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Texas court upholds ruling for Robert Half in temp case (The SE Texas Record)

November 30, 2017

The SE Texas Record reported an appeals court upheld Robert Half International Inc.’s (NYSE: RHI) summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging it was negligent in recommending a temp who eventually embezzled $160,000 from the Texas construction company she was placed with by its Accountemps division. Robert...


Technology evolving, staffing firms scramble to stay in front (Staffing Industry Review)

November 30, 2017

Technology is evolving rapidly, and staffing firms must scramble to stay on top, according to an article in the latest issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. Those technologies include artificial intelligence, online staffing, chatbots and other automation. However, some also add that while technology...


GDP growth in Q3 gets upward revision to 3.3%, fastest pace in three years

November 29, 2017

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.3% in the third quarter, according to the second estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department. The new estimate is up from the previous estimate that pegged growth at 3.0%; it reflects upward revisions to nonresidential...


Bullhorn acquires Peoplenet, announces closing of its own sale to private equity firm

November 29, 2017

Bullhorn, the staffing and recruitment software firm, acquired Peoplenet, an Atlanta-based timekeeping software firm. Bullhorn said the acquisition will help accelerate its cloud-based strategy for staffing firms with solutions for time, attendance and expense management.

The deal closed last week and...


Staffing buyer says challenges remain after losing 35% of agency workers in wake of US government audit

November 29, 2017

A Switzerland-based staffing buyer, Aryzta AG, is struggling with a bakery operation it owns in the US after losing 35% of its contingent workers earlier this year because of missteps at a staffing provider.

The Chicago Tribune newspaper reported the company said challenges remain as it works with its...


Executive search firm ZRG Partners’ industrial hiring index rises in quarter

November 29, 2017

Executive search firm ZRG partners reported its Global Industrial Hiring Index rose to a reading of 122.0 in the third quarter from the second quarter’s reading of 112.7. And it was up from a reading of 107.1 in the third quarter of last year.

“With the index matching its four-year high, there is...


Texas judge orders drilling company to pay $363,422 in independent contractor misclassification suit

November 29, 2017

A federal judge in Texas ruled a Houston-based drilling company must pay $363,422 in back wages and liquidated damages to a group of “directional drillers consultants” misclassified as independent contractors, according to court records.

The workers had sued Premier Directional Drilling arguing they...


Uber’s losses increase to almost $1.5 billion in the third quarter (Bloomberg)

November 29, 2017

Bloomberg reported that human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber lost $1.46 billion in the third quarter, up from a loss of $1.06 billion in the previous quarter. Uber told stockholders that gross bookings — a key yardstick of demand for ride services — rose 11% quarter over quarter to $9.71 billion and...


Staffing 100 deadline coming up; why SIA seeks nominations (The Staffing Stream)

November 29, 2017

The nomination process for the Staffing 100 North America is set to close tomorrow; this list includes some of the most influential people in the staffing industry. Subadhra Sriram writes in a Staffing Stream post why SIA seeks nominations from the workforce ecosystem for its list. For a link to the...


Recruit Holdings establishes USG People as head office for staffing operations; announces promotions

November 28, 2017

USG People will become the head office for Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.’s global staffing operations, and USG will change its name to Recruit Global Staffing, the company announced today.

Recruit acquired Netherlands-based USG People in 2016.

The company announced Hitoshi Motohara, the current head of Recruit...