B2C deal: Handy Technologies sells to parent company of Angie’s list

ANGI Homeservices (NASD: ANGI), the parent company of HomeAdvisor and Angie’s list, acquired Handy Technologies Inc., a B2C online work services firm that enables homeowners to hire gig economy workers to perform tasks such as home cleaning, product installation and furniture assembly. Handy was ranked...

New York has highest workers’ comp rates, North Dakota posts the lowest

A study ranking workers’ comp premium rates found that New York has the highest, followed by California and New Jersey. The lowest was in North Dakota.

New York’s premium rate was $3.08 per $100 of payroll based on rates in effect on Jan. 1 of this year. North Dakota’s was 82 cents.

The study measured...

Raises for Canadian worker in 2019 to be on par with this year

Canadian employers expect to maintain the status quo on pay raises next year, according to a new survey released by Willis Towers Watson.

The 2018 General Industry Salary Budget Survey found Canadian employers project to give professional and client management employees average pay increases of 2.8% in...

The Adecco Group names chief human resources officer

The Adecco Group appointed Gordana Landen as chief human resources officer and as a member of its executive committee, effective Jan. 7, 2019. 

Landen, a Swedish national, most recently was chief human resources officer at Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). She also previously...

NES Global Staffing acquires Bedrock Petroleum Consultants

Staffing firm NES Global Talent acquired Bedrock Petroleum Consultants, a firm based in Lafayette, La. Bedrock provides well-site supervisors as well as office-based engineers, data analysts, coordinators and engineering technicians.

The entire Bedrock team is joining NES.

“Jay Falcon, Jared Leblanc...

Chicago job agency shuts down following allegations of civil rights violations

An employment agency based in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood charged with civil rights violations arising from its treatment of immigrant Latino workers will shut down, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced.

The consent decree to shut down the company, Xing Ying, stems from Madigan’s...

People: AtWork, Lyft, Monster, Care.com, MRINetwork, PrideStaff, Direct Recruiters

AtWork Group, a national staffing franchise, announced Bryan Long and Jennifer Andrews will lead its new sister company — managed services provider Pipeline Talent Solutions — as VP of operations and VP of sales, respectively. The Pipeline MSP will target middle-market clients across the...

Hays gross profit up 9% in fiscal first quarter, but growth slows

Growth in net fees, or gross profit, slowed at Hays plc in the company’s third quarter ended Sept. 30. However, the UK-based firm, which ranks as the sixth-largest global staffing provider, cited strong results in Germany, its largest market; and in its rest-of-world segment that includes other European...

Former Kelly Services leader Terence Adderley passes away; joined firm in 1958

Terence Adderley, the former chairman and CEO of Kelly Services Inc., died at home Tuesday evening at the age of 85. The son of company founder William Russell Kelly, he was a part of the company for 60 years.

Adderley joined Kelly Services in 1958 as manager of its office in Louisville, Ky. He was elected...

Hearing to dismiss lawsuit over alleged romantic affair

A judge on Friday will hear a motion by staffing executive Nina Vaca to dismiss a lawsuit against her that has generated headlines in Texas and the rest of the US.

Filing the suit was Javier Palomarez, former president and CEO of both the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its foundation,...