Dec. 17, 2020
As a tumultuous year comes to an end, what is the current state of play for the industrial staffing market?
2020 vision: A year in review for industrial staffing
December 15, 2020
As a tumultuous year comes to an end, what is the current state of play for the industrial staffing market?
20/20 Foresight acquires California-based firm targeting manufacturing, distribution and supply chain
December 15, 2020
20/20 Foresight acquired Saenger Associates, an executive search firm with clients in the manufacturing, distribution and supply chain in these industry verticals: industrial products, aerospace and defense, and consumer products.
Denver-based Resolute Administrative Services makes staffing acquisition, names president
December 15, 2020
Resolute Administrative Services, a Denver-based provider of back-office support, workforce and consulting services for staffing firms and PEOs, acquired Confidential Career Solutions, a Texas-based staffing firm focused on the supply chain and logistics industries. Separately, Resolute also announced... More
Kelly’s president of professional and industrial to retire
December 15, 2020
Kelly Services Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) announced Deb Thorpe will retire in January from her role as president of Kelly’s professional and industrial business unit.
Exegistics acquires Versant Supply Chain’s Memphis staffing operations
December 16, 2020
Logistics and staffing firm Exegistics acquired the Memphis, Tennessee, staffing operation of Versant Supply Chain that provides industrial and clerical workers.
Illinois-based industrial staffing firm gets investment from Owner Resource Group
December 16, 2020
Owner Resource Group made an investment in Itasca, Illinois-based Surestaff LLC.
Contract watch: GSE Systems awarded two master services agreements
December 16, 2020
GSE Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GVP) announced this week that its Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting Group was awarded two master services agreements by a major US utility to provide contracted engineering and staffing support services.
How recruiters can coexist with automation in the hiring process — The Staffing Stream
December 16, 2020
With pressure from online staffing platforms and increasing demand from clients looking for flexibility and scalability to recover from the lockdown, recruiters must turn to automation, writes Peter Linas, international managing director at Bullhorn, in The Staffing Stream.
Logistics, parcel hiring soars ahead of holiday e-commerce rush (The Wall Street Journal)
December 16, 2020
Logistics hiring skyrocketed in November as transport and distribution companies staffed up on expectations for an unprecedented holiday-season rush, The Wall Street Journal reported.
An attorney’s tips on conducting harassment investigations
December 16, 2020
In a Staffing Industry Review article, Jean K. Hyams — an attorney who deals with workplace lawsuits and deposes investigators engaged by the employer to conduct these investigations — offers tips on how employers and their investigators can handle complaints in ways that will fix the problem... More