Staffing 360 exec says firm aims to double in size

Staffing 360 (NASD: STAF) Chairman and CEO Brendan Flood wrote in a letter to shareholders that the company’s goals are to achieve 10% organic growth this year and to double its size to $500 million in revenue over the next two years.

“We are now well positioned to take advantage of a fragmented staffing...

The Joint Commission speaks out on violence in the healthcare workplace

The Joint Commission last week wrote on concerns over violence against healthcare workers in a news alert last week. The organization accredits and certifies healthcare operations in the US, including healthcare staffing firms.

April is Workplace Violence Awareness Month, and healthcare works are four...

Human cloud, ride-sharing firms: Careem announces security breach, Didi starts Mexico operations

Careem, a human cloud, ride-sharing firm based in Dubai, reported today that online criminals gained access to its computer systems and customer and driver data on Jan. 14. Information taken includes customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers and trip data. Reuters reported 14 million users were...

Disney World raises hiring bonuses on some summer jobs amid tight market (Orlando Sentinel)

A tight job market is prompting Disney World to raise its hiring bonuses for some summer jobs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The park seeks to hire for 3,500 positions, and a housekeeper hired this year can get a bonus of $1,250 for a job that pays $10.50 per hour. Last year’s hiring bonus was $500....

New list to honor contingent workforce managers (The Staffing Stream)

A new list honoring game-changing contingent workforce managers is now being compiled, and Staffing Industry Analysts’ Subadhra Sriram discusses the “Contingent Workforce Program Game Changers” list in a new Staffing Stream post. Contingent workforce management as a profession has grown substantially,...

ManpowerGroup Q1 revenue up 16% with foreign currency boost, but US revenue down 7%

First-quarter revenue at ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) rose 16.1% year over year with a boost from foreign currencies relative to the US dollar; revenue was up 5.4% in constant currency. The Milwaukee-based staffing giant also reported US revenue fell 6.8% year over year. The only other segment where...

Online staffing firms TaskRabbit reopens website after cybersecurity incident

Online staffing firm TaskRabbit’s website was back online Thursday; it had been down in response to a cybersecurity incident earlier this week.

TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot discussed the incident in a post on the company’s website.

“While our investigation is ongoing, preliminary evidence shows...

Sectors using temp help among those under scrutiny in upcoming Ontario inspection blitzes

More than two dozen workplace inspection blitzes are planned over the next two years by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. And sectors “with new and young workers, temporary help, vulnerable workers and a history of low compliance will be targeted.”

Inspectors will look for violations that involve issues...

Aloha state posts lowest jobless rate in March

Hawaii posted the lowest jobless rate among US states in March at 2.1%, the US Bureau of labor Statistics reported today. It was followed by New Hampshire and North Dakota at 2.6% each.

Alaska posted the highest jobless rate at 7.3%. It was followed by the District of Columbia and New Mexico at 5.6% each....

People – Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds, Quess Corp

Executive search provider Heidrick & Struggles (NASD: HSII) named Tim Alexander Lüdke as global managing partner of its newly launched Disruptive Innovators Team to work with developing organizations on strategies for filling talent gaps, advising on transformation and accelerating growth. Lüdke...