July 2, 2020
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its IT Staffing Growth Assessment: 2020 Update. As readers will see, immense changes have spread across a broad range of subjects within the IT staffing segment since our previous update.
New themes emerge in annual state of IT staffing report
30 June 2020
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its IT Staffing Growth Assessment: 2020 Update. As readers will see, immense changes have spread across a broad range of subjects within the IT staffing segment since our previous update.
Trump suspends certain foreign workers' entry, including H-1B visa holders
30 June 2020
US President Donald Trump on June 22 suspended the entry into the US of certain foreign workers through 2020. The executive order applies to H-1B visas, H-2B visas, H-4 visas, L-1 visas and certain J-1 visas.
ASGN headquarters relocating to Virginia from California
30 June 2020
ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), the ninth-largest US staffing firm and second-largest IT staffing firm, is moving its headquarters to Henrico County, Virginia, from Calabasas, California.
Hire Technologies, RSI International cancel merger
30 June 2020
Hire Technologies Inc. (TSXV: HIRE), a Toronto-based staffing firm, said it is not merging with RSI International Systems Inc. (NEX: RSY.H) after both firms mutually agreed to terminate the plan.
IT employment posts biggest decline in 15 years
30 June 2020
IT employment in the US fell by 1.63% in May compared to April for a total of some 5.2 million jobs, according to the TechServe Alliance, a trade association for the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.
Tech diversity advocate Stacy Brown-Philpot leaving TaskRabbit
30 June 2020
TaskRabbit Inc. CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot is leaving the San Francisco-based online staffing firm on Aug. 31.
Kelly appoints specialty business leaders, names Hugo Malan as president of science, engineering and technology
30 June 2020
Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) June 22 announced the appointment of the company’s specialty business leaders, including Hugo Malan as president of science, engineering and technology.
USCIS’ first estimate: 583,420 H-1B visa workers last fiscal year
30 June 2020
US Customs and Immigration Services released a report that found there were 583,420 such workers in the US as of Sept. 30, 2019, the end of the last federal fiscal year.