The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.01% in April. Despite economic headwinds, small business owners continue to search for skilled workers, according to the analysis of more than 3,300 companies. Nearly one in five companies (19%) in the index…
ASA Staffing Operations Benchmarking Survey Closes Friday
Time is running out to participate in the ASA Staffing Operations Benchmarking Survey and gain insight on key trends to help staffing businesses. Preliminary data show that since the survey last ran in 2017 Corporate employee turnover rate is higher Offering benefits to temporary workers is more common Direct hire average time to fill has…
Participate in the ASA Quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey
The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2023 will close next Friday, May 19. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey—including search and placement firms—will have access to an exclusive report on the results, enhanced with graphs. The report, which participants can download from the ASA website, also includes…
Jackson Healthcare to Acquire LRS Healthcare
Jackson Healthcare, a family of highly specialized health care staffing, search, and technology companies, and LRS Healthcare, an Omaha, NE-based provider of medical staffing, have signed a definitive agreement by which Jackson Healthcare will acquire LRS Healthcare. Upon closing of the…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Recruiting for Diversity
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Inclusive Recruitment Tool Kit.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Myra Briggs of Society presents an overview of the inclusive recruitment tool kit developed by Society Global Executive Search, a free resource designed to help organizations ensure that their recruitment processes are inclusive and promote…
Riviera Partners Acquires Build Talent
Riviera Partners, a global executive search firm specializing in senior leadership placements in engineering, product, and design, has acquired Build Talent to further support its early-stage venture capital-backed clients. Riviera understands the earliest phases of an emerging company focusing on…
What Job Candidates Want
Candidates want employers to communicate openly and honestly throughout the recruitment process, according to a survey of a Qualtrics panel comprising 600 working professionals by iHire. Some 95.5% of respondents want employers to acknowledge they’ve received their application after applying for a…
Labor Quality Becomes Top Small Business Problem, Followed by Inflation
The National Federation of Independent Business’ small business optimism index decreased by 1.1 points in April to 89.0. This marks the 16th consecutive month below the survey’s 49-year history of 98. Labor quality was the top business problem at 24%, with inflation in second place at 23%. The net…
U.S. Department of Labor Has Updated the Required FMLA Poster
The U.S. Department of Labor has released an updated Family and Medical Leave Act poster. Per the applicable FMLA regulations, covered employers must post and keep posted on their premises, in conspicuous locations…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Recruiting for Diversity
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Inclusive Recruitment Tool Kit,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Myra Briggs of Society presents an overview of the inclusive recruitment tool kit developed by Society Global Executive Search, a free resource designed to help organizations ensure that their recruitment processes are inclusive and promote diversity and equity. Presented by the ASA…
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