PEO CoAdvantage’s new CEO comes from firm it acquired

CoAdvantage Corp., one of North America’s largest professional employer organizations, appointed Clinton Burgess as CEO of the combined CoAdvantage organization.

The appointment took effect in November 2017. Burgess replaces Mike Maseda, who is no longer with the company.

Burgess previously was CEO of...

About a third of workers tried to negotiate starting pay, Robert Half survey says

Only about one-third of employees, 39%, tried to negotiate pay with their last job offer, according to a survey by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). Among people in the 27 US cities surveyed, those in New York, Dallas and San Francisco were most likely to ask for more pay.

In terms of gender,...

US nonmanufacturing activity accelerates in January to fastest pace in more than 12 years

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector accelerated in January, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index, released today. Reuters reported the index was the highest it has been in more than 12 years.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose in January to a reading...

ManpowerGroup Q4 revenue rises in Europe, but falls 3% in US

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 7.3% on a constant currency basis. While US revenue fell 2.7%, revenue rose across Europe with the fastest growth taking place in Italy where revenue rose 28.5% in constant currency. Fourth-quarter revenue in France, the company’s...

US temp jobs edge up in January, overall jobs up 200,000

US temporary help jobs rose by 3.4% in January, a gain of 1,800 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The temp penetration rate — temporary jobs as a percent of total employment — held steady at 2.03% in January from December.

“After...

EEOC says Staff Management | SMX account manager sexually harassed workers at client site

A male account manager for Staff Management | SMX sexually harassed women at a Procter & Gamble manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Kan., where workers box soap, according to allegations reported today by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The agency announced it filed a lawsuit against...

The Reserve Network acquires Chicago-based professional staffing firm

Staffing provider The Reserves Network Inc. acquired Chicago-based professional staffing firm Mark/Ryan Associates. The deal opens up the Greater Chicago market for The Reserve Network and adds a more diverse talent base.

Mark/Ryan’s Chicago and Schaumburg, Ill., offices add to The Reserve Network’s...

People: Maxim, BelFlex, LandrumHR, Heidrick, StaffDNA and more

Maxim Healthcare Services, which ranks as the ninth-largest US healthcare staffing firm, appointed Kellie Lanier as senior VP of clinical operations and part of the executive team. Lanier joined Maxim in 2007 as clinical supervisor for the Wilmington, NC, office and has since held multiple...

Atlanta Fed tracker: Economy to grow at 5.4% rate in first quarter (CNBC)

The Atlanta Fed updated its rolling look at the US economy, projecting that GDP would grow 5.4% in the first quarter, CNBC reported. If the forecast holds, it would be the strongest quarter since the economic recovery began and would more than double the typical annualized growth during the period....

Kelly’s Q4 revenue rises 7.3% in constant currency

Kelly Services Inc.’s (NASD: KELYA) fourth-quarter revenue rose 7.3% on a constant currency basis. Growth was fastest in the Asia Pacific region, where revenue rose 13.0% in constant currency.