Logistics and staffing firms agree to pay $1.9 million to settle lawsuit

A settlement has been reached in a long-running lawsuit between logistics companies and staffing firms. Bloomberg reports the companies will pay $1.9 million to end the lawsuits that involved wage and hour issues at warehouses in Wilmington, Calif., that served Amazon.

The lawsuit was first filed in 2014;...

IT leaders in US to increase staff, prioritize security: Robert Half Technology

Senior managers plan to add more tech talent in the second half of 2018 as security, cloud and digital projects in US companies expand, according to research released by Robert Half Technology. Sixty percent of IT hiring decision-makers surveyed plan to expand the size of their teams between now and...

London regulator that banned Uber gives tentative backing as appeal hearing begins (Bloomberg)

Uber Technologies Inc. got an unexpected boost today at the start of its court battle to continue operating in London, Bloomberg reported. The position of the regulatory authority, Transport for London, has “moved to one of effective neutrality,” Uber lawyer Thomas de la Mare said Monday at...

NASA contract workers claim 8% to 37% pay cuts with new staffing providers (Daily Press)

Contract workers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., are reporting pay cuts of between 8% and 37% after new staffing contractors took over, the (Newport News, Va.) Daily Press newspaper reported. “That takes me back four or five years in pay, essentially,” one worker, who said she...

Nominations open for Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list

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

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

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

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

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

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...