ADP acquires payment card firm as proxy fight wears on

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) announced Thursday it acquired payment card firm Global Cash Card, which it plans to integrate into its existing payment card offering called “Aline.” The company says the deal will give more than 4 million accounts under management.

The news comes as ADP...

Staffing Industry Analysts releases list of US diversity staffing firms

Staffing Industry Analysts released its 2017 List of US Diversity Staffing Firms, which includes 120 US companies that self-identify as being woman-owned, minority-owned or under other diversity ownership.

This year’s annual list report includes 66 firms owned by women, 63 minority-owned firms and eight...

Jobs and networking website founder gets one-year prison sentence

A man who founded a jobs and networking website for oil and gas professionals and sold it for $51 million only to hack back in — and steal information from more than 700,000 customer accounts for a another website — was sentenced Friday to a year in prison, the US Attorney’s office reported today...

Employment Trends Index falls on hurricane impact

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index edged down in September following a larger drop in August. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused the slowdown, but the index is expected to pick up.

“Several components that led to the decline in the Employment Trends Index in August and September were...

Improving your website’s return on investment (Staffing Industry Review)

Your website is the single most important marketing vehicle for your staffing firm — and the one with the highest potential return on investment, wrote Mandy Wittschen in a new article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase. Wittschen, a marketing strategist and senior editor with Haley Marketing...

Food processing plant sues Toronto recruiter (CBC News)

CBC News reported HyLife Foods, a Manitoba pork processing plant, is suing a Toronto recruiting company A&L Hammer Workforce Management Inc. for allegedly misleading foreign workers and persuading them to quit their jobs at the plant to work with companies from which the recruiter allegedly benefited...

US adds 5,900 temp positions in September, but total jobs decline amid hurricanes’ impact

Temporary help jobs rose by 5,900 in September from August even as total nonfarm jobs fell, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Temp jobs also gained as a percent of total employment with the temp penetration rate reaching a high of 2.082% in September....

Companies to hire more workers this Q4 than last, survey says

Employers plan to increase hiring for both seasonal jobs and traditional, ongoing jobs in the fourth quarter, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Q4 2017 Job Forecast survey of hiring managers and workers released today. A majority of employers also said they plan to increase pay.

Looking across industries,...

Canadian employment rises by 10,000 in September; gain in full-time jobs offsets drop in part-time

Canada added 10,000 jobs in September from August as gains in full-time work offset a loss of part-time jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs rose by 112,000 in September while part-time jobs fell by 102,000.

Compared to the same...

People: CTG, Geometric Results, Impellam, Phaidon, Hay Group and more

Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG), a Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider, announced Robert Barras rejoined the firm as VP, sales, for the company’s North American healthcare line of business. Barras will have executive responsibility for healthcare sales in North America. Most recently, Barras...