Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress by Heidi Grant Halvorson
Feeling stressed? Of course you are. You have too much on your plate, deadlines are looming, people are counting on you, and to top it all off, you still have holiday shopping to do. You are under a lot of pressure — so much that at times, you suspect the quality of your work suffers […]
Staffing Jobs 4.3% Higher Year-to-Year in Third Quarter of 2012 New Data From the ASA Quarterly Employment and Sales Survey
U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 2.95 million temporary and contract workers per business day during the third quarter of 2012, according to recent data released by the American Staffing Association. “Even though the rate of growth slowed during the fall, third quarter staffing employment was the highest it has been in five years,” […]
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Changed Little in October U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (12/11/12)
There were 3.7 million job openings on the last business day of October, little changed from September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Dec. 11. The hires rate (3.2%) and separations rate (3.1%) were also little changed in October. The number of openings was little changed in all industries except construction, manufacturing, and […]
American Staffing Association Opposes Extending Unemployment Benefits
ASA Opposes Expansion of Unemployment Benefits American Staffing Association (12/06/12) Toby Malara Earlier this week, the White House and Congress made proposals on how to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff-billions of dollars in government spending cuts and the expiration of tax breaks set to take effect in January. Although both plans focus mainly on tax […]
2013’s Headlines, Trends and Next Practices
2013’s Headlines, Trends, and Next Practices Do you want to be a leader or a follower in the New Year? Of course, you want to be a leader. And to help you stay in front of the challenges you are going to face, we’ve prepared a summary of the top 28 trends to watch. The […]
Employee misclassification enforcement
Illinois steps up employee misclassification enforcement Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently announced a new initiative to step up enforcement against employers that misclassify workers as independent contractors. The Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), Illinois Department of Revenue, and Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission are working jointly to increase awareness, help responsible […]