Senator plans bill that would more than double H-1B visas (Bloomberg)

US Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, plans to introduce a bill in the US Senate as early as this week that would more than double the maximum number of temporary visas offered to high-skilled workers from overseas, Bloomberg reported. The measure would allow as many as 195,000 H-1B visas based on demand, an...

Adecco CEO discusses social safety nets panel at World Economic Forum (Adecco Group)

While change opens up new horizons for work — such as the platform and gig economies — it also poses some big challenges, said Adecco Group CEO Alain Dehaze in a reflection on the social safety nets panel conducted at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “One conclusion appears clear to me: in the...

Tracking data across applications (CWS 3.0)

Fierce competition in the VMS technology marketplace results in innovative enhancements arriving every day, the CWS 3.0 newsletter reports. Stephen Clancy, CCWP, SIA’s director of contingent workforce strategies and research, discusses what to consider when looking to engage business intelligence and...

Job market strong, but barriers prevent employment for some: Express

The job market is strong, but some people still face issues getting hired. Staffing firm Express Employment Professionals listed seven barriers to employment in a new white paper report with transportation and child care among the top barriers.

Deb Gray, an Express owner in the Pittsburgh area, estimated...

Online staffing platform Fiverr acquires firm that lets freelancers manage invoices, expenses

Online staffing provider Fiverr acquired freelance services platform AND CO, a platform for freelancers to manage invoices, income and expenses. The transaction expands Fiverr’s portfolio and further positions the company as both a digital marketplace and as a platform of services for offline freelance...

Businesses are improving the workplace experience, Randstad Sourceright report says

Businesses are bolstering efforts to improve the workplace experience, fueled in part by record low unemployment and a spike in business confidence, according to the 2018 Talent Trends Report released by Randstad Sourceright.

The report’s survey included more than 800 C-suite and human capital leaders...

Legal staffing provider HCMC Legal names new CFO and other execs

HCMC Legal Inc., the second-largest legal staffing provider in the US, named Charles Nelson as CFO. It also announced Andreana Nelson will serve as VP of sales for its Hire Counsel business and Nick Radoicic will be managing director of operations for Hire Counsel. New York-based HCMC is the parent company...

ShiftPixy names new CFO

Gig economy firm ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY) appointed Patrice Launay as CFO, effective immediately. He succeeds Stephen DeSantis, who resigned from the company on Oct. 5.

Launay most recently was a financial and accounting manager for RxSight Inc., providing month-end close assistance, designing and...

Three ways technology will change the gig economy in 2018 (Forbes)

In 2018, technologies will evolve to provide the agility businesses need to stay competitive in the new gig economy, Forbes reports in an article examining three trends that are the driving forces behind the new kind of work.

1.4 million US jobs to be disrupted by technology by 2026; reskilling vital

A new report released by the World Economic Forum found 1.4 million US jobs will be disrupted by technology and other factors between now and 2026, and 57% of those jobs belong to women. However, 95% of workers most at risk would find good-quality, higher wage work if they had adequate reskilling.

The...