Indiana Supreme Court rules driver is independent contractor, not employee

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled last month that a firm matching drivers to customers who needed large vehicles driven to them had correctly classified a driver as an independent contractor.

Its ruling clarified how the state’s three-prong ABC Test to determine independent contractor status should be...

Survey for 2019 lists of largest, fastest-growing staffing firms now open

Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual survey to determine the largest and fastest-growing staffing firms is now open. SIA compiles and publishes the lists of staffing firms each year, based on this annual survey.

Widely distributed to both staffing buyers and investors, the lists provide free publicity...

Lyft to pay New York City drivers a minimum wage (Engadget)

A union representing Lyft drivers said the human cloud, ride-sharing firm has agreed to pay minimum wage to drivers in New York City, Engadget reported. New York introduced new laws last year requiring ride-sharing firms to pay drivers at least $15 per hour plus $2.22 to cover taxes and paid time off....

Kforce revenue rises 4.5% in fourth quarter on tech staffing growth

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 4.5%, exceeding guidance. The increase was 2.8% on a billing-day basis.

Revenue growth came from technology, the firm’s largest single segment. However, revenue fell 9.0% in finance and accounting, the company’s second-largest segment.

Calian revenue up 5% in fiscal Q1 on growth in business and tech services division

Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY) reported revenue rose 4.9% in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31. Revenue growth came in the company’s business segment that includes staffing.

Online job ads index edges up, labor market slowdown unlikely

The Conference Board’s Experimental Help Wanted OnLine Index edged up to a reading of 102.0 in January from a reading of 101.6 in December. The Conference Board in December revised its report on online job ads to reflect a new methodology and universe of online job advertisements....

Riviera Partners acquires tech executive search firm in New York

Riviera Partners, a retained search firm for engineering, product management and design leadership, acquired Bamboo Talent, a New York-based search firm that places technical talent in venture-backed businesses. Bamboo Talent’s clients include Etsy, Goldman Sachs and others.

The transaction closed Jan....

Companies hiring for skill sets, not open roles: Korn Ferry

Companies are hiring on the basis of skills versus open positions, according to a survey released by executive search firm Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY).

Of the talent acquisition professionals surveyed, 57% have hired for a specific skill set even if even if they didn’t yet have a defined role for that candidate....

Skills shortage tightens job market, 83% report recruiting difficulty: SHRM

The skills gap is widening and tightening the job market, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2019 State of the Workplace report released today.

According to one survey used in the report, 52% of HR professionals said that the skills gap has worsened or greatly worsened in...

Authorities arrest owner of New Jersey IT staffing firm on suspicion of H-1B visa fraud

The owner of a Somerset, NJ-based IT staffing and consulting company was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of submitting 11 fraudulent H-1B visa applications as well as fraudulently procuring his own citizenship, according to an announcement by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.

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