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Tech contractors in San Francisco lead with $103 per hour average rate, Hired study says

September 28, 2017

Tech contractors can find the highest average hourly rates in San Francisco Bay Area at $103 an hour, according to one finding in a new “State of Contract Work” study by Hired. Seattle tech contractors followed at $97 per hour.

Hired, a San Francisco-based online platform that matches tech workers...


Jobless claims average up 9,000; hurricanes blow initial claims above forecast

September 28, 2017

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 277,750 last week, up 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. This is the highest level for this average since Feb. 6,...


Canadian recycling plant to pay C$1.3 million for wage violations (The Star)

September 28, 2017

The Toronto Star newspaper reported Canada Fibers Ltd., which operates a recycling plant serving the city of Toronto, will pay C$1.33 million (US$1.07 million) in fines and back pay to workers for violating the city’s fair wage policy. Most of the workers were agency temp workers; the company will...


Find potential barriers within your contingent workforce program (CWS 3.0)

September 28, 2017

Some challenges are healthy and much needed to help move the industry forward. However, other challenges programs face are actual barriers to success and often are self-inflicted in the form of policies, procedures and culture. In a new CWS 3.0 article, Frank Enriquez, CCWP, Staffing Industry Analysts'...


Correction

September 28, 2017

An initial article in Wednesday’s Staffing Industry Daily News described an older version of Illinois bill 690. The article has been corrected.


Corrected: Illinois governor signs bill covering temp workers

September 27, 2017

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed into law HB 690, legislation that aims to add protections for temporary workers.

The law requires staffing firms that provide transportation for workers to workplaces to provide return transportation unless a temporary worker advises that he or she will obtain...


Target to have $15 per hour minimum wage by end of 2020

September 27, 2017

Retailer Target Corporation said it will raise its hourly minimum wage to $15 per hour by the end of 2020.

Target will take a step toward the $15 per hour level starting next month when it raises its minimum wage $11 from $10 for all its US stores. This increase will also apply to the more than 100,000...


Denver area posts lowest jobless rates among large metros

September 27, 2017

The Denver metropolitan area posted the lowest unemployment rate among all large, US metropolitan areas at 2.2% in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

The highest jobless rate among large metropolitan areas in May was posted by the Cleveland-Elyria area in Ohio, at 6.8%.

The lowest...


TaskRabbit founder joins VC firm as company explores a sale (Recode)

September 27, 2017

As TaskRabbit moves closer to being sold, the company’s founder and executive chairwoman, Leah Busque, has taken a new role at a venture capital firm, Recode reports. Busque joined seed-focused Fuel Capital, but said she will remain on the board of the San Francisco-based human cloud company that allows...


Expect more OSHA guidance on temporary worker safety, liability (Business Insurance)

September 27, 2017

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing to enforce joint employer liability for temporary worker safety and plans to issue more guidance for employers, Business Insurance reported. “We are continuing this initiative,” Patrick Kapust, OSHA’s deputy director of the directorate...