Staffing website demos increase workers' use of them: SIA research

About a quarter of temporary workers barely look at their staffing firm’s website or app, and many more are just slightly aware of the features such as viewing payroll information or available jobs, according to a recent report released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Only 20% said such tools have been...

American gig workers’ earnings total $1.4 trillion: index

Collective annual earnings of American gig workers total $1.4 trillion, and 59% use digital marketplaces to find new opportunities, according to the Gig Economy Index released today by PYMNTS and Hyperwallet.

Those aged 18 to 34 rely on digital marketplaces the most, with the arts, design, entertainment,...

San Francisco adds 4,375 tech jobs, New York and Boston also increase digital jobs: report

The San Francisco Bay Area increased at a rapid pace in the first quarter, with more than 4,375 new jobs added for a 2.1% employment gain, according to the Digital Jobs Index for the first quarter of 2018 released today by executive search firm ON Partners. New York City showed a 1.8% gain and added...

Professionals increasingly check in with office while on vacation: Accountemps

Professionals plan to take an average of nine vacation days this summer but most will still check in with the office, according to a survey by Accountemps, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).

The survey found 44% of respondents said they typically don't check in at all with the office,...

Airline mechanic staffing companies’ exec gets 12-month sentence in immigration case

The former VP of operations for two separate airline mechanic staffing companies was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for making false statements in support of legal permanent resident petitions for dozens of mechanics, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced.

The companies’ staff...

Supreme Court rules employers can prevent class actions with individual arbitration (The Hill)

The US Supreme Court today ruled employers can prohibit workers from filing class-action lawsuits by requiring them to sign individual arbitration agreements, The Hill reported. The justices ruled in a 5-4 decision released on Monday. “The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has...

Uber drivers average $11.77 per hour, report also looks at size of on-demand economy

Uber drivers make an average of $11.77 per hour after deducting Uber fees and vehicle expenses, according to a report this week by the Economic Policy Institute that looked at Uber and the online platform, gig economy space as a whole.

That compares to the $32.06 average hourly compensation of private-sector...

EEOC files discrimination suit; staffing firm says charges aren’t true

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination lawsuit against Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc, a Buffalo, NY-based staffing provider. However, the firm in a statement denied the EEOC’s charges.

The EEOC contends Staffing Solutions, which places employees with clients throughout...

Canadian staffing index up 8% year over year

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 8% in April on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 107.

“April’s strong year-over-year growth can be largely attributed to the greater number of working days this year,” said Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing...

Hawaii posts lowest jobless rate in April, three states hit record lows

Hawaii posted the lowest unemployment rate among all states in April at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. New Hampshire and North Dakota followed, both at 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 7.3% in April.

California, Hawaii...