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Millennials outpace other age groups for taking on side gigs, survey finds

September 29, 2016

Millennials significantly outpace other age groups for taking on side jobs, according to a CareerBuilder survey released today.

The survey found 29% of workers have a side job, a trend that is especially strong among the millennial demographic. Forty-four percent of those ages 25 to 34 and 39% of those...


Microsoft supplier laying off unionized contingent workers (GeekWire)

September 29, 2016

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge Technologies is laying off all union employees, about two months after completing its first contract with a group of temp workers, GeekWire reported. The self-described “start-up union,” Temporary Workers of America, posted news on its website earlier this week that...


Shiftgig raises another $3.9 million (ChicagoInno)

September 29, 2016

Shiftgig, an on-demand labor marketplace, raised another $3.9 million in equity, ChicagoInno reports. The new funding follows a $22 million Series B funding round in November 2015. Shiftgig has raised about $40 million since launching in 2012, according to ChicagoInno. Earlier this month, Shiftgig acquired...


Staffing 360 says revenue up 30%, net loss moderates

September 28, 2016

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) today reported revenue rose 30% to $47 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, and net loss moderated to $1.3 million from $1.7 million in the year-ago quarter.

Today’s announcement was a pre-release of financial results. The company expects to release...


Paychex revenue up 9%, cites strong demand for PEO

September 28, 2016

Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX) revenue rose 9% in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31; that’s consistent with its year-over-year revenue growth of 9% in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Rochester, NY-based firm, which provides payroll processing, professional employer organization services and other services,...


Advanced Group names two execs: CHRO and managing director

September 28, 2016

Staffing provider the Advanced Group named Julie Bell as chief human resources officer and Brian Brooke as managing director of its office division.

Advanced Group, based in Chicago, ranks on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of fastest-growing US staffing firms.

New CHRO Bell has more than 20 years of...


Denver and Salt Lake City post lowest jobless rates

September 28, 2016

The Denver and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas posted the lowest unemployment rates among large metropolitan areas at 3.2% each in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Posting the highest jobless rate among large metropolitan areas in August was the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario...


Etsy wants rules to help gig workers (Fortune)

September 28, 2016

Online marketplace Etsy has called for changes to make things easier for gig economy workers, Fortune reports. They include a requirement for gig economy companies to withhold money for taxes and benefits if self-employed workers ask them to, the magazine reported. “The changes would make it easier...


More than 14,000 gig drivers sign union petition (New York Daily News)

September 28, 2016

The New York Daily News reports that a union announced 14,000 drivers for Uber, Lyft and other services had signed a petition in favor of unionization. Plans call for the petition to be delivered to the National Labor Relations Board.


HR pros foresee few job cuts in second half, SHRM says

September 27, 2016

Human resources professionals expect relatively few job cuts in the second half of this year, but they are less confident in the job market than a year ago, according to a survey of 502 HR professionals in the US by the Society for Human Resource Management. Only 7% of HR professionals expect job cuts...