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Nursing homes will likely add staff to meet new mandate
April 23, 2024The Biden administration on April 22 announced a new rule mandating minimum staffing levels for nursing homes, The Hill reported. And a majority of the country’s roughly 15,000 nursing homes will likely need to add staff to meet the new standards, according to The Hill. Nursing home operators had opposed...
Breaking barriers and building belonging through LGBTQ+ hiring
April 23, 2024LGBTQ+ representation brings a wealth of perspectives and ideas to the workplace. However, there are too many barriers that block LGBTQ+ professionals from experiencing true inclusion and belonging. Wen Charlton Stenger, co-founder and CEO of Omni Inclusive, discusses the challenges as well as what can...
Expected employment at highest level since July 2022: NABE
April 22, 2024The business environment is strong, according to the April 2024 NABE Business Conditions Survey released today by the National Association for Business Economics. Also, more survey respondents reported higher sales and profit margins, compared to those who responded to the January survey.
However,...
ShiftMed buys CareerStaff Unlimited, a per diem and contract MSP
April 22, 2024ShiftMed, a talent platform focused on healthcare staffing, acquired CareerStaff Unlimited from Genesis HealthCare, a national post-acute care provider.
CareerStaff Unlimited is a per diem and contract managed service provider based in Irving, Texas. It ranks No. 14 on SIA’s list of largest per diem...
Wonderschool acquires substitute teacher staffing platform
April 22, 2024San Francisco-based childcare solutions provider Wonderschool acquired the ChildcareMatters Mobile Platform, a substitute teaching pool platform providing temporary staffing, from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Plans call for Wonderschool to integrate the ChildcareMatters platform into...
Contract doctors strike at Detroit hospital over staffing levels, work conditions
April 22, 2024Physicians and physician assistants contracted through healthcare staffing provider TeamHealth to work at Detroit’s Ascension St. John Emergency Department held a 24-hour strike last week, demanding better staffing and work conditions.
The April 18 strike comes as their union, the Greater Detroit Association...
Nominations for SIA's 40 Under 40 list due this week
April 22, 2024Nominations will be accepted for SIA’s 2024 40 Under 40 recognition list through April 26.
The list honors the achievements, ambition and influence of up-and-coming staffing professionals who are taking the industry to the next level. The list is not a ranking but a contemporary look at the movers...
Google cancels minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
April 22, 2024Alphabet Inc.’s Google will roll back requirements that US suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, Reuters reports. The move could enable the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. It follows the US National Labor Relations...
Wipro Q4 revenue falls 4.2% amid challenging environment
April 19, 2024India-based IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) today reported revenue fell by 4.2% year over year in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31. Revenue totaled $2.67 billion in US dollars during the period.
Wipro’s fourth-quarter revenue beat analysts’ expectation of $2.65 billion, Reuters reported...
Allegis Group division acquires Talent Tech Labs
April 19, 2024Specialized global workforce consulting firm QuantumWork Advisory acquired Talent Tech Labs, a research and advisory firm focused on talent acquisition technology.
QuantumWork Advisory is part of Allegis Group, which ranks as the largest staffing firm in the US based on revenue. The acquisition...