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New list to honor contingent workforce managers (The Staffing Stream)
April 23, 2018A new list honoring game-changing contingent workforce managers is now being compiled, and Staffing Industry Analysts’ Subadhra Sriram discusses the “Contingent Workforce Program Game Changers” list in a new Staffing Stream post. Contingent workforce management as a profession has grown substantially,...
ManpowerGroup Q1 revenue up 16% with foreign currency boost, but US revenue down 7%
April 20, 2018First-quarter revenue at ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) rose 16.1% year over year with a boost from foreign currencies relative to the US dollar; revenue was up 5.4% in constant currency. The Milwaukee-based staffing giant also reported US revenue fell 6.8% year over year. The only other segment where...
Online staffing firms TaskRabbit reopens website after cybersecurity incident
April 20, 2018Online staffing firm TaskRabbit’s website was back online Thursday; it had been down in response to a cybersecurity incident earlier this week.
TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot discussed the incident in a post on the company’s website.
“While our investigation is ongoing, preliminary evidence shows...
Sectors using temp help among those under scrutiny in upcoming Ontario inspection blitzes
April 20, 2018More than two dozen workplace inspection blitzes are planned over the next two years by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. And sectors “with new and young workers, temporary help, vulnerable workers and a history of low compliance will be targeted.”
Inspectors will look for violations that involve issues...
Aloha state posts lowest jobless rate in March
April 20, 2018Hawaii posted the lowest jobless rate among US states in March at 2.1%, the US Bureau of labor Statistics reported today. It was followed by New Hampshire and North Dakota at 2.6% each.
Alaska posted the highest jobless rate at 7.3%. It was followed by the District of Columbia and New Mexico at 5.6% each....
People – Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds, Quess Corp
April 20, 2018Executive search provider Heidrick & Struggles (NASD: HSII) named Tim Alexander Lüdke as global managing partner of its newly launched Disruptive Innovators Team to work with developing organizations on strategies for filling talent gaps, advising on transformation and accelerating growth. Lüdke...
Silicon Valley tech firm includes staffing firm workers in benefits (CNBC)
April 20, 2018SurveyMonkey, an online survey tool, is working to extend company benefits not just to internal employees but contractors through third-party firms, including staffing firms, CNBC reported. The company developed a framework for vendor partners for health benefits, personal time off and transportation....
CTG revenue up on strength of European operations, Paris acquisition
April 19, 2018Revenue rose 7.5% at IT staffing and solutions provider CTG (NASD: CTG) thanks to European business and revenue from its acquisition of Paris-based Soft Co. in February. The Buffalo, NY-based firm reported that excluding three of its largest clients, revenue rose 15.2% year over year.
North American...
Europe-based VMS acquires Dutch-based CRM and ATS provider
April 19, 2018Europe-based vendor management system Pixid announced it acquired Carerix, a Dutch-based provider of customer relationship management and applicant tracking system software.
Pixid will add a presence in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg with the Carerix acquisition. Pixid already had offices in...
Majority of US workers favor higher minimum wage, Adecco survey finds
April 19, 2018A majority of working US adults believe the minimum wage should be increased, according to a new survey by Adecco USA. It found 70% of the 1,000 US adults surveyed believed the minimum wage should be higher. Thirty-nine percent said it should be raised “minimally” and 31% said it should be raised...