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Affordable Care Act, immigration are top regulatory concerns for staffing firms

October 22, 2018

The Affordable Care Act and immigration issues are North American staffing firms’ top legal/regulatory concerns, according to research released by Staffing Industry Analysts.

SIA asked staffing firms two questions: “What current legislation or regulation is having the most negative effect on your...


Firms ask SEC’s permission to give stock to gig workers (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 22, 2018

The San Francisco Chronicle reports gig economy firms, including Uber and Postmates, have written to the Securities and Exchange Commission, urging it to revise rules so they can grant gig workers with stakes in their companies. However, some allege this could discourage gig workers from pursuing other...


TechServe Alliance reports second month of no growth in US tech jobs

October 22, 2018

IT employment in the US again posted no growth in September from August, the TechServe Alliance announced. After coming to a full stop in August, the number of IT jobs in the US held at a total of more than 5.3 million, according to the group, which serves as the national trade association of the IT...


Empresaria taps seasoned US exec to serve as COO

October 22, 2018

Empresaria named Rhona Driggs as chief operating officer and appointed her to its board. Driggs has 28 years of experience in the staffing industry and formerly was president of Volt Global Solutions with responsibility for its managed service division. Prior to that, she had served as executive VP for...


Volt reports $3.7 million restructuring plan in SEC filing

October 22, 2018

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) approved a restructuring plan, and reported that it will take a $3.7 million charge in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter ending Oct. 28, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last Thursday. It also announced that senior...


Indeed curtails free postings by staffing firms, but they can still use sponsored ads

October 22, 2018

Staffing firms will no longer be able to post free job ads on jobs website Indeed effective Jan. 7, but they will still be able to post sponsored ads, according to a blog post last Thursday by Matthew Lewis, director of search quality at Indeed.

Only staffing firms in the US and Canada will be affected....


Nominations now being accepted for the North American Staffing 100 list for 2019

October 22, 2018

Nominations are now being accepted for the Staffing 100 list of movers and shakers in the staffing industry for 2019.

The list comprises 100 men and women who have made a difference to the staffing industry. However, it’s not a ranking, but a contemporary look at the most influential people in the staffing...


ManpowerGroup revenue up 1% in constant currency calls out softening market environment in Q3

October 19, 2018

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) cited a softening market environment, especially in Europe, in its third-quarter results released today. Total revenue at the Milwaukee-based staffing giant rose 1.3% on a constant currency basis despite being down 0.8% on a reported basis. Gross margin narrowed, but net earnings...


Canadian staffing index falls 6% in September, growth trend roughly flat

October 19, 2018

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, fell 6% in September on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 103.

“Because of the long Labour Day weekend, September is a month that tends to have a lower index value,” said Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing Industry...


Flexicrew sells eight staffing branches in Gulf Coast area

October 19, 2018

Eight branch offices of Flexicrew Staffing, which provides light industrial and stevedore staffing, were sold to an undisclosed buyer. The branches are located on the Gulf Coast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. Stevedore workers load and unload cargo from ships.

The deal closed at the start of the...