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...

Job growth for middle-wage positions will lag: CareerBuilder

The US is expected to add 8.3 million jobs from 2018 to 2023, but only one-fourth of these jobs will fall within the middle-wage category, according to a CareerBuilder study released today. Factored into the total job growth is an expected loss of 369,879 jobs over the same time period, with middle wage...

People: Boyden, Uber, Vaco, Witt/Kieffer, Koya and more

Boyden, an executive search firm operating in more than 40 countries, named Victor Escandón as its CFO. He will be responsible for all of the firm’s strategic financial activities and initiatives, and report directly to President and CEO Trina Gordon. Most recently, Escandón was senior director of...

Size of global gig economy is $3.7 trillion: SIA

The size of the global gig economy was estimated at $3.7 trillion in 2017, said Staffing Industry Analysts President Barry Asin in a keynote speech this morning at the Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference in Dallas.

SIA considers contingent work and the gig economy to be synonymous, and it includes...

Resources Connection revenue up 26.5%

Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue rose 26.5% in its fiscal first quarter 2019 ended Aug. 25.

The results include revenue from Chicago-based Accretive Solutions Inc., which was acquired...