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Unions accuse temporary foreign worker program of driving down wages, breaking Alberta law (The Tyee)
September 22, 2017Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan said job postings by the federal government undermine the Alberta government’s ban on hiring foreign workers for 29 job categories in the province, The Tyee reports. Destination Canada, a federal government initiative, is hosting ads for Edmonton jobs...
BG Staffing acquires Chicago-based finance/accounting staffing firm; its ninth acquisition
September 21, 2017BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF), a Plano, Texas-based staffing firm, acquired substantially all the assets of Smart Resources Inc., a privately held temporary and direct-hire finance and accounting staffing provider in Chicago.
Smart Resources had annual revenue of approximately $13.2 million in 2016....
Canadian staffing index posts modest growth in August
September 21, 2017The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 7% in August from July to a reading of 114. However, on a year-over-year basis, the index was up 4% in August.
“The August index value suggests moderate year-over-year growth,” says Maxim Kupfer, research associate at Staffing...
Law firms to increase first-year associate hiring, Robert Half Legal reports
September 21, 2017Lawyers expect increased hiring of first-year associates in the next 12 months, according to a study released by Robert Half Legal. Nearly one-quarter of lawyers interviewed, 22%, said their law firm plans to increase its hiring of first-year associates in the next 12 months.
“Job opportunities for...
Jobless claims average up 6,000; initial claims fall as hurricane impact in Texas eases
September 21, 2017The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 268,750 last week, up 6,000 from the previous week’s revised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised downward by 500....
Information security analyst tops CareerCast’s list of best computer and IT jobs
September 21, 2017Information security analyst, software engineer and computer systems analyst top CareerCast’s new list of 2017’s best jobs in IT.
According to the report, great opportunities in IT exist across a variety of platforms throughout most — if not all — industries, and job seekers with different skill...
Congress members propose credit-screening restrictions for employment in wake of breach (SHRM)
September 21, 2017Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proposed bills in the US House and Senate, respectively, following the announcement that 143 million people were affected by the security breach at Equifax, one of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies. The Society for Human...
Class-action lawsuit claims hundreds of recruits paid for nonexistent British Columbia jobs (Surrey Now-Leader)
September 21, 2017The Supreme Court of British Columbia certified a class-action lawsuit against Mac’s Convenience Stores and three immigration consultants in connection with allegations that foreign workers were promised nonexistent jobs, Surrey Now-Leader reports. Four plaintiffs represent 450 foreign workers in the...
CyberCoders lists most in-demand jobs; top job for IT is software engineer with salary up to $139,165
September 20, 2017Professional staffing firm CyberCoders, part of On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), listed its most in-demand jobs and salaries for the IT, construction and accounting verticals.
Software engineer came in as the most in-demand job for IT; tax manager topped the list in the accounting vertical; and superintendent...
Business Roundtable Outlook survey finds higher GDP estimate, hiring plans
September 20, 2017CEOs now expect 2017 US gross domestic product growth of 2.1%, up 0.1% from projection made in June, according to the Business Roundtable’s third-quarter 2017 CEO Economic Outlook Survey. CEOs’ plans for hiring jumped to the highest reading in more than six years. However, expectations for sales...