Lyft COO to step down (Axios)

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Lyft Inc.’s COO Rex Tibbens is stepping down by the end of the year, Axios reported. Lyft has started looking for a successor, according to an email obtained by Axios that was sent on Monday evening by Lyft to company employees. Lyft reportedly wants to go public next...

Why we request nominations for SIA’s editorial lists (The Staffing Stream)

When compiling industry lists such as the Staffing 100 list of most influential people in the industry and Power 100 and 40 Under 40 lists, Staffing Industry Analysts turns to the industry for nominations. And with the nomination periods under way for the Staffing 100 and Best Staffing Firms to Work...

The Adecco Group revenue up 5% organically, driven by Europe; NA general staffing revenue falls

The Adecco Group today reported third-quarter revenue rose 5% on an organic basis — excluding the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures. Driving growth was strength in France, Italy, Iberia and Benelux. On the other hand, North American general staffing revenue (not including direct hire)...

Activist shareholder loses heated ADP proxy battle

Activist investor Pershing Square Capital, run by Bill Ackman, lost its bid to place several of its own picks on ADP’s (NASD: ADP) board following a heated proxy battle, according to preliminary results reported by ADP at its annual meeting today.

Pershing Square's three director nominees — Ackman,...

Significant increase in nurses who plan to retire in less than a year, AMN survey

There's a significant increase among nurses who say they will retire in less than a year, according to the 2017 Survey of Registered Nurses released today by AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS). The survey found 27% of nurses who are planning to retire intend to do so in less than a year. That’s...

ASA elects 2018 board directors and officers

The American Staffing Association elected members to its 2018 board of directors during the organization’s Staffing World 2017 show last month in Chicago. Representatives from independent firms and national companies serve on the board.

The board elected officers:

• Chairman: Kelly McCreight, Hamilton-Ryker...

Job openings hold steady in September

The number of US job openings edged up by only 3,000 in September from the prior month to 6.09 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hires and separations were also little changed.

Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida during September....

Word of the month: Professional employer organization

“Professional employer organization,” or PEO, is defined by this year’s edition of Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as a service segment of the payrolling/compliance industry primarily used in the US. A PEO assumes, via contract, a significant...

Total median compensation at $1.1 million in 2016 for top two execs at 22 publicly traded NA staffing firms

Total compensation was a median $1.1 million for the two highest-paid executives at a selection of 22 US-based staffing firms, and one Canadian-based firm, according to a new report released by Staffing Industry Analysts and prepared by Equilar, an executive compensation solutions firm based in Redwood...

EEOC sues a Chicago staffing agency for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced it sued Anchor Staffing of Chicago claiming the staffing firm violated a temp worker’s civil rights when it failed to respond adequately to her complaint about sexual harassment. The agency says the staffing firm also removed the temp worker...