GigE conference: Gig economy finally getting its due, but jury still out on inflection point

While much of the $3.5 trillion global gig economy may have operated outside of popular culture in the past, it’s finally getting its due, Staffing Industry Analysts President Barry Asin said in a keynote today at the opening of the Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference in Dallas.

Case in point:...

Private equity firm completes CDI acquisition

AE Industrial Partners LLC — a private equity investor specializing in aerospace, power generation, and specialty industrial companies — completed its acquisition of CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of IT and engineering staffing.

The deal was first announced in July and called...

ManpowerGroup survey finds 16% of employers in Mexico to increase staff

A survey by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) found 16% of employers in Mexico forecast an increase in staffing levels in the upcoming quarter. Three percent anticipate a decrease and 79% expect no change, yielding a net employment outlook of 13% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The forecast indicates hiring...

Infosys to open 2,000-worker tech and innovation hub in North Carolina

Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global IT services and outsourcing provider, will open its North Carolina Technology and Innovation Hub in Raleigh, N.C. It is expected to hire 2,000 American workers by 2021.

The new hub will open in early 2018 and occupy 60,000 square feet in a new facility in Raleigh. The company...

California county approves $7 million for strike replacement nurses (The Press-Enterprise)

The Press-Enterprise reports California’s Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement that gives county officials leeway to spend up to $7 million – minus $1.5 million already spent – for Nurse Bridge Consultants to provide temporary replacement nurses should...

Uber’s chief legal officer to step down (Bloomberg Technology)

Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief legal officer, Salle Yoo, sent an email to employees of the human cloud, ride-sharing firm saying she would step down after helping newly appointed CEO Dara Khosrowshahi find her successor, Bloomberg Technology reports. Yoo has been in charge of Uber’s legal efforts...

ManpowerGroup finds 21% to add staff, Q4 net employment outlook holds steady

ManpowerGroup Inc.’s (NYSE: MAN) new Employment Outlook Survey found 21% of US employers plan to add staff in the upcoming fourth quarter. The percentage is down from 24% who said they planned to add staff in ManpowerGroup’s third-quarter survey and 22% in the second quarter.

The fourth-quarter survey...

System One expands reach with acquisition of multimedia staffing firm

Pittsburgh-based System One acquired TeamPeople, a multimedia staffing company based in Falls Church, Va. The deal expands System One’s international reach in multimedia staffing and services.

The transaction closed Sept. 11 and terms were not disclosed.

TeamPeople provides multimedia, audio visual and...

Gig economy conference kicks off today

The Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference starts this evening in Dallas. The event brings together technology suppliers, HR and procurement buyers and others to discuss the latest trends in the human cloud.

Panels will include discussions on legal developments, including a “moot court” hearing...

Job openings edge up to record-high in July

The number of US job openings edged up 0.9% in July from June to a record high 6.17 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hires and separates rates were also little changed.

The job openings rate — a measure of job openings compared...