Hiring process slows in candidate-driven market, survey finds

Many companies have been in growth mode throughout 2015, but the hiring process has slowed in the executive, managerial and professional sector, according to the 2015 second half edition of the MRINetwork Recruiter Sentiment Study.

Candidates now receive an offer three to six weeks from the candidate’s...

Robert Half survey finds CIOs plan similar hiring in US, more in Canada

Almost one-quarter, 22%, of US chief information officers plan to add staff to their IT departments in the first six months of 2016, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report released today. This matched the percentage who said they planned to add IT staff in a...

Chicago, South Florida firms increase IT, accounting/finance hiring plans

Human resources professionals and hiring managers in the greater Chicago and south Florida markets expect to expand their businesses in the coming quarter by hiring additional accounting, finance and IT professionals, according to the first-quarter accounting, finance and IT hiring forecast study conducted...

ASA reports hardest-to-fill job is podiatrist

Podiatrist was the hardest occupation to fill in the US, according to The American Staffing Association’s third-quarter skills gap index, a quarterly index that tracks hard-to-fill occupations in the US.

The index identified 75 occupations as hard to fill based on a measurement of the 12 months ended...

TriNet adds former Morgan Stanley exec to board

TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET), the fourth-largest US professional employer organization, appointed Paul Chamberlain to its board of directors, effective Dec. 15.

Chamberlain brings investment banking, financing and strategic transactions experience to TriNet. His background includes executive, financial...

Oasis adds Florida PEO as new division

Oasis Outsourcing, a professional employer organization based in West Palm Beach, Fla., announced Tampa, Fla.-based PEO A1HR will become a division of Oasis Outsourcing.

The deal is considered a merger, according to the company. The transaction closed Dec. 11 and terms are not disclosed.

A1HR has approximately...

CorTech acquires Wisconsin-based Integrated Staffing

CorTech LLC, a global staffing provider based in Atlanta, acquired the assets of Integrated Staffing of Mauston, Wis. The transaction increases CorTech’s presence in the Wisconsin area and broadens its reach.

The deal closed Monday, but terms of the deal were not announced.

CorTech’s SVP of Field Operations...

Seattle allows Uber, Lyft independent contractors to unionize

Independent contractor drivers in Seattle who work for the same company can now pursue unionization under a new law unanimously approved by the Seattle City Council on Monday. The bill focuses on online ride-sharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft as well as taxi companies.

Experts say the new rule adds...

ManpowerGroup, Heidrick announce new board members

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) and Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) announced new board members.

ManpowerGroup announced yesterday that John Ferraro, former global COO of Ernst & Young, was elected to its board effective Jan. 1, 2016.

“We’re delighted to welcome John to the board...

California lawmaker has plans for gig economy workers — Staffing quote of the week

“As the economy changes, the law has to change as well,” California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) told the Los Angeles Times in a story about a new gig economy bill she will introduce in January. “Our rules for unions come out of a different era. We have to accept that. There...