Hiring stable or trending upward in Q1, Express survey finds

Businesses are reporting a positive outlook for the job market in the first quarter of 2019, according to a hiring trends survey released today by Express Employment Professionals.

The survey found 53% of respondents expect the job market to stay the same in the first quarter, 38% see it trending upward...

Google temps pose ‘significant risks,’ internal training document says (The Guardian)

The Guardian reports temporary staff at Google are seen as “significant risks,” according to a leaked internal training document that shows how Google employees are trained to treat temps, vendors and contractors, or TVCs. Google staff are instructed not to reward certain workers with perks...

Defunct startup Sidecar hits Uber with antitrust suit (San Francisco Chronicle)

Uber Technologies Inc. used illegal practices to stifle competition and obtain a monopoly that drove a smaller rival out of business, a company affiliated with now-defunct ride-hailing pioneer Sidecar alleges in a federal antitrust lawsuit filed Tuesday. According to the San Francisco Chronicle...

US employers report strongest hiring outlook in 12 years: ManpowerGroup

US employers report their strongest hiring intentions in 12 years, according to the first-quarter Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN).

The US ranked among the strongest outlooks for hiring among the 44 countries surveyed in the report. Other countries with solid...

Adecco appoints exec to oversee online staffing businesses

The Adecco Group appointed Teppo Paavola as chief digital officer and a member of the executive committee, effective Jan. 14, 2019. 

Paavola will oversee the Adecco Group’s portfolio of digital businesses, including Adia, a platform launched in 2017 that enables employers to request...

Purchasing execs report increased hiring difficulty, higher wages: ISM

A majority of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing purchasing executives in the US reported having difficulty hiring workers to fill open positions in the last six months and those raising wages for new hires increased, according to a report released today by the Institute for Supply Management....

Staffing exec settles lawsuit with former US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO

A lawsuit in Texas against a staffing executive that made headlines earlier this year has been settled, according to court documents.

Staffing executive Nina Vaca, CEO and chairman of Pinnacle Group, had been sued by Javier Palomarez, former president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce...

Nearly half of legal firms to add staff: Robert Half Legal

Nearly half of lawyers expect their firms to hire in the first half of 2018, driven by demand for litigation and data privacy concerns, according to a study released today by Robert Half Legal. Forty-seven percent of lawyers interviewed anticipate their law firms or companies will add legal professionals...

Addison Group acquires marketing staffing firm Mondo

Chicago-based professional staffing firm Addison Group acquired Mondo, a New York City-based IT and digital marketing staffing provider.

The acquisition adds a digital marketing vertical to Addison Group’s existing information technology business. Mondo also strengthens Addison Group’s presence in...

Randstad survey: 74% of workers see impact of technology as opportunity

Most employees around the world see the impact of technology and digitalization on their job as an opportunity, according to Randstad’s fourth-quarter Workmonitor survey, released today.

The research found that while 74% see the impact of technology on their job as an opportunity, 58% of workers think...