security adds 15,000 H-2B visas for seasonal workers (Portland Press Herald)

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced a one-time increase of 15,000 additional H-2B visas for low-wage, seasonal workers for the remainder of this fiscal year, Maine’s Portland Press Herald reported, following heavy lobbying from the fisheries, hospitality and other industries that...

Engineering jobs post best growth in almost a year, TechServe Alliance reports

Engineering employment accelerated in June, posting the strongest growth in almost a year, reported the TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies.

The number of engineering jobs in the US rose by 0.2% in June from May to almost 2.6 million jobs; year over year, engineering...

HR staffing levels at all-time high, report finds

Median human resource staffing levels remain at an all-time high, according to the HR Department Benchmarks and Analysis 2017 report, released today by Bloomberg BNA. For the second year in a row, the median ratio of human resources staff to total employee headcount is at an all-time high of 1.4 full-time...

Lawmakers hear about joint employment from business community (HR Dive)

Some representatives of the US business community asked lawmakers last week to pass federal legislation defining joint employment, HR Dive reported. Laws allowing for joint employment have been around for decades, but the issue has garnered more attention in recent years.

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital completes Canadian acquisition

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) completed its acquisition of the services division of InfoTrellis Inc., a Canada-based information management consulting and technology services company that provides project and consulting services in master data management, data integration...

Healthcare consulting firm acquires home care, hospice exec search provider

Simione Healthcare Consultants acquired Healthcare Concepts Inc., a Memphis-based executive recruitment firm for the home care and hospice industry, as it develops a team for executive search.

The transaction closed July 10; terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Healthcare Concepts will be incorporated...

Canada’s GDP to increase to 2.6% in 2017, then slow

Canada’s economy is expected to grow by 2.6% in 2017 before slowing to 1.9% in 2018, according to an updated economic growth forecast released by The Conference Board of Canada.

Household spending is one of the main drivers of this year’s strong economic performance. Consumer spending is set to grow...

People: Korn Ferry, Advanced Resources, AtWork, PrideStaff and more

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) elected Angel Martinez to serve on its board of directors. He was president and CEO of Deckers Outdoor Corp. from 2005 until his retirement in 2016 and currently is chairman of the company, a role he has held since 2008; he also serves on...

Human cloud firm Grab raising $2 billion from SoftBank, Didi (Reuters)

Reuters reports Grab, which ranks as Uber’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, is raising as much as $2 billion in funding from Japan’s SoftBank Group and China's human cloud firm Didi Chuxing. The deal, which could close in the next few weeks, would value Singapore-based Grab at more than...