Positive employee experience can tamp down turnover

A positive employee experience makes workers 68% less likely to consider leaving their jobs, according to research by the Society for Human Resource Management.

It also found that employee experience is either the first- or second-highest priority of 46% of HR professionals and 36% of US workers.

In addition,...

Workers moving further away from office in ZIP code shift

Workers increasingly live far away from their office thanks to remote work in a trend called “ZIP code shift,” The New York Times reported. US workers now live roughly twice as far away from their offices as they did prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The phenomenon is primarily driven by white-collar...

Survey deadline March 8 for largest, fastest-growing and diversity lists

The deadline to take part in SIA’s annual survey for the Largest US Staffing Firms, Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms and Diversity-Owned Staffing Firms lists is this Friday, March 8.

Lists being compiled for this year include:

• Largest US staffing firms by skill segment and sector
• Fastest-growing...

US manufacturing rises in February at fastest pace since 2022

The US manufacturing sector improved in February, and the pace of improvement was the fastest since July 2022, according to the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI released today.

The index rose to a reading of 52.2 in February from 50.7 in January.

“Manufacturing is showing encouraging signs of pulling...

Some 200,000 job postings over past year for AI skills, job roles

There were 200,000 job postings over the past 12 months for artificial intelligence skills and job roles, according to an analysis by Lightcast that was posted Feb. 28 by CompTIA.

In recent months, employment opportunities for AI-specific roles or for jobs requiring AI skills accounted for 10% or more...

Certified nursing assistants’ case comes amid IC debate

Two certified nursing assistants sued a skilled nursing provider saying they did not receive all pay for hours worked, including overtime, because they were misclassified as independent contractors. The staffing platform that provided the nurses is mentioned in the lawsuit, though it is not named as...

Staffing firms that adopt AI are more likely to grow

More than half of recruitment firms, 55%, began experimenting with artificial intelligence in 2023, according to Bullhorn’s Global Recruitment Insights and Data 2024 Industry Trends report. However, firms that were experimenting with AI were 31% more likely to see revenue gains than firms that had...

Hiring with purpose can boost performance, innovation

Hiring with purpose can offer performance, innovation and retention benefits. Leslie Vickery, CEO and founder of ClearEdge and TheEdge podcast, writes about what it means to hire with purpose and how staffing firms can do so in the upcoming issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. “In the end, purpose-driven...

Deadline extension for DE&I list nominations

The nomination deadline has been extended for SIA’s 2024 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Influencers US and Canada list. The new deadline for nominations is March 6.

The annual list recognizes leaders creating opportunities for historically excluded communities in the workforce solutions...

The Adecco Group’s largest business unit drives Q4 growth

Revenue at The Adecco Group edged up in the fourth quarter with growth coming from its Adecco business unit, which provides staffing and outsourcing globally and is the company’s largest business unit. The Adecco Group’s two other business units, Akkodis and LHH, saw revenue slip, though there were...