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Nominations open for Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list

June 25, 2018

The Global Power 100 list of the most powerful women in the workforce solutions ecosystem, which includes the staffing industry, is being compiled by Staffing Industry Analysts for the fourth year in a row, and nominations are now being accepted. We feel privileged to feature this list which highlights...


New York court says Postmates courier is IC, not employee

June 22, 2018

Postmates courier Luis Vega was an independent contract, not an employee, according to a decision released yesterday by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

The court’s 3-2 ruling reverses an earlier finding from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that Postmates couriers...


French government fines Randstad €4.5 million in action related to 2009 case

June 22, 2018

The French government fined Randstad €4.5 million (US$5.2 million) for noncompliance with commitments made in 2009, according to an announcement today by the Autorité de la concurrence, the French competition authority.

Back in 2009, the French government had issued a €94.4 million fine to Adecco,...


Web and mobile development professionals most in-demand creative talent

June 22, 2018

Digital initiatives will drive hiring of creative professionals in the second half of the year, according to new research by The Creative Group, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). Web and mobile development are the top areas for hiring and the hardest to staff.

The top areas for...


Apprenticeship programs kickstart careers, half of millennials likely to consider one: ASA survey

June 22, 2018

Apprenticeship programs have a positive effect on the careers of Americans, according to the results of an American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey. Nine in 10 Americans who were apprentices themselves or know someone enrolled in these “earn while learning” programs reported the experiences...


People: LocumTenens.com, Egon Zehnder, Strategic Staffing Solutions, ASGN and more

June 22, 2018

LocumTenens.com promoted Brooke Thompson to senior VP, customer operations, and Susanne Hodges to senior VP, information services. Both will join the senior leadership team. Thompson began her career with Jackson Healthcare, LocumTenens.com’s parent company and the second-largest US provider of locum...


The H-1B visa loses its luster (San Francisco Chronicle)

June 22, 2018

As passage to the US gets harder for tech workers, ties between India and Silicon Valley are beginning to fray, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Many in America’s tech hub worry that talent not welcome in the US will go elsewhere, or stay home. And a flurry of new rules issued by the Trump administration...


Recruit completes $1.2 billion Glassdoor acquisition

June 21, 2018

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Glassdoor announced last month.

Tokyo-based Recruit ranked as one of the largest job board operators in Staffing Industry Analysts’ Job Board Market Report issued last year; Glassdoor also ranks in the top 20....


US economic growth moderates in May: The Conference Board

June 21, 2018

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged up 0.2% in May to a reading of 109.5 (2016 = 100), following increases of 0.4% in both April and March.

“While May’s increase in the U.S. LEI was slower than in recent months, the improvements in a majority of its components offset the declines...


Canadian job growth slows in May: ADP

June 21, 2018

Canada’s employment edged up by 2,900 jobs in May from April, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. However, the total of jobs added in April in the previous report was revised down to 15,100 from 30,200.

“Job growth in Canada slowed in the month of May,” said Ahu Yildirmaz,...