Heavy/tractor-trailer truck driver is hardest-to-fill job, according to ASA index

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver was the hardest occupation to fill in the US, according to the American Staffing Association’s second-quarter skills gap index released today, a quarterly index that tracks hard-to-fill occupations in the US.

The index identified 158 occupations as hard to fill...

Tech companies like TaskRabbit engaged in affirmative action (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch reports that what tech companies say they’re trying to do around diversity and inclusion is indeed affirmative action. Aiming to increase diversity and foster inclusion in the tech industry is not the same as affirmative action, Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of online staffing firm TaskRabbit,...

Why Baby Boomers are getting into the gig economy (U.S. News & World Report)

Gig economy startups aren’t just for millennials. U.S. News & World Report spoke with several boomers about their motivations for getting into the gig economy.

PageGroup gross profit rises 1.3% in constant currency; North America falls 11%

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup plc reported gross profit edged up 1.3% in constant currency to £158.6 million (US$206.3 million) in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30.

Staffing 360 revenue up 33%; organic growth up 14%

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) reported revenue rose to $47.8 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 33.1% from $35.9 million in the same quarter of the prior year.

Gross margin edged up and net loss narrowed.

During the quarter, Staffing 360 opened a new office location in Concord,...

CTG appoints strategic staffing services execs

Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG), a Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider, appointed Rick Sullivan as VP in the company’s strategic staffing services division, effective Oct. 10. He joins James Nichiporuk, who was appointed to the same role earlier this year. They will have executive responsibility...

Most workers happy with managers but don't covet their jobs, survey finds

Many employees like their bosses, but managers still have much work to do, according to “The State of the Manager-Employee Relationship" report released by Accountemps, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).

The research found Nearly two-thirds of workers surveyed, 64%, said...

Didi CEO: Uber had ‘really advanced weapons’ — Staffing quote of the week

“At that time [early 2015] we felt like the People’s Liberation Army, with basic rifles, and we were bombed by airplanes and missiles,” Cheng Wei, the founder and CEO of ride-hailing startup Didi, said about Uber’s advantage in China’s private car-hailing market. “They had some really advanced...

ManpowerGroup CEO talks importance of linking education and business (Milwaukee Business Journal)

The Milwaukee Business Journal reported on ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) chairman and CEO Jonas Prising’s presentation at the October meeting of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. The shifts in labor markets today reflect structural changes, not the sort of cyclical changes that are driven by economic ups...

VMS provider Shiftwise names new president

ShiftWise, a vendor management system provider for the healthcare industry, named Steven Rodriguez as president, effective Sept. 19. He replaces Jason Drucker, who is no longer with the company.

AMN Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, acquired Portland, Ore.-based Shiftwis...