Recruitment firm Cordant Group announced in September that it was taking on a mission that goes beyond just returning values to shareholders, that of being a “social enterprise.”
Being a social enterprise is more than a name or slogan. Companies that claim that label, in the form of Community Interest Companies, as they exist in the […]
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Boomerang Effect
Why you should consider rehiring retirees and other former employees.
A boomerang employee: One who returns to a company after leaving for a period of time. With the […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us. Each of its predecessors had been powered by ground-breaking inventions: the development of mechanical production techniques harnessing water and steam power; electricity and mass production techniques; and advances in computing technology.
Driving this latest revolution is “cyber-physical systems” — computerbased algorithms, tightly integrated with the internet, deeply intertwined, and […]
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Wages Plateau
Employers expect to keep wage growth in check.
Most employers expect wages to stay the same in the third quarter, according to a survey released by Express […]
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Boon for Talent
Automation helps top talent become more valuable.
Automation will help to promote, not eliminate, top talent, according to 67% of staffing professionals polled by staffing industry software […]
Contingent workforce buyers and suppliers have always kept an eye on metrics, but now machine learning aims to automate and speed up the analysis of data.
Last November, Google announced its Cloud Jobs API, which uses machine learning to enable job-seekers to find jobs more easily. Meanwhile, a survey by CareerBuilder found that 55% of HR […]
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Flex Time
Canadian firms expect to increase use of variable workforce.
Nontraditional workers (contract, consultant, remote or freelance workers) comprise 20% to 30% of Canada’s workforce, a statistic that is expected […]
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Rein It in
New hire retention a key issue for most companies.
Nearly all of executives polled in a recent Futurestep survey, 90%, reported retention of new hires is an issue in […]
Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.
Noncompliance OK
Non-ACA compliant plans may continue another year.
Consumers and insurers may keep coverage that does not meet the minimum standards required by the Affordable Care Act, the US Department […]
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True Desires
Motivation may be key to increased female leadership within staffing organizations.
Although women hold almost 52% of all professional jobs, they account for just 14.6% percent of executive officers […]
