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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...


Nomination period now open for ‘Best Staffing Firms to Work For’ list

September 27, 2017

Employee satisfaction is one of the key drivers of staffing firm success. But how do you know what your employees are thinking? Find out by participating in Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” program.

Nominations are now being accepted for Staffing Industry Analysts’...


Global Power 100 list of Women in Staffing online

September 26, 2017

The 2017 Global Power 100 — Women in Staffing list is now online. This is a list of 100 influential women in North America and around the globe.

“The statistics tell their own story,” Subadhra Sriram, editor & publisher, media products, at Staffing Industry Analysts wrote in a The Staffing Stream...