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Engineers optimistic about careers, two-thirds contacted by ‘headhunters’ (Electronic Design)

August 21, 2018

Nearly all respondents in Electronic Design’s annual reader survey, 90%, reported they enjoy their current jobs. The poll of about 1,350 engineers also found that more than two-thirds said a headhunter has approached them within the last year, suggesting mounting competition for engineering expertise....


US Sixth Circuit upholds staffing firm’s use of arbitration agreements

August 20, 2018

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit of Appeals ruled last Wednesday that employers can require workers to resolve wage disputes through individual arbitration instead of class actions, and that the National Labor Relations Act does not invalidate individual arbitration clauses in labor agreements....


Canadian employers weigh in on struggles to fill jobs: ManpowerGroup report

August 20, 2018

Lack of applicants, experience and hard skills are key reasons 41% of Canadian employers struggle to fill open positions, according to ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) 2018 Talent Shortage Survey.

Skilled trades are the hardest jobs to fill in Canada, according to the research, followed by sales representatives...


Canadian staffing index rises 6% in July to highest level since November

August 20, 2018

The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 6% in July on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 113.

“After a strong start to 2018, it appears that year-over-year growth has moderated these past few months,” said Maxim Kupfer, research analyst at Staffing Industry...


MedPartners Locum Tenens rebrands to MPLT Healthcare

August 20, 2018

Coral Springs, Fla.-based MedPartners Locum Tenens LLC is changing its corporate name to MPLT Healthcare. MedPartners Locum Tenens is a part of TekPartners/MedPartners, which ranks No. 71 on SIA’s list of largest US staffing firms with 2017 US staffing revenue of $226 million. The revenue measure...


Direct mail company pays $743,443 in IC misclassification case

August 20, 2018

A direct mail company in Virginia paid $743,443 in back wages and liquidated damages to 73 employees to resolve violations of overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the US Department of Labor announced.

An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division...


When will tech-sector wages increase? (Fast Company)

August 20, 2018

Wages in the tech sector remain relatively stagnant — a source of frustration for many in the industry, considering that demand is so high, Fast Company reports. But this should change soon, says Genesis10 CEO Harley Lippman, who points to intense competition for highly skilled workers and the Trump...


List of largest industrial staffing firms includes 40 companies; revenue totals $24.1 billion

August 17, 2018

The 40 largest US industrial staffing firms — those with $100 million or more in revenue — generated $24.1 billion in US industrial staffing revenue during 2017, according to a new list released by Staffing Industry Analysts.

Together, the firms represented 72% of the $33.6 billion industrial staffing...


US economic growth moves ahead at ‘solid pace’: The Conference Board

August 17, 2018

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose 0.6% in July to a reading of 110.7 (2016 = 100), following a 0.5% increase in June, and a 0.1% increase in May.

“The US LEI increased in July, suggesting the US economy will continue expanding at a solid pace for the remainder of this year,”...


House lawmakers ask labor secretary for update to joint-employer rule (Bloomberg BNA)

August 17, 2018

Bloomberg BNA reports Reps. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, recently asked Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to issue a new regulation updating joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg Law. The lawmakers — along with groups...