Government takes aim at mismatched Social Security numbers (Bloomberg BNA)

The US Social Security Administration will start sending “no-match” letters to employers when information submitted on tax forms doesn’t line up with records, a practice that’s been dormant for six years, Bloomberg BNA reported. Employers that don’t correct the information on the tax forms...

AI to create more jobs than it destroys: World Economic Forum

The rise of artificial intelligence is expected to create 133 million new jobs by 2022 compared to the 75 million that will be displaced, according to a global study released today by the World Economic Forum.

The report, The Future of Jobs 2018, also found that by 2025, more than half of all current...

Walmart acquires on-demand delivery service in Latin America

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) agreed to acquire Cornershop Inc. for $225 million. Cornershop is online marketplace for crowdsourced, on-demand delivery in Mexico and Chile.

Cornershop enlists independent contractors to shop for and deliver orders to customers, Xconomy reported, and gives Walmart an established...

US temp staffing market forecast to grow 3% in new SIA update

Revenue in the US temporary staffing market is projected to grow 3% this year and 3% in 2019, reaching $131 billion in revenue next year, according to the new “US Staffing Industry Forecast: September 2018 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts on Sept. 11. In April, growth for 2018...

Gig economy grabs headlines; upcoming SIA conference to take a closer look

Last week, The Atlantic looked into the question of what happens when gig economy independent contractors become employees. The story draws from the experience of marijuana dispensaries in California that were required to make their delivery drivers employees rather than independent contractors.

The story...

HR group calls for ‘national conversation’ with employers on skills gap

The Society for Human Resource Management, the US association for HR professionals with 285,000 members, called for all employers to join a national conversation about closing the skills gap.

“The economy is hot, unemployment is low, and the skills gap is wide,” said SHRM President and CEO Johnny...

Continental Europe leads gross profit growth at SThree, US up 8%

SThree plc reported the fastest growth in gross profit occurred in Continental Europe, where it increased 24% on a constant currency basis in the company’s fiscal third quarter ended Aug. 31. The London-based global staffing firm reported US revenue rose 8% in constant currency while UK and Ireland...

Computer and information sciences master’s grads earn highest starting salaries: NACE

Computer and information sciences majors ranked as the top-paid college graduates with advanced degrees for the class of 2017, according to salary survey data released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. At the master’s degree level, graduates who majored in computer and information...

Firms to increase holiday hiring this year; UPS planning 100,000 jobs

Several companies announced plans to increase seasonal holiday hiring this year. United Parcel Service Inc. told 24/7 Wall St. that it plans to hire 100,000 people for the holidays, up about 5,000 from last year. FedEx Corp. plans to hire for approximately 55,000 positions for the season — also up...

Tech staffing firm in Washington state to pay $355,478 for H-1B violations

Technology staffing firm People Tech Group Inc. will pay 12 employees $309,914 and an additional $45,564 in civil penalties after an investigation found it violated labor provisions of the H-1B visa program, the US Department of Labor announced Thursday.

Bellevue, Wash.-based People Tech paid entry-level...