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Randstad Workmonitor: Disconnect between employers and employees in upskilling outlook
October 10, 2017A discrepancy exists between employers’ and employees’ attitudes toward upskilling, according to Randstad’s third-quarter Workmonitor survey released today.
While more than 80% of employees feel they have a responsibility to upskill, many US employers and employees are not taking action for upskilling...
Gig jobs can ‘exercise the creative side’ —Staffing quote of the week
October 10, 2017“I would use side gigs to exercise my creative side or to test out new abilities and skills,” said Caleigh McKinnie, in a The Roanoke Times story about gig economy jobs morphing into full-time employment. McKinnie now has a full-time job in marketing but still completes an occasional gig assignment....
City Council revisits temporary staffing decision (Times Free Press)
October 10, 2017The Chattanooga City Council will today reconsider its decision to exclude MSi Workforce Solutions as part of a $1.8 million temporary staffing blanket contract which also included Outsource Staffing, the Times Free Press reported. The council voted to exclude the company after concerns were raised that...
ADP acquires payment card firm as proxy fight wears on
October 9, 2017Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) announced Thursday it acquired payment card firm Global Cash Card, which it plans to integrate into its existing payment card offering called “Aline.” The company says the deal will give more than 4 million accounts under management.
The news comes as ADP...
Staffing Industry Analysts releases list of US diversity staffing firms
October 9, 2017Staffing Industry Analysts released its 2017 List of US Diversity Staffing Firms, which includes 120 US companies that self-identify as being woman-owned, minority-owned or under other diversity ownership.
This year’s annual list report includes 66 firms owned by women, 63 minority-owned firms and eight...
Jobs and networking website founder gets one-year prison sentence
October 9, 2017A man who founded a jobs and networking website for oil and gas professionals and sold it for $51 million only to hack back in — and steal information from more than 700,000 customer accounts for a another website — was sentenced Friday to a year in prison, the US Attorney’s office reported today...
Employment Trends Index falls on hurricane impact
October 9, 2017The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index edged down in September following a larger drop in August. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused the slowdown, but the index is expected to pick up.
“Several components that led to the decline in the Employment Trends Index in August and September were...
Improving your website’s return on investment (Staffing Industry Review)
October 9, 2017Your website is the single most important marketing vehicle for your staffing firm — and the one with the highest potential return on investment, wrote Mandy Wittschen in a new article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase. Wittschen, a marketing strategist and senior editor with Haley Marketing...
Food processing plant sues Toronto recruiter (CBC News)
October 9, 2017CBC News reported HyLife Foods, a Manitoba pork processing plant, is suing a Toronto recruiting company A&L Hammer Workforce Management Inc. for allegedly misleading foreign workers and persuading them to quit their jobs at the plant to work with companies from which the recruiter allegedly benefited...
US adds 5,900 temp positions in September, but total jobs decline amid hurricanes’ impact
October 6, 2017Temporary help jobs rose by 5,900 in September from August even as total nonfarm jobs fell, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Temp jobs also gained as a percent of total employment with the temp penetration rate reaching a high of 2.082% in September....