NSC Technologies buys engineering staffing provider

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

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)

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

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)

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.

US temp jobs up by 13,400 in second-highest gain in two years

Temporary help jobs rose by 13,400 in June from May and the temp penetration rate reached an all-time high for the third month in a row, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today’s revised data also increased May’s previously reported gain...

Canada adds 45,300 jobs in June on surge in part-time work

Canada added 45,300 jobs in June from May, mostly in part-time work, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs rose by 8,100 in June while part-time jobs rose by 37,100.

Employment gains in June were led by people aged 55 and older, with an increase...

Oasis Outsourcing expands footprint with acquisition of Arizona PEO

Professional employer organization Oasis Outsourcing acquired DHR Services Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries. The acquisition further expands Oasis’ geographic footprint in the Western region of the US.

Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., DHR provides HR, benefits, payroll, risk management and workers’...

Caldwell Partners revenue rises 5%; US professional fees up

The Caldwell Partners (TSX: CWL.TO), a Toronto-based executive search firm with operations in Canada, the US and Europe, reported revenue rose 5.0% year over year to C$14.5 million (US$10.8 million) in its fiscal third quarter ended May 31.

Temp hiring plans increase for second half, survey finds

Hiring managers and human resource professionals plan to hire more temporary staff in the second half of 2017 compared to last year, according to CareerBuilder’s new mid-year 2017 US job forecast. The survey found 46% plan to hire temporary or contract staff in the second half of this year, up from...