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Revenue, net loss jump in gig economy firm ShiftPixy’s most recent fiscal year
December 15, 2017Revenue jumped at ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY), a provider of PEO and online staffing services, by 139.3% in its fiscal year ended Aug. 31 compared to the previous year, but net loss rose to $7.5 million from $1.9 million. The Irvine, Calif.-based company released results Thursday in a filing that had...
Contractors prefer the flexible workforce to boost careers, joint report by Adecco Group and LinkedIn finds
December 15, 2017Professionals who take on flexible work are embracing it as an avenue to pursue their own goals, according to the report, Flexible Working: A Career and Lifestyle Pathway, released by the Adecco Group and LinkedIn.
The report found a large majority of those involved in flexible work do so through...
Ad and marketing execs predict stable hiring, recruiting challenges to intensify
December 15, 2017Demand for creative talent is expected to remain fairly stable in the first half of 2018, according to according to a new survey from The Creative Group, a marketing/creative staffing division of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).
The survey found only 5% of advertising and marketing executives...
People: TrueBlue, Randstad Argentina, CTG, Cejka, WunderLand Group and more
December 15, 2017Staffing provider TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) announced William Steele is retiring from the company’s board of directors effective Dec. 31. He has served on TrueBlue’s board since 2001 and was chairman of the corporate governance and nominating committee and lead independent director until this year,...
How will the tech behind bitcoin affect staffing? New SIA report takes a look at blockchain
December 14, 2017Bitcoin has been grabbing headlines, and the technology behind it, known as blockchain, remains very new. But that technology could have an effect on staffing — even allowing for autonomous, decentralized staffing firms. Some also say blockchain could make résumé exaggerations a thing of the past...
Randstad to add professor with expertise in digital disruption to supervisory board
December 14, 2017Randstad Holding nv will propose Annet Aris as a member of the supervisory board for an initial four-year term, subject to shareholder appointment. Aris is an adjunct professor of strategy at INSEAD, where she has taught courses on digital transformation and disruption since 2003. Aris also writes a...
Weekly staffing employment in Q3 essentially flat year over year, ASA reports
December 14, 2017The number of workers employed per week by the US staffing industry in the third quarter was essentially flat, edging down 0.7% compared to the same period last year, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. US staffing companies employed an average of 3.22 million temporary...
Feds indict 20 temps for false documentation at staffing firm
December 14, 2017Following arrests lasts month, 20 undocumented workers were indicted for working under false identities, the US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced Wednesday. The workers had been assigned to Memphis, Tenn.-based freight forwarder Expeditors International by staffing agency Provide...
Jobless claims average falls, initial claims down 11,000
December 14, 2017The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 234,750 last week, down 6,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility...
Hiring plans in Mexico hold steady, ManpowerGroup survey finds
December 14, 2017Mexican employers report steady hiring plans for the upcoming quarter, according to a survey by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN).
The survey found 14% of employers in Mexico forecast an increase in staffing levels in the upcoming quarter; 4% anticipate a decrease and 81% expect no change. This yields a...