June 17, 2021
An ongoing shortage of candidates for those jobs has been a cause of great angst for staffing firms and their end clients.
The great candidate shortage: Is hope around the corner?
June 15, 2021
An ongoing shortage of candidates for those jobs has been a cause of great angst for staffing firms and their end clients.
Asset management firm to acquire EmployBridge, largest industrial staffing firm as ranked by SIA
June 15, 2021
EmployBridge, the largest US industrial staffing firm, is being acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE: APO), an asset management firm based in New York.
QPS Employment Group now employee-owned
June 15, 2021
QPS Employment Group, a Wisconsin-based staffing firm, completed its transition to an employee-owned company with an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP.
Viking Staffing acquires California Snelling Staffing and Link Staffing offices, appoints new president
June 15, 2021
Viking Staffing announced it closed on its acquisition of Snelling Staffing and Link Staffing locations in California and has appointed Lua Borey as president.
Skilled-labor talent platform Workrise secures $300 million in funding round, plans new market expansion
June 15, 2021
Workrise, a talent platform that connects skilled laborers with infrastructure and energy companies, announced a $300 million series E funding round.
Labor shortages return, more pronounced in blue-collar and manual services jobs
June 15, 2021
Labor shortages are returning as the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be waning, according to a new report from The Conference Board that examines the unique factors and long-run forces driving this return to extremely tight labor markets.
Jobcase, a social networking site for blue-collar workers, acquires job-matching platform
June 15, 2021
Jobcase, a social networking website similar to LinkedIn but aimed at blue-collar workers, acquired Upward.net, a job-matching platform.
It’s time to move beyond job-ready hiring — The Staffing Stream
June 15, 2021
The hiring community should consider the skill sets that they are likely to require in years to come and consider a broader range of talent that can fulfill both the current and future needs, writes Alexander Mann Solutions’ Jim Sykes in a Staffing Stream blog post. Doing so will not only help to future-proof... More
General Motors struggling to hire temporary workers (GM Authority)
June 15, 2021
Automaker General Motors is having a tough time finding temporary workers for jobs at its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan and its Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana, GM Authority reported citing a news story by The Detroit Free Press.
SIA’s new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Influencers list
June 15, 2021
Staffing Industry Analysts’ new “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Influencers – US and Canada” list is now online. The list comprises 50 professionals in the workforce solutions ecosystem who have been making strides to move the diversity mission forward.