Workers sue Tesla as joint employer with staffing firms in discrimination lawsuit (Los Angeles Times)

Tesla Inc. is being sued as a joint employer along with two staffing firms by two workers alleging a pattern of racial harassment and hostility, the Los Angeles Times reported. If the court holds Tesla accountable, it would affect how similarly situated companies operate, David Weil, dean of the School...

Hays reports fiscal Q3 growth in global operations, including US, but UK net fees decline

Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firm, reported strong growth in its global operations during its fiscal third quarter ended March 31. However, the London-based firm reported growth in the UK market remained “subdued.”

In a trading statement issued today, Hays reported net...

Gen X behind changing nature of work, not millennials (CNBC)

Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1981, are playing a critical — but underappreciated — role in leadership as companies move forward with the digital transformation, according to a report in CNBC. Already, they represent 51% of leadership roles globally, and they are poised to assume more....

Active listening more important than candidates’ skills during interviews, Express finds

Listening and asking relevant questions are more important when interviewing than skills, experience and work history, according to a survey of business leaders and decision-makers released by Express Employment Professionals.

The survey asked business leaders and decision-makers, “What most improves...

In bids for talent, US companies increase teleworking, lower educational requirements for some: The Conference Board

Companies are pursuing additional strategies to recruit untapped talent and retain workers as the labor market tightens, according to the Global Labor Market Outlook 2018 report released today by The Conference Board. US businesses in particular are lowering educational requirements for some cohorts...

California cities top Indeed’s list of best cities for job seekers, but Boston and Minneapolis rank high

California cities top Indeed’s list of Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2018, released today. Half of the top 10 cities for job seekers on this year’s list are in California, including first-place San Jose and second-place San Francisco.

The list ranks cities on four separate factors – job market...

Jobless claims average rise; initial claims drop back to 1970s level

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 230,000 last week, up 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the weekly numbers. Total initial claims for unemployment...

PageGroup Q1 gross profit up 12% in constant currency; Americas is fastest-growing region

UK-based staffing firm PageGroup reported first-quarter gross profit rose 12.3% in constant currency in a trading update.

Gross profit rose across all regions except for the UK. The firm reported 16 countries delivered record quarters and 23 countries achieved year-over-year growth of more than 10%....

Majority of people open to job change; benefits, flexibility among top reasons to switch, according to Yoh report

Only 15% of employed Americans said they would not leave their current job for any reason, indicating that a significant majority of people are open to a job change if the right offer came along, according to a survey released today by Yoh. And when excluding a pay increase, employed Americans...

State and local IT teams update recruiting tactics to prepare for ‘silver tsunami’ (StateTech)

State and local IT departments try new and innovative ways to recruit new talent as their older employees continue to retire in large numbers, StateTech reports. The IT department in Austin, Texas, has moved to what CIO Stephen Elkins calls his “flexible sourcing program,” which extends...