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Bill to reverse NLRB joint-employment ruling passes committee (Bloomberg BNA)
October 5, 2017A bill to reverse a National Labor Relations Board ruling that expanded joint-employer liability was approved by the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Bloomberg BNA reported. The bill, HR 3441, will next be potentially up for consideration on the House floor, where it’s expected to pass....
Google aims to launch self-driving car service this year (Ars Technica)
October 5, 2017Google’s self-driving car unit aims to launch a self-driving taxi service near Phoenix this year, Ars Technica reported. Anonymous sources told The Information that Google’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is preparing to launch “a commercial ride-sharing service powered by self-driving...
SIA list ranks largest global staffing firms for 2017, Adecco remains largest
October 4, 2017The Adecco Group remains the world’s largest staffing and recruitment firm, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ newly released list of largest global staffing firms. Randstad Holding and ManpowerGroup followed as second- and third-largest.
Hire Dynamics aims to bolster Southeast presence with StaffMasters acquisition
October 4, 2017Hire Dynamics, an Atlanta-based commercial staffing provider, acquired StaffMasters effective Oct. 2. Both firms focus on the Southeastern US.
StaffMasters, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a commercial staffing provider with 23 branches and eight on-site locations across North Carolina and South Carolina....
US adds fewer private sector jobs in September than previous month; hurricanes impact hiring
October 4, 2017US private-sector employment rose by 135,000 jobs in September from August, according to the ADP national employment report. But September’s gain fell far short of the 228,000 increase in August, which was revised downward from 237,000.
“In September, small businesses experienced a dip in hiring,”...
Online job ads edge up in September, but The Conference Board is reviewing employment measure
October 4, 2017US online job ads rose by 2,500 in September to more than 4.48 million, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads released today. However, the organization noted there has been a declining trend in the number of online job ads that may not reflect the broader trend in the US labor...
US nonmanufacturing activity index accelerates in September at fastest pace in 12 years
October 4, 2017Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector expanded in September at a faster rate than in August, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index, released today. ISM’s nonmanufacturing index rose in September to a reading of 59.8 from August’s reading of 55.3....
Uber board paves way for IPO by 2019, moves to allow Softbank to take billion-dollar stake (Business Insider)
October 4, 2017Business Insider reports the board of directors of human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber on Tuesday agreed to settle a fractious internal battle, paving the way to a giant initial IPO in two years. The board also agreed to proceed with a deal to give Japan’s Softbank as much as a 17% stake in the San...
Federal lawmakers discuss role in gig economy (JD Supra Business Advisor)
October 4, 2017Due to the growth and sheer breadth of the gig economy, the federal government has plenty of issues that need to be resolved. Recently, the House Education and Workplace Committee took up some of these issues, Sidney Minter of law firm Fisher Phillips writes in JD Supra Business Advisor.
The Adecco Group acquires New York-based outplacement provider Mullin International
October 3, 2017The Adecco Group today announced it acquired Mullin International, an outplacement provider based in New York City. Terms of the deal have not been made public; however, Mullin will be integrated into the Northeast region of Adecco’s Lee Hecht Harrison outplacement division.
“An effective career transition...