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Calgary is Canada’s fastest-growing metro economy

October 18, 2017

Calgary and Edmonton will post the strongest GDP growth this year — 4.6% and 3.9% respectively — among the 13 major metropolitan areas covered by The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook: Autumn 2017.

In Calgary, renewed investment and increased drilling are spurring growth in the primary...


Wage growth slows in third quarter, ADP report finds

October 18, 2017

The US labor market posted slower growth in wages in the third quarter, according to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, released today. The report tracks a set of workers to determine wage growth among those who are consistently employed. This set of workers falls into two categories: job holders (those...


US retail workers want flexible work, ManpowerGroup Solutions research finds

October 18, 2017

US retail workers want flexible work twice as much as those in any other industry, according to research released today by ManpowerGroup Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN), and the trade group Retail Industry Leaders Association. The report found retail candidates value shorter work...


Washington State lawmaker proposes floating benefits for gig economy workers (Next City)

October 18, 2017

Next City reports Washington legislator Monica Stonier introduced a bill this week that would require companies using gig economy workers to contribute to a portable benefits fund. The fund would cover part of the costs of the workers’ health insurance, paid time off, retirement and workers’ compensation...


Former temp workers sue Tesla, staffing providers (Ars Technica)

October 18, 2017

In a new lawsuit, three former Tesla workers filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that they were routinely harassed and subjected to racial epithets during their time at the Fremont, Calif., factory. Ars Technica reports the plaintiffs have sued not only Tesla, but also Citistaff Solutions, West Valley Staffing...


ManpowerGroup board member to serve on board of US president’s apprenticeship task force

October 17, 2017

ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) longstanding board member Cari Dominguez was appointed this week to the US President’s Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The new task force, created as a result of the President Donald Trump’s executive order in June on “Expanding Apprenticeships in America,”...


Majority of US workforce will freelance by 2027; don't say 'gig': Upwork, Freelancers Union study

October 17, 2017

A majority of the US workforce will freelance by 2027, according to findings in the “Freelancing in America Study: 2017” released today by online staffing marketplace Upwork and the Freelancers Union. Other findings included: freelancers are more likely to take skills-related education than those...


Private equity firm invests in RPO provider WilsonHCG

October 17, 2017

Private equity firm CIP Capital made a strategic investment this month in recruitment process outsourcing provider Wilson Human Capital Group Inc., which operates as WilsonHCG. The amount was not disclosed.

WilsonHCG represents New York-based CIP Capital’s third investment in the human capital management...


Ontario bakery fined C$70,000 in temp worker injury case

October 17, 2017

The Ontario Ministry of Labour on Friday fined a commercial food manufacturing company C$70,000 (US$55,960) for an incident in Concord that injured a temporary worker.

FGF Brands Inc., which produces baked goods, pleaded guilty to failing as an employer to ensure that the measures and procedures in section...


Companies may be own worst enemy in terms of innovation, Robert Half CFO survey finds

October 17, 2017

United States CFOs suggest companies may be their own worst enemy when it comes to innovation, according to a survey released by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).

CFOs cited too much bureaucracy, and being bogged down by daily tasks and putting out fires, as the biggest barriers to innovation,...