MBO Partners licenses brand in international expansion initiative

MBO Partners, a provider of independent contractor engagement solutions, today announced a new international sales and service delivery strategy that will license the MBO Partners brand to a network of qualified member firms.

The network will supplement MBO's existing relationships with sub-contracted...

Jobless claims average up 3,500 but initial claims fall

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 266,750 last week, up 3,500 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of...

More than two in five gained weight at current jobs, survey finds

More than two in five, 44%, of US workers have gained weight at their current job, according to a survey released today by CareerBuilder. Twenty-five percent reported gaining more than 10 pounds, while 17% of workers reported they lost weight.

When asked what they felt contributed to their weight gain...

Canada franchisee sues McDonald's over temporary foreign worker controversy — Web

CBC News reports a former Victoria franchisee is suing McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada for abruptly ending their relationship after the franchisee was accused of favoring temporary foreign workers over Canadians, which would have violated rules of the federally-regulated program.

EU-US Privacy Shield

In a new CWS 3.0 article, Fiona Coombe, Staffing Industry Analysts’ director of legal and regulatory research, discusses what the new EU-US data privacy agreement means for companies transferring personal data between Europe and US.

Toptal acquires business talent platform Skillbridge

Toptal, an online staffing platform for software engineers and designers, acquired Skillbridge, an online platform for business freelancers.

Skillbridge, which is headquartered in New York and London, will become Toptal Business, a new segment of Toptal. Skillbridge’s co-founders, CEO Raj Jeyakumar...

RPO provider Hire Velocity acquires firm, names CEO

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Hire Velocity acquired BHS Hire LLC, an Atlanta-based staffing firm.

Hire Velocity is privately held and terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

With the acquisition, BHS Hire founder and CEO Jennifer Beck will assume the role of CEO at Hire Velocity with the...

US raises to average 3% in 2016

Most 2016 pay raises will average around 3%, according to the 2016 Salary Guides released today by Randstad US. However, in-demand jobs are trending up to three times higher.

Certain engineering, IT, manufacturing and logistics, and office and administration jobs can expect compensation increases of 6%...

Oregon joins Department of Labor’s IC misclassification fight

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Labor to combat workers’ misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee statuses.

The two agencies will provide outreach to employers, employees, and other stakeholders;...

CEO confidence edges up in Q1

CEO confidence edged up in the first quarter after declining in the final quarter of last year. The Conference Board’s measure of CEO confidence rose to a level of 47, up slightly from 45 in the fourth quarter of 2015.

A reading of more than 50 reflects more positive than negative responses.

The survey...