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‘Best Staffing Firms to Work For’ nominations due Friday

November 15, 2018

The deadline to take part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” program is tomorrow. That is the day nominations are due for the list.

The program is open to staffing firms in North America and the UK.

Top firms will be profiled in Staffing Industry Review magazine...


Adecco’s chief executive calls for life-long learning to avoid jobs ‘time bomb’ (Reuters)

November 15, 2018

Companies should set up portable accounts to pay for life-long learning to help workers upgrade their skills and remain employable as robots take over more jobs, Alain Dehaze, chief executive of The Adecco Group, told Reuters. “If they don’t quickly reform their education system, countries will create...


Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list is online

November 14, 2018

The 2018 Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list is now online. This is a list of 150 most influential women in North America, Europe and around the globe.

“Around the globe the fight to increase female representation continues as women are outnumbered in leadership positions, boardrooms and the...


Manufacturing faces unprecedented workforce shortfall, 2.4 million jobs to go unfilled

November 14, 2018

The manufacturing industry’s pre-existing workforce crisis could get even worse according to a new 2018 skills gap study released today by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute — the social impact arm of the National Association of Manufacturers.

The widening manufacturing skills gap is expected...


OSHA cites staffing provider in farmworker’s death

November 14, 2018

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Rivera Agri Inc. — a provider of temporary agricultural labor — for failing to protect employees working in excessive heat after a farmworker succumbed to apparent heat-related symptoms while working in a cornfield...


Staffing 360 revenue up 42% with acquisitions but declines in core business

November 14, 2018

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK, reported third-quarter revenue rose 41.7%, which includes $26.9 million from four acquisitions: Clement May and Key Resources Inc. this year, and CBS Butler and Firstpro in 2017.

This was partially offset by a decline...


The Caldwell Partners’ revenue rise 19%

November 14, 2018

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX: CWL), a Toronto-based executive search firm, reported revenue rose 19.1% in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31.

(C$ 000s) Q4 2018 Q4 2017 % growth   Q4 2018 (USD $000s)
Professional fees $18,743 $15,758 18.9% ...


Recruit revenue up 7% in Q2 with Indeed and Glassdoor leading growth

November 13, 2018

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, reported revenue rose 7.3% in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30. The fastest growth took place in the Tokyo-based company’s “HR Technology” segment, which includes job board Indeed and recently acquired Glassdoor. Revenue...


More than half tech professionals in metro New York tri-state area plan to switch jobs: Benchmark IT

November 13, 2018

Recruiting and retaining top talent is a constant challenge in the tri-state area of Metro New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, according to the “Candidate Perspective Survey,” released today by Benchmark IT.

More than half of the area IT professionals polled, 58%, reported they intend to switch...


San Francisco Fed president: Full employment not ‘fixed target’ — Staffing quote of the week

November 13, 2018

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the central bank should not be pleased with “full employment,” Yahoo Finance reported. “We shouldn’t think of ‘full employment’ as a fixed target, but instead think of it as something that can be moved,” Daly said. “From that perspective, there...