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Staffing firm says mainland US may see influx of students from Puerto Rico in wake of hurricane
October 3, 2017Therapy Source, a provider of special education services and online therapy staffing, reported there may be an influx of students from Puerto Rico to the mainland US following the devastation of Hurricane Maria on the island.
“We don’t yet have a clear sense of how many families and students might...
Uber board seeks to limit Kalanick’s power (San Francisco Chronicle)
October 3, 2017Uber’s deeply divided board of directors meets today and the agenda includes governance changes that would lessen ousted CEO Travis Kalanick’s power as both a shareholder and director of the human cloud ride-sharing firm, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The board will also decide whether Uber...
The Tolan Group purchases South Carolina-based biopharmaceutical search firm
October 3, 2017Executive search firm The Tolan Group acquired Charleston, SC-based Discover Biopharmaceutical Search and Placement, a boutique search firm dedicated to the biopharmaceutical field.
“This is a very strategic opportunity for our firm,” said Timothy Tolan, CEO and managing partner of The Tolan Group....
Half never heard of ‘skills gap,’ but 28% know someone affected, ASA survey says
October 3, 2017Half of Americans have never heard of the “skills gap,” according to the results of an American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey. But 28% said they know someone who has been affected by the skills gap when they were given the definition of the term.
In addition, 14% said they have been...
‘The real issue would be retention’; Equifax and salary history — Staffing quote of the week
October 3, 2017“Your neighbor would know what you get paid, and nobody wants that,” said San Francisco State University professor John Sullivan told Bloomberg Technology regarding the implications should Equifax’s data on salary information from 7,100 employers be breached. “The real issue would be retention....
Temp revenue growth rebounds to median 6% in August, but healthcare decelerates, Pulse finds
October 2, 2017US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 6% year over year in August — up from 1% in July — among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse survey.
“While temporary staffing overall showed promising trends as most of the segments did a comeback in August, healthcare...
NSC Technologies acquires Denver-based construction and light industrial staffing provider
October 2, 2017NSC Technologies LLC acquired Nationwide Temporaries Inc., a Denver-based firm that provides personnel for the construction and light industrial segments that was founded in 1993. The acquisition provides NSC with access to additional industry verticals and expands the service offerings of both NSC and...
ISM manufacturing index hits 13-year high in wake of hurricanes
October 2, 2017Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September at a faster pace than August, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing. September’s index reading was 60.8, up from August’s reading of 58.8. Bloomberg reported American...
Supreme Court to hear employee arbitration argument (Wired)
October 2, 2017The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today on whether employers can prohibit class-action claims from workers suing over labor disputes by requiring each employee to submit individual claims through private arbitration. Wired reports. Uber has much riding on the outcome, because it includes...
Here are the dangers of misclassifying workers as independent contractors (Lexology)
October 2, 2017There has been a recent rise in class action against employers alleging misclassification of workers as independent contractors, law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP writes in a report on Lexology detailing the dangers of misclassification. “While misclassification issues are nothing new, the proliferation...