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People: ConsultNet, MDI Group, Diversified Staffing Group, Alexander Mann, AtWork and more

January 19, 2018

ConsultNet, a provider of IT staffing and solutions, named Marnie Nuttall as its new CFO. Nuttall brings more than 25 years of executive accounting and finance leadership experience. She most recently served as CFO at Central Logic, and had also served as CFO at Echopass Corp. ConsultNet, based in South...


Former contract recruiter sues staffing firm, buyer claiming racial discrimination (The Herald-Sun)

January 19, 2018

A former contracted recruiter sued Cisco Systems and Randstad this week in North Carolina claiming racial discrimination, according to The (Durham, NC) Herald-Sun newspaper. Michelle Brief-McGurrin claimed in the lawsuit that she was terminated because she complained about racial discrimination in Cisco’s...


Softbank closes on deal to acquire 15% of Uber (Forbes)

January 19, 2018

Softbank closed Thursday on its deal to buy a stake in human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber, according to an article in Forbes. The deal gave Softbank 15% of Uber and valued the company at $48 billion — a discount from the previous valuation of $69 billion. Approximately $9 billion was invested in the...


Talent is top C-suite concern, will use more contingent workers, Conference Board report finds

January 18, 2018

CEOs are more optimistic about the global economy this year, but attracting and retaining talent remains the top concern for CEOs as well as the entire C-suite, according to The Conference Board’s “C-Suite Challenge 2018” report. Executives are also looking at greater use of nontraditional workers,...


Labor markets tight, but wage increases remain modest, Beige Book says

January 18, 2018

Labor markets remained tight, but wage increases were modest despite firms saying difficulty in hiring workers has constrained expansion, according to the US Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released yesterday. It covers the US economy from late November through the end of the year.

“Only one manufacturing...


Three in 10 workers to seek new jobs; résumé length less important, Accountemps says

January 18, 2018

Approximately three in 10 workers, 29%, plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Accountemps, a division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). Los Angeles had the highest percentage of workers planning to seek new jobs, 40%, among the 27 markets surveyed.

The...


Human cloud firm Hyr raises $1.3 million for platform that offers gig workers benefits

January 18, 2018

Human cloud firm Hyr raised $1.3 million in seed funding round led by venture capital firm Flybridge Capital Partners, according to media reports.

Hyr seeks to match workers with shifts at hospitality companies. And the new funding round brings total funding to $2.4 million, Jesse Middleton, a general...


Jobless claims at lowest rate since February 1973

January 18, 2018

Jobless claims last week reached their lowest level since Feb. 24, 1973, when they fell 41,000 to a total of 220,000, the US Department of Labor reported.

The four-week moving average of claims was 244,500, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 250,750.

CNBC reported the decline...


Legislation could offer retirement options to gig economy workers (The Hill)

January 18, 2018

A new bill that would permit “multiple employer defined contribution plans,” also referred to as “MEPs” could enable businesses to voluntarily provide retirement benefits to gig economy workers, writes Mario Lopez in an opinion article in The Hill. Lopez is president of the Hispanic Leadership...


Jackson Healthcare names former Trump administration cabinet member to advisory board

January 17, 2018

Jackson Healthcare, which ranks among the largest US healthcare staffing providers, announced that former US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has been named to its advisory board. Price, who is also a medical doctor, had served as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Trump administration...