The dawn of the digital manager (Staffing Industry Review)

The role of manager (as you know them) is going the way of the dinosaur thanks to technology, writes Marcus Mossberger in a new article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase. Mossberger, Infor’s senior director, healthcare HCM strategy, discusses the role of the manager and the idea of replacing...

Super Bowl staffing tough amid low unemployment, $16 an hour is one minimum – Staffing quote of the week

“The companies that were coming in to manage the Super Bowl and manage all these events didn’t have a proper understanding of the pay rates they were going to need to operate within the Twin Cities marketplace,” Jerome Gerber, VP of Award Staffing, told the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis....

US ranks third in Global Talent Competitiveness index, released by Adecco

The United States ranked third internationally in attracting, developing and retaining talent, according to the 2018 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. Canada ranked 15th. The index features 119 countries and 90 cities. The index is published by INSEAD, the Business School for the World, in partnership...

ADP acquires freelancer management system provider WorkMarket

Freelancer management system WorkMarket was acquired by ADP (NASD: ADP), the large provider of paycheck processing, PEO and other services. The deal was announced today, almost six months after WorkMarket itself acquired freelancer management system provider OnForce from The Adecco Group.

“At ADP, we...

Insight Global announces new CEO; founder to remain executive chairman

Insight Global, the third-largest IT staffing provider in the US, promoted Bert Bean to CEO from his previous role as president. Founder and former CEO Glenn Johnson will remain as executive chairman.

“Bert Bean is absolutely the right person for the job,” Johnson said. “Bert and I have worked closely,...

Canadian staffing index posts ‘solid’ year-over-year growth in December

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 6% in December on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 102. The increase came despite last month having 5% fewer working days than December 2016.

“December was a solid month for volume growth year over year, taking account...

Private equity firm invests in staffing provider The Planet Group

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners invested in The Planet Group, a provider of staffing and consulting in the life sciences and diversified energy and engineering markets. The terms of the transaction were not announced.

MidOcean is a former investor in System One, which ranks among the largest staffing...

Staffing 360 announces it is back in compliance with Nasdaq

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider with operations in the US and UK, announced it is back in compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.

“Following a transformational 2017, our focus for 2018 will include executing new business initiatives, fostering growth, and achieving...

Workers need blend of technical soft skills, says ManpowerGroup

Developing the right blend of technical skills and soft skills is the solution for workers and employers as technology transforms organizations, according to a new report by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) titled “Robots Need Not Apply: Human Solutions in the Skills Revolution.” The report is based...

Former Korn Ferry exec asks court to toss his prison sentence in database access conviction

Former Korn Ferry executive David Nosal asked the US District Court in San Francisco to throw out a one-year prison sentence. Nosal was convicted by a jury in 2013 for violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because his colleagues accessed information on a Korn Ferry database in 2005. This was...