March 18, 2021
Many staffing firms are gearing up for a big year — and also investing in technology to maintain and enhance their competitive positioning. This includes staffing platform technology that allows candidates to accept shifts and temporary assignments from clients in a more automated, self-service fashion that leverages mobile app technology.
The rise of staffing platform technology
March 15, 2021
Many staffing firms are gearing up for a big year — and also investing in technology to maintain and enhance their competitive positioning. This includes staffing platform technology that allows candidates to accept shifts and temporary assignments from clients in a more automated, self-service fashion... More
HireQuest acquires Snelling Staffing and Link Staffing’s franchise relationships
March 15, 2021
HireQuest Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI) acquired Snelling Staffing, a 67-year-old staffing firm headquartered in Texas, as well as Houston-based Link Staffing’s franchise relationships.
US manufacturing upturn continues; employment posts steepest gains since 2014
March 15, 2021
IHS Markit reported a continued upturn in the US manufacturing sector in February with the rate of production growth the fastest in six years.
BelFlex Staffing Network acquires consumer and food division
March 15, 2021
BelFlex Staffing Network acquired the consumer and food division of YourEncore.
RigUp, an online platform for skilled trades, rebrands to Workrise
March 15, 2021
RigUp is rebranding to Workrise.
Online platform funding rounds: Shift One, Jobsandtalent, WorkStep, Landed and Social Auto Transport
March 15, 2021
Several online staffing platforms serving the industrial staffing sector recently announced funding rounds.
PeopleReady sees demand for skilled tradespeople spike amid pandemic
March 17, 2021
Demand grew rapidly for many skilled trade workers from the onset of Covid-19 in March 2020 through January 2021, according to an analysis by the skilled trades division of industrial staffing provider PeopleReady, a division of TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI). The research found double- and even triple-digit... More
Logistics staffing firm lands $29 million contract (TheBusinessDesk.com)
March 17, 2021
D&D Recruit, a logistics staffing firm based in Runcorn, England, announced a contract with a US-based automotive client Thai Summit America Corp. valued at £21 million (US$29.3 million) over three years, TheBusinessDesk.com reported.
New approaches to warehouse & distribution contract employee safety — The Staffing Stream
March 17, 2021
Covid-19 has a multiplying effect on health and safety activity, writes Mary Beth Clark in The Staffing Stream, and businesses must do more to protect their workers while exploring new options to prevent on-site outbreaks. Clark, a regional safety manager at Aerotek, provides some tips to help warehousing... More
A more equitable path to employment
March 17, 2021
Kelly President and CEO Peter Quigley urges staffing companies and their clients to seek talent from undeserved and vulnerable populations that face unjust barriers that wrongly disqualify them from employment. These barriers rob them of opportunity and upward mobility, and they prevent employers from... More