PeopleReady names former Adecco exec as chief sales officer

PeopleReady, the blue-collar staffing division of TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI), announced Kristy Willis will join the company’s senior leadership team as senior VP and chief sales officer, effective July 31. This is a new position within the firm.

Willis has 26 years of executive leadership experience...

Dedicated Nursing Associates acquires Louisiana-based healthcare staffing firm

Dedicated Nursing Associates, Inc. acquired Priority Medical Staffing, effective June 1, in deal aimed at extending its footprint in the Southern US.

Priority Medical Staffing provides medical staffing and in-home services in Louisiana, Texas and the surrounding areas. It has 250 nurses and 12 office...

Four large US metros post unemployment rates of 2.3% in May

Four metropolitan areas tied for the lowest unemployment rates among all large, US metropolitan areas in May at 2.3% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood in Colorado; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, in Minnesota and Wisconsin; Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin...

Uber granted probationary license to operate in London after judge overturns ban (CNBC)

Uber Technologies Inc. will be able to continue operations in London after a judge on Tuesday overturned a ban and granted the ride-sharing firm probationary license with conditions, CNBC reported. A shorter, 15-month license would enable Uber and the regulatory agency to "test out the new arrangements,”...

Supreme Court rules nonunion public employees don’t have to pay unions (Chicago Tribune)

The US Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 decision that public-sector unions could not require nonunion public employees to pay “fair share fees,” the Chicago Tribune reported. The fees were approved by a case in 1977 and cover the cost of collective bargaining conducted for workers by the union...

Registered nurses, software developers are hottest jobs on Monster

Registered nurse is the job most frequently posted on Monster Worldwide’s job board so far this year, followed by software developers and retail supervisors, according to the online jobs portal’s Mid-Year Jobs Report. New York City had the most positions posted, while oral and written communication...

Employers globally struggle to find workers with the right skills

Businesses struggle to fill open positions as many states have more job openings than available skilled workers, according to ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) 2018 Talent Shortage Survey. Almost half of US employers surveyed, 46%, said they can’t find the skills they need — up from 32% in 2015 and maintaining...

HR tech deals: Hired.com raises $30 million, HyreCar plans IPO and more

Recent big news in recruiting and human cloud technology included Recruit Co. Ltd.’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Glassdoor, which was completed this month, and Microsoft’s $7.5 billion deal to buy GitHub. But there are other announcements as well, including Hired.com’s raising of $30 million in...

Human cloud, ride-sharing jobs category up 46% in single year: US Census

The US Census Bureau recorded an apparent boom in human cloud, ride-sharing drivers. Last week, the agency announced that the number of “nonemployer establishments” in the “Taxi and Limousine Service” industry — which includes drivers for human cloud/ride-sharing firms such as Uber and Lyft...

Temporary, contract staffing employment up 1.3% over year: ASA staffing index

Temporary and contract staffing employment was 1.3% higher for the week of June 11 to June 17 than the same week last year, according to the American Staffing Association’s staffing index. Some survey respondents cited temp-to-hire conversions as a factor that hindered further growth.

Month-over-month,...