More needed to improve pay gap, working environment for women in tech: Harvey Nash

More organizations are pursuing initiatives to increase the number of women working in technology, according to a survey by global staffing firm Harvey Nash. However, more is needed to close the pay gap and improve working environments.

Thirty-one percent of the survey’s respondents said their organizations...

On National Boss Day, 76% of job seekers report having a toxic boss: Monster

Today is “National Boss Day,” but most job seekers don’t have the best things to say about their bosses, according to a poll conducted by Monster.

Excluding those who are their own boss, 76% of survey respondents in the US reported they currently have or recently had a toxic boss. Twenty-six percent...

Coding and engineering skills overrated? – Staffing quote of the week

The biggest skills gap in the US now is in soft skills such as written and oral communication, team-building, and leadership, Quarts reports LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner as saying. “As powerful as AI will ultimately become and is becoming, we’re still a ways away from computers being able to replicate...

Responding to change and need for retraining and upskilling (Staffing Industry Review)

Today, change is happening so rapidly that retraining and upskilling are pressing needs for companies and workers alike, writes Nicola Soares, Kelly Services’ VP and managing director, Education Practice, in the latest issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. To help adapt their workforces to change,...

TSR net revenue falls 2.7% in fiscal first quarter

Net revenue fell 2.7% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, reflecting a decrease in consultants on billing with customers and a higher discount plan put in place for a major customer.

Net income at the Hauppauge, NY-based company fell 73.0%.

TSR noted...

More than half of professional women less likely to apply to firms with #MeToo allegations

Businesses may soon feel financial effects of the #MeToo movement in staffing and revenue, according to research released today by global business advisory firm FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) and Washington, D.C.-based women’s leadership firm Mine the Gap.

Approximately 55% of the professional women surveyed...

Travel nursing catching on with millennials (KCUR)

Many are answering the call of the open road to seek the lifestyle and opportunity for higher pay as a travel nurse, Kansas City public radio station KCUR reports. The idea of travel nursing is particularly appealing to millennials as well as nurses in their 40s and 50s who no longer have children at...

SIA list ranks largest staffing firms in Canada, representing C$5.0 billion in revenue

The 25 largest staffing firms in Canada represented C$5.0 billion in revenue last year and 55% of market share, according to a report by Staffing Industry Analysts.

To qualify for the list, companies must have had at least C$55 million in Canadian staffing revenue in 2017.

The five largest Canadian staffing...

Cloudteam acquires staffing provider in cable/telecom infrastructure space

Cloudteam acquired AddisonEmerson Staffing, effective Oct. 1. AddisonEmerson provides IT technicians specializing in cable/telecom infrastructure.

“Their expertise with staffing cable technology and infrastructure construction technicians enhances our offerings in this highly specialized market, allowing...

State arrests staffing agency nurse for working without license

A woman working for a Rochester, NY, nurse staffing agency was arrested and charged with grand larceny and working with a suspended license, Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced last week.

The New York State Office of Professional Discipline had suspended Asmeret Yohannes’ state nursing license...