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Recruitment marketing firm buys St. Louis-based agency
July 3, 2018Recruitment marketing agency Shaker Recruitment Marketing acquired St. Louis-based The Arland Group, effective July 1.
Both agencies provide services to help companies attract and retain talent, such as employer branding, advertising, public relations, ad buying and creating services.
Terms of the transaction...
Less than half of IT organizations plan to increase staff
July 3, 2018While IT spending is generally increasing, less than half of IT organizations plan to increase IT staff headcount this year, according to the IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2018/2019 study released by Computer Economics.
The survey found 46% of IT organizations plan to increase IT headcount, down...
Shift in visa policy for H-1B spouses may push 100,000 from jobs (Bloomberg)
July 3, 2018Bloomberg cited a new research study in reporting that President Donald Trump’s plan to ban spouses of H-1B visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers. The researchers said that a reinstated ban likely “will...
Could human cloud driver minimum wage harm service? — Staffing quote of the week
July 3, 2018“We have not yet reviewed the full report, but the new proposed policy appears to create financial incentives for drivers to provide less service. As a result, there will be more empty cars, more congestion, longer wait times for passengers, and, over time, less pay for drivers in New York City,”...
Next Americas SIA Daily News coming Thursday
July 3, 2018The Americas SIA Daily News will not publish Wednesday because of the Independence Day holiday. The next issue will be published Thursday.
Temp staffing revenue growth decelerates to median 7% in May: US Pulse report
July 2, 2018US temporary staffing revenue growth decelerated to a median 7% year over year in May from 9% in April among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse survey.
However, “May was a bullish month for IT and finance/ accounting staffing segments,” SIA Research Analyst Sree...
French staffing provider entering US market with acquisition of Illinois-based firm
July 2, 2018Paramount Staffing, a Northbrook, Ill-based industrial staffing firm that ranked on the list of largest US staffing firms, was acquired by Proman Group, effective June 18. The Paramount Staffing brand will remain, and its executives and team members will stay in their current positions. Terms of the...
US manufacturing index accelerates in June
July 2, 2018Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector accelerated in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index released today.
ISM’s manufacturing index rose in June to a reading of 60.2 from May’s reading of 58.7.
Readings above 50 generally indicate improving conditions....
Silicon Valley firm claims H-1B visa alternative (The Mercury News)
July 2, 2018As H-1B visas become increasingly difficult to obtain, a San Francisco company is providing automated help getting a so-called “genius visa.” The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported PassRight steers highly qualified workers toward the O-1 visa, which, according to the US government, is for people...
Smaller percentage of teens have summer jobs (Pew Research Center)
July 2, 2018The percentage of teens with summer jobs was at 35% last summer, down from around 50% during the 1990s, according to an article by the Pew Research Center. Reasons for the decline, according to the article, might include fewer low-skill, entry level jobs; more students taking courses during the summer;...