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People: DCA, Genuent, Futurestep, Korn Ferry, Egon Zehnder
December 16, 2016Direct Consulting Associates, the IT staffing and consulting sister company of Direct Recruiters Inc., added Thomas Clark as VP of operations. He will oversee the day-to-day operations and focus on strategic planning and goal-setting. Over the past two years, he worked with the military transition, military...
Impellam announces year-end update
December 15, 2016Impellam Group plc announced integration of the Michigan-based Bartech business continues to proceed as planned and the business has performed well in 2016, with some notable new client wins and extensions of services. Delivery of the synergy cost benefits following the combination of the legacy Impellam...
‘Human cloud’ generates more than $25 billion
December 15, 2016Global human cloud revenue — which includes firms such as Uber and Upwork —generated revenue of between $25.6 billion and $28.6 billion in 2015, according to a report by Staffing Industry Analysts.
"2016 is not over yet, but the upward trajectory is continuing," said David Francis, research...
Seek Careers/Staffing acquires Wisconsin office/clerical staffing firm
December 15, 2016Grafton, Wis.-based Seek Careers/Staffing Inc. acquired Landmark Staffing Resources Inc., attracted by the firm’s expertise in the office/clerical sector and its footprint in the Appleton, Wis., market.
The transaction closed Dec. 9; terms were not disclosed.
The Landmark Staffing Resources brand will...
OSHA fines $2.5 million for temp workers’ death
December 15, 2016The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 23 citations to an Alabama auto parts supplier to Hyundai and Kia — and two each to its two staffing providers — for safety violations after a woman was crushed to death by a robotic machine at a Cusseta, Ala., facility....
Jobless claims average up but initial claims fall
December 15, 2016The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 257,750 last week, up 5,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of...
Postmates ordered to pay two-plus years of workers’ comp premiums (GeekWire)
December 15, 2016Human cloud delivery firm Postmates has been ordered to retroactively pay more than two years of workers’ compensation premiums for more than 3,000 of its couriers in Washington state, but the company is fighting the decision, GeekWire reported. The Washington state audit began after a couple of couriers...
Work Market exec’s predictions for 2017 freelance economy (Forbes)
December 15, 2016Work Market co-founder and President Jeff Wald, shared his 2017 predictions for the freelance economy in Forbes. “Based on our previous track record of near-precise prognostication, it’s almost a certainty that everything we’re envisioning for 2017 will come to fruition!,” he said.
Recruit invests in virtual sales assistant provider
December 14, 2016Recruit Holdings Co., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, invested in Foster City, Calif.-based Conversica Inc., which provides an artificial intelligence-based sales assistant that reaches out to leads and engages prospects in two-way human conversations. Conversica was founded in 2007.
“The...
DLH appoints president of DLH Danya
December 14, 2016DLH Holdings Corp. (NASD: DLHC), a provider of healthcare and logistics staffing and solutions to the US government, appointed Helene Fisher as president of DLH Danya, the company’s new operating unit.
DLH Holdings earlier this year acquired privately held Danya International — a provider...