LinkedIn to acquire employment engagement platform Glint

LinkedIn agreed to acquire employment engagement and retention platform Glint. The acquisition extends LinkedIn’s offerings to include visibility into the overall health and productivity of the people within an organization, as well as recruitment strategies.

Glint is based in Redwood City, Calif.,...

The Reserves Network names new CFO, adds chief growth officer role

Staffing provider The Reserves Network Inc. named Brian Seiberling as CFO, effective Oct. 1. Nicholas Stallard, who joined the company in a full-time capacity in 2003 and has been CFO since 2008, will transition to the newly created position of chief growth officer. 

Seiberling most recently...

Supreme Court could rule for workers in upcoming IC decision (Slate)

The US Supreme Court may rule for workers in a case involving independent contractors from a trucking company, according to an article in Slate. The case is New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, and covers whether independent contractors can sue or whether they have to go through independent arbitration. According...

US hiring growth shows possible early signs of leveling off: LinkedIn

US hiring growth shows early signs of leveling off after rising at a decent clip through most of 2017 and 2018, according to LinkedIn’s October Workforce Report. Gross hiring in the US edged down 1.1% year over year in September; seasonally adjusted national hiring remained steady, with no change...

Lawsuit claims some Chicago job agencies and restaurants ‘exploit’ workers (Chicago Sun Times)

Despite a 2015 federal lawsuit brought by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan against three businesses for allegedly exploiting Latino immigrant workers in several states, the Chicago Sun Times reports an under-the-radar network of employment agencies is still active in connecting workers and restaurants....

Temp jobs rise by 10,600 in September, unemployment rate falls to near 48-year low

US temporary help services jobs rose by 2.9% in September on a year-over-year basis, the same pace as in August, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to August, the number of US temp jobs rose by 10,600. And a revision to the previous...

AI-powered firm wins ‘Shark Tank’-style competition at gig economy conference

In a competition styled after the television show “Shark Tank,” five gig economy firms competed for the votes of four judges on Thursday at Staffing Industry Analysts’ Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference in Dallas. And the firm AllyO was chosen by the judges.

AllyO is an artificial intelligence-powered...

Staffing software firm Avionté acquires SaaS provider Compas Technology

Avionté, a provider of front- and back-office software to the staffing industry, acquired San Francisco-based Compas Technology, which provides recruiting and talent management software-as-a-service. The deal brings both firms a broader range of clients across the staffing industry as Avionté...

Canada adds 63,300 jobs in September on gains in part-time employment

Following a decrease in the prior month, the number of jobs in Canada rose by 63,300 in September from August for a total of 18.7 million jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate edged down to 5.9% from 6.0% in August.

Part-time employment...

Companies shift strategies to compete for talent, 30% hire contingent labor: Cielo

Competition for talent is causing shifts in corporate strategy, according to the 2018 Talent Acquisition 360 study released today by RPO provider Cielo. It is also the source of disagreements among business functions regarding their companies’ approaches to talent acquisition.

“Although leaders in...