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ManpowerGroup Lands First Temporary Staffing License In Vietnam
ManpowerGroup announced that it has become the first foreign-owned workforce solutions company to obtain the new Vietnamese Subleasing License. The new license is one of the most significant aspects of the new labour code adopted by the National Assembly of Vietnam; providing, for the first time, a set of comprehensive guidelines for the provision of […]
U.S. Lags World In Temporary Worker Protections
03/05/2014 Comments Off on U.S. Lags World In Temporary Worker Protections
By Michael Grabell ProPublica– For nearly six years, Limber Herrera has toiled as a temporary worker doing the same work for the same company in Mira Loma, Calif. About 40 hours a week, he unloads shipping containers for NFI2014one of the largest freight distribution firms in America2014moving goods that will eventually stock the shelves of […]
Continue reading …Temporary Staffing Industry Indicators Mixed, SIA Pulse Survey
26/02/2013 Comments Off on Temporary Staffing Industry Indicators Mixed, SIA Pulse Survey
The outlook for the temporary staffing industry remains mixed although net new orders rebounded significant from an all-time low last month, according February’s Pulse Survey update by Staffing Industry Analysts. Temporary staffing revenue growth accelerated to 15% in January from 11% in December, according to the survey. However, a number of other indicators deteriorated and […]
Continue reading …Death Of Temporary Worker: Bosses ‘Not Thinking Of Him As A Human Being’
04/02/2013 Comments Off on Death Of Temporary Worker: Bosses ‘Not Thinking Of Him As A Human Being’
By JIM MORRISE and CHIP MITCHELL, The Center For Public Integrity— By the time Carlos Centeno arrived at the Loyola University Hospital Burn Center in Chicago, more than 98 minutes had elapsed since his head, torso, arms and legs had been scalded by a 185-degree solution of water and citric acid inside a factory on this city’s southwestern […]
Continue reading …Manpower Spots 4 Big Trends Transforming The Wide World Of Work
04/02/2013 Comments Off on Manpower Spots 4 Big Trends Transforming The Wide World Of Work
Manpower Inc., a global employment services firm and strategic partner of the 2013 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, says it has spotted four important trends in the wide world of work. These four World of Work Mega Trends are transforming where, when, why and how individuals and companies work, according to Manpower. “In […]
Continue reading …Hiring Temporary Talent Boosts Employment, Jobless Rate Unchanged
03/02/2013 Comments Off on Hiring Temporary Talent Boosts Employment, Jobless Rate Unchanged
Temporary talent is helping U.S. employers fill the gap rather than hiring full time employees. In a new report from ManpowerGroup, temporary workers, a significant component of a company’s needed flexible work model, remain key to jolting and sustaining business growth, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported that the overall January jobless […]
Continue reading …Job Search Engine Indeed.com Bought By Japan’s Recruit Co.
27/09/2012 Comments Off on Job Search Engine Indeed.com Bought By Japan’s Recruit Co.
Recruit Co. Ltd., a firm that once brought Japan’s government to its knees in a 1988 scandal, has purchased popular job search engine Indeed.com. Both Indeed and Recruit Co. are privately held companies. No dollar or yen value was given for the purchase. However, published reports speculate Recruit Co. may have paid as much as […]
Continue reading …A Temporary Trap? Full Time Work Elusive For Young Workers
18/09/2012 Comments Off on A Temporary Trap? Full Time Work Elusive For Young Workers
ILO News– Temporary work can be a great way for young people to gain work experience while still studying or travelling. But, as the youth jobs crisis shows no signs of abating, temporary jobs have become, in many cases, an option of last resort. The use of temporary contracts for young workers has nearly doubled […]
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- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
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- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill