Guidant Global gets new CEO

Simon Blockley will be taking over as CEO of Guidant Global, a staffing and managed solutions business line that is part of the Impellam Group plc.

Blockley previously served as managing director of European operations at Guidant Global; he had joined the company in 2014. The new roles calls for him to...

NLRB says it rejected Obama-era independent contractor standard

The NLRB announced Friday it overturned an Obama-era board decision from 2014 on who qualifies as independent contractors. Friday’s decision came in a case involving a union effort to organize drivers at the Dallas affiliate of SuperShuttle — a firm that organizes vans that provide rides to and from...

No recession foreseen next 12 months, but fewer expect robust growth: NABE poll

No recession is foreseen within the next 12 months, but economic growth may not be as robust, according to a Business Conditions Survey released today by the National Association for Business Economics. When it comes to hiring, more firms are reporting shortages of skilled labor.

The January NABE survey...

SHRM launches initiative on hiring of those with criminal backgrounds

The Society for Human Resource Management on Sunday announced an initiative to change hiring practices for those with criminal backgrounds.

Part of the initiative includes a pledge to give opportunities to qualified people with a criminal record deserving of a second chance.

“This is a group we, as business...

E-Verify back in operation as government shutdown ends (E-Verify)

E-Verify announced it has resumed operations now that the government shutdown is coming to an end. Employers have until Feb. 11 to create E-Verify cases for each employee hired while the system went offline during the shutdown. More information is available on the E-Verify website.

Marketing/creative staffing to grow 7%; demand suggests increased opportunities

Marketing/creative staffing is a relatively new staffing sector with high demand and significant growth opportunities, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ Marketing Creative Staffing Growth Assessment: 2018 Update report. Revenue in the marketing/creative space in the US is expected to grow 7%...

Human cloud platform Jyve raises $35 million, announces two exec appointments

Human cloud platform Jyve announced it raised $35 million in aggregate funding. The San Francisco-based company aims to provide retailers with flexible labor. Its workers, called “Jyvers” can fill a variety of roles, including merchandising, stocking, e-commerce fulfillment, shelf auditing and brand...

US businesses report ‘solid start’, but January jobs data ‘somewhat disappointing’: IHS Markit

US private sector output continued to increase at a solid pace in January, with output growth maintained at a broadly similar pace to that seen through the final quarter of 2018, according to the IHS Markit Flash US Purchasing Managers Index.

However, the rate of staff hiring eased to its weakest since...

Technical Integrity acquires recruiting arm of Find My Flock

Technical Integrity, a boutique recruiting firm focused on executive, sales and engineering, acquired the recruiting arm of Find My Flock.

Find My Flock, originally founded as a nonprofit organization that matched women in tech with mentors, gradually evolved into a placement service and job search...

People: Apolis, Jordan, IT Works Recruitment, RGP and more

Apolis, an IT staffing and cloud solutions company, named Ranjith Varma as its new president. Three firms merged in October to become Apolis, which is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., with India-based operations in Noida, India. Varma most recently served as VP, private equity group at global IT...