Online job ads index falls in November

The Conference Board’s new Experimental Help Wanted OnLine Index declined in November to 97.1 (July 2018=100), down from 99.8 in October. The Conference Board this month revised its report on online job ads to reflect a new methodology and universe of online job advertisements.

The...

Elwood picks up Lyons HR’s commercial staffing division

Elwood Staffing acquired the commercial staffing solutions division of Florence, Ala.-based Lyons HR.

The acquisition adds seven commercial staffing offices and $40 million of revenue in Alabama for Columbus, Ind.-based Elwood. Plans call for Elwood to immediately rebrand Lyons’ commercial staffing...

EmployBridge’s ProDrivers purchases Road Dog Drivers

ProDrivers, a division of Atlanta-based EmployBridge, acquired regional transportation staffing firm Road Dog Drivers.

The addition of Road Dog Drivers’ branch locations expands ProDrivers’ service footprint in California and the entire West Coast while adding incremental coverage in North Carolina,...

Private equity firms acquire Orion and its RPO subsidiary Novotus

L2 Capital Partners LP and Lakewood Capital LLC acquired Orion ICS LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Novotus LLC.

The transaction closed Dec. 3; terms were not disclosed. All executives will remain in the same positions and with the same titles.

Orion launched in 1991 as a staffing firm specializing...

Hudson Global rebrands to focus on RPO

RPO provider Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) rebranded to Hudson RPO, effective today.

This change marks the completion of a strategic realignment process launched several years ago to focus on its core recruitment process outsourcing business. The transition was completed this year with the sale of its...

Workplace violence, marijuana and workforce planning among top HR challenges for 2019

Workplace violence, marijuana use, cybersecurity and leave laws are among the most difficult challenges facing employers in 2019, according to a survey released today by XpertHR.

The survey found 45% of human resource professionals viewed preparing for and responding to an active shooter or workplace...

Word of the month: White labelling

“White labelling” is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a method by which the staffing firm or managed service provider markets the position under the client’s brand rather than its own.

As the ecosystem evolves, SIA’s mission is to...

Temp revenue growth hits highest level in three years: Pulse

US temporary staffing revenue growth accelerated at a median 11% year over year in October from September, that is up from 9% in the prior month, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ Pulse Survey Report of staffing firms released Friday. This is the highest level reported since October 2015.

“October...

Canadian employers to boost wages for new-hires, not existing staff: Hays

Employers across Canada will cap 2018 as a year of growth with 52% intending to hire permanent staff in the year ahead, according to data from the ninth annual Hays Canada Salary Guide. Nearly the same amount, 58%, plan to take on temporary staff.

Employers said they expect to take on contract and temporary...

Class-action status granted in nursing home staffing agency lawsuit (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)

Filipino nurses previously recruited by Sentosa Nursing Recruitment Agency and a related entity, Prompt Nursing Employment Agency LLC, can move forward with a class-action lawsuit alleging the agencies abused the legal system and violated the Trafficking and Violence Protection Act by forcing nurses...