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Medical Solutions announces three new executive hires
July 11, 2018Medical Solutions, an Omaha, Neb.-based nurse staffing firm, announced that it has hired a general counsel, chief marketing officer, and an executive VP of talent and performance to fill new roles within the firm.
Stephen Pedersen joined the company in March as general counsel. Pedersen has 20 years of...
Employers expand benefits to lure talent: Express Employment Professionals
July 11, 2018Businesses are expanding benefits as the competition for workers intensifies, according to an Express Employment Professionals survey of business leaders released today.
Respondents were asked, “What benefits, not including healthcare, does your company offer employees?”
Responses included the following: ...
Uber’s chief people officer stepping down (CNBC)
July 11, 2018CNBC reported that human cloud/ride-sharing firm Uber’s chief people officer, Liane Hornsey, resigned in the wake of a probe over her handling of discrimination complains. Hornsey headed the company’s human resources department and had been in the role for about 18 months. The company gave no reason...
Koya Leadership Partners acquires Boston-based search firm
July 10, 2018Newburyport, Mass.-based Koya Leadership Partners, a retained executive search firm serving the nonprofit sector, acquired Boston-based Commongood Careers.
Commongood Careers operates nationally and targets talent from the manager level up to the C-suite at smaller to midsize nonprofit organizations....
Global staffing firm Robert Walters: Q2 gross profit up 18% in constant currency
July 10, 2018Robert Walters plc, a UK-based firm that ranks on SIA’s list of largest global staffing providers, reported gross profit rose 18% in constant currency during the second quarter.
Gross profit rose across business lines, including temporary staffing, direct hire and recruitment process outsourcing, according...
Modis globally rebrands; promotes segments aimed at enterprise and retail buyers
July 10, 2018Modis, a part of The Adecco Group, announced a rebranding as part of an effort to have one global brand that represents engineering, IT and life science staffing.
The rebrand is the “culmination of a massive amount of change here in the US,” said Ger Doyle, president of enterprise solutions. It will...
Job openings slip from record high, private-sector quits rate highest since 2001
July 10, 2018The number of US job openings fell to 6.6 million in May, backing down from a high of 6.8 million in April, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. April’s level, which was revised upward, was the highest level since December 2000.
Job openings increased by 12,000 in the federal government...
Canada’s economic growth to slow to 1.8% in wake of trade war threat
July 10, 2018The Canadian economy will expand 1.8% in both 2018 and 2019, a slowdown from 3.0% in 2017, according to The Conference Board of Canada.
The export sector will remain on shaky ground over the near term as rising protectionist measures from the US and continued uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the...
Word of the month: Talent exchange
July 10, 2018“Talent exchange” is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as an online (possibly cloud technology-based) platform spanning worker type, location and time. This broad definition could conceivably include job boards/social networks,...
Libraries boosting gig economy (StateTech)
July 10, 2018Libraries are adding services and space to help freelancers in the gig economy get their jobs done, writes Alan Joch in StateTech magazine. “Such microbusinesses may have small budgets, but their appetite for technology and business management expertise is huge,” Joch wrote. “In response, a growing...