Slight uptick in worker pay forecast for 2019: Willis Towers Watson

Slightly larger pay increases may be in store for next year, according to a survey of 814 employers by Willis Towers Watson. It found the average pay increase for exempt, nonmanagement (professional) employees will be 3.1% in 2019, that compares with 3.0% this year.

Nonexempt hourly employees will see...

Revenue falls 13% at GEE Group, but direct-hire revenue up

Revenue fell 12.6% at GEE Group (NYSE American: JOB) in its fiscal third quarter ended June 30. Contract staffing revenue fell 15.5% at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based staffing provider, but direct-hire revenue rose 6.7%.

Command Center revenue down 1% amid impact of tight job market

Command Center Inc. (NasdaqCM: CCNI) reported second-quarter revenue fell 1.3%. The Denver-based industrial staffing provider said the decrease was driven by higher-than-normal turnover in sales positions as a result of the tight job market.

Staffing firms must pay $394,438 to Arizona warehouse workers

More than 120 workers in Arizona will receive $394,438 in back wages and liquidated damages from three staffing firms in a lawsuit that claimed the firms took part in a scheme not to pay overtime, the US Department of Labor announced Monday. The workers had worked at an Albertson’s warehouse in Tolleson,...

New book discusses temporary work and the future (US News and World Report)

Historian Louis Hyman discusses the future of work and how the US economy is changing perhaps for the better in an article in US News & World Report. Hyman recently released a new book, Temp: How American Work, American Business and the American Dream Became Temporary. “In the 21st century, we...

The benefit of being a locum tenens – Staffing quote of the week

“The beauty of locum tenens is that I work really hard at an assignment for a couple weeks or a month. I may be tired at the end of it, but I know that I’m going to have a break,” said Dr. Monica Anselmetti, an obstetrician, in an announcement from staffing provider CompHealth, part of CHG...

List of largest IT staffing providers in US includes 47 firms; 64% of $30 billion market

There are 47 firms that generated at least $100 million in IT staffing revenue in 2017, according to a new report by Staffing Industry Analysts that lists the largest IT staffing providers in the US.

IT staffing had estimated revenue of $29.9 billion last year, according to SIA's most recent forecast....

Safety of temps and all workers is in focus this week

The American Staffing Association is partnering with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week to raise awareness on safety during “Safe + Sound Week” this week, the ASA announced.

“Protecting and enhancing temporary and contract employee safety and well-being is very important...

This is National Locum Tenens Week

This week is National Locum Tenens Week. It’s an annual event led by the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations, the association of staffing firms providing temporary physicians.

“We’re proud to lead our industry again in acknowledging those physicians who devote themselves to practicing...

New Jersey signs deal with DOL to fight misclassification; $80 million-plus in underreported taxes

New Jersey and the US Department of Labor announced today they will work together to target misclassification of employees as independent contractors. It’s a problem they say has resulted in more than $80 million in underreported tax contributions since 2010 in New Jersey alone.

“In New Jersey, we...