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HR targets engagement, company culture: Paychex survey
June 18, 2018Human resource leaders nationwide reaffirmed HR’s role in shaping company strategy and revealed a sharpened focus on talent management activities for employee engagement and company culture in the second annual Paychex Pulse of HR Survey.
HR leaders continue to have strategic influence with their organization’s...
Housing prices cut into temp worker supply (Record-Eagle)
June 18, 2018Housing prices are making it more difficult to recruit in some areas. The Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle newspaper reported on the problem in Traverse City, where employers are scrambling to locate temporary and other employees. “Our members are seeing labor shortages across the board,” Bill...
A world of work seemingly of opposites? (World Employment Confederation)
June 18, 2018Last week’s 2018 World Employment Conference — a meeting of staffing industry organizations from around the globe and large staffing firms — showed a world of work seemingly of opposites, according to a report by the World Employment Confederation, which put on the event. “People want flexibility...
Engineering staffing firm Belcan acquires Allegiant International
June 15, 2018Engineering consulting and staffing provider Belcan LLC acquired consulting firm Allegiant International LLC, its seventh acquisition in less than 36 months.
The transaction closed June 13; terms were not disclosed.
Allegiant, headquartered in Indianapolis, has a network of more than 750 professionals...
SThree gross profit rises 11%, up 9% in US
June 15, 2018SThree plc, which ranks on SIA’s list of largest global staffing firms, announced gross profit rose 11% in constant currency in the first half of the year ended May 31.
The London-based staffing provider, which has operations in the US, reported growth in contract placement gross profit happened in...
NES acquires California-based life sciences talent provider
June 15, 2018Staffing firm NES Global Talent acquired Redbock LLC, a talent provider to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices industries. The transaction is aimed at bolstering the life science capabilities of NES.
RedBock, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., provides contingent staffing, in-sourced...
Former CareerBuilder exec sues company for sexual harassment
June 15, 2018A former CareerBuilder executive sued the company in federal court claiming sexual discrimination. The suit says the company had a culture that turned a blind eye toward sexual harassment and bullying of women. Examples of discrimination in the suit includes a male executive who, uninvited, followed...
Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in May
June 15, 2018Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in May at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. North Dakota was next at 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis, followed by Iowa and New Hampshire, both at 2.7%.
Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.2% in May....
People: Jackson Healthcare, Scout Exchange, Kincannon & Reed, Kingsley Gate
June 15, 2018Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest US healthcare staffing providers, hired Matthew Harrison as VP of human resources. Prior to joining Jackson Healthcare, Harrison held leadership roles at Manheim, McKesson, The Weather Com. and Comcast.
Scout Exchange, a platform to connect companies with search...
Kforce Government Solutions subsidiary appoints new CEO
June 14, 2018Kforce Government Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC), appointed President Maureen Coyle as CEO, effective July 1. She replaces Pat Moneymaker, who held the role since 2014 and will remain chairman of the board.
Coyle joined KGS in 2016 as chief strategy officer and served as...