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People: AtWork, Lyft, Monster, Care.com, MRINetwork, PrideStaff, Direct Recruiters
October 12, 2018AtWork 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
October 11, 2018Growth 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
October 11, 2018Terence 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
October 11, 2018A 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,...
Chartwell promotes general counsel to CEO role
October 11, 2018Chartwell Staffing Solutions, a staffing provider based in Lancaster, Penn., named W. Holmes Lilley III as CEO, effective today. Lilley replaces Adam Kidan, who co-founded the company in 2012 and has been CEO for much of that time; Kidan will pursue additional business and philanthropic interests.
Lilley...
Labor Department says staffing firm must pay $1.1 million in back wages; firm disputes statement
October 11, 2018The US Department of Labor announced Coastal Staffing Services LLC will pay $1.1 million in back wages to 1,412 employees involved in post-Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Southeast Texas. However, the staffing provider said it disagrees with the government's statements, and that it did pay its employees...
Jobless claims average rises, initial claims job 7,000
October 11, 2018The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 209,500 last week, up 2,500 from the previous week’s unaverage, the US Department of Labor reported.
The four-week moving average smooths the volatility of the week-to-week numbers. Total initial claims for unemployment...
Ontario leader plans to scrap law for temp equal pay, C$15 minimum wage (Mondaq)
October 11, 2018Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently announced that he will scrap an Ontario law that would increase the minimum wage to C$15 per hour and mandates equal pay for temporary employees among other things, according to a post by law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP on Mondaq. The increase of the minimum wage to...
PageGroup gross profit up 20% in Q3; North America region up 27%
October 10, 2018PageGroup, a UK-based staffing provider with operations in the US, reported third-quarter gross profit rose 19.7%. The strongest growth was in the company’s Americas and Asia Pacific segments.
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Labor Department recovers $304 million for workers, extends voluntary settlement program
October 10, 2018The US Department of Labor announced Tuesday that its Wage and Hour Division recovered a record $304 million in wages owed to workers in federal fiscal year 2018. The department also announced the extension of its voluntary Payroll Audit Independent Determination, or PAID, program for six months. The...