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Ontario faces opposition to minimum wage increase (CBC News)

July 11, 2017

Ontario’s bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour — a move that is feared by businesses but has the support of some prominent economists — is being put to the public in hearings this week. CBC News reported businesses are strongly opposed to the increase, particularly the quick pace of it....


Job openings fall 5% in May, but hiring up

July 11, 2017

The number of US job openings in May fell 5.0% from a record high in April to 5.66 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the number of hires rose 8.5%.

The job openings rate — a measure of job openings compared with total employment...


Word of the week: Applicant tracking system

July 11, 2017

An applicant tracking system, or “ATS,” is described in this year’s edition of Staffing Industry Analysts’ online lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a software application that enables the electronic handling of corporate recruitment needs. Most incorporate a company website,...


IT giants investing in upgrading workers’ skills (Moneycontrol News)

July 11, 2017

IT services and outsourcing providers are helping IT employees upgrade their skills, Moneycontrol News reports. The National Association of Software and Services Companies, in partnership with Boston Consulting Group, joined with 20 member companies — including Infosys, Wipro, Mindtree, Accenture,...


Mastech Digital strikes $55 million deal to acquire InfoTrellis

July 10, 2017

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) agreed to acquire the services division of InfoTrellis Inc., a Canada-based information management consulting and technology services company that provides project and consulting services in master data management, data integration and big data....


NSC Technologies buys engineering staffing provider

July 10, 2017

NSC Technologies LLC acquired Superior Resource Group Inc., a Green Bay, Wis.-based firm that provides contract engineering services, including skilled trades staffing and direct placements. The deal took effect June 30; financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Superior Resource Group...


Texas staffing firm owner gets prison for not paying $18 million in employment taxes

July 10, 2017

The owner of a Houston staffing company was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay approximately $18 million in employment taxes, the US Department of Justice reported. 

Richard Floyd Tatum Jr. pleaded guilty in March to one count of failing to pay employment taxes. In addition to...


New Ontario vendor qualifications could exclude smaller IT staffing firms from government bids (IT World Canada)

July 10, 2017

Proposed changes to the Ontario government’s “vendor of record” qualifications for task-based information and IT services could eliminate all but very large companies, IT World Canada reported. The government issued a request for bids in May that served notice that it plans to reduce its list of...


Employment Trends Index edges down, but tighter labor market still foreseen

July 10, 2017

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index edged down in June to a reading of 133.07 from May’s downwardly revised reading of 133.32. But data still indicate job growth to remain strong.

“Despite the June decline in the Employment Trends Index, job growth will remain strong in the coming...


Generation Z enters workforce with different career goals (MarketWatch)

July 10, 2017

The first wave of Generation Z workers turned 18 in recent years and more are entering the workforce. MarketWatch reports that while they may share certain affinities with the preceding millennial generation, they also have different expectations of their careers and workplaces.