Nontraditional benefits ‘highly significant’; flexible hours/schedule most important

Nontraditional benefits such as flexible work schedules, unlimited paid time off and remote work options may help employers attract and retain employees, according to a survey released by professional employer organization TriNet Group Inc. (NYSE: TNET).

Nontraditional benefits include perks such as flexible...

US manufacturing index accelerates in August, employment portion also improves

Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector accelerated in August at a faster rate than in July, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, released today.

ISM’s manufacturing index rose in August to a reading of 61.3 from July’s reading of 58.1.

Readings above 50...

Wipro lands $1.5 billion contract with Illinois firm

IT services and outsourcing provider Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) won a 10-year engagement to provide a suite of solutions and services to Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Alight Solutions LLC. The deal will include services in health, human resources and finance.

The deal, Wipro’s largest win to date, will bring...

Word of the month: Offshore recruitment services

“Offshore recruitment services,” or ORS, is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a category of outsourcing offered to staffing firms from companies based in lower-cost labor markets (primarily India and the Philippines) that can help staffing...

Rewrite of Canadian labor code to include protection for temps (The Star)

Canada’s employment minister said restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labor rules, which are to be updated by this time next year, The (Toronto) Star newspaper reported.

Microsoft to require paid parental leave for suppliers’ employees

Microsoft will require its suppliers to offer eligible employees in the US a minimum of 12 weeks paid parental leave, up to $1,000 per week, the software giant announced yesterday in a blog post by Corporate VP and General Counsel Dev Stahlkopf.

The decision follows a policy enacted in 2015 mandating...

TSR board approves shareholder rights plan, also known as a ‘poison pill’

IT staffing provider TSR Inc.’s (NASD: TSR) board on Wednesday approved the adoption of a stockholder rights agreement, sometimes referred to as a “poison pill,” to thwart a potential hostile takeover. The plan will take effect if a person or group acquires more than 5% of TSR shares in a transaction...

Candidates are also consumers: ManpowerGroup

A positive candidate experience makes individuals more likely to purchase an organization’s products or services and satisfied customers are more likely to work for companies whose products and services they use, according to new research from ManpowerGroup Solutions. Conversely, lack of transparency...

EEOC sues Adecco after worker not offered food packaging/distribution job

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Adecco USA Inc., alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not offering a candidate employment at a production facility based on his disability.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in April 2016, a worker with learning...

Labor Department group updating joint-employer regulation (Bloomberg Law)

A small group of political hires at the US Department of Labor is working to update the department’s approach to “joint employer” liability, sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg Law. The department plans to restrict the scenarios in which one business is legally responsible for wage-and-hour...