Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Celebrating Women’s History Month: Leading With Gender-Equitable Boards and Leadership Teams.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. In this discussion hosted by the ASA women in leadership interest group, hear about the importance of gender-equitable boards and executive leadership teams in the staffing industry, and…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Gender Inclusiveness in the Industry
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Celebrating Women’s History Month: Uniting to Inspire Inclusion,” 12:30–1:30 p.m. Eastern time. ASA, ClearEdge, TechServe Alliance, Staffing Industry Analysts, National Association of Personnel Services, and Women Business Collaborative have teamed up to celebrate Women’s History Month and present a program on gender inclusiveness in the staffing industry. Panelists Eric Gregg…
Optimism on Main Street Declines as Inflation Looms as Top Challenge
The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index decreased in February to 89.4, marking the 26th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. Twenty-three percent of small business owners reported that inflation was their single most important business problem in…
CEO Survey Highlights Challenges for Business Planning
Chief executive officer optimism has declined slightly, yet a solid majority (88.3%) holds a moderately positive outlook, according to the latest CEO Survey by Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business and Marcum LLP, a provider of executive search and staffing, among other services….
The New Job Hot Spots: Phoenix, Orlando, and Albuquerque
In the last four years, job growth has shifted from San Francisco and other cities in the West to the Sunbelt. The trend can be attributed in part to the increase in remote work, but hiring also has increased in traditionally low-cost markets, boosting competition and pay for workers across the…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Improve Sales Predictability
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Sales Training With Shad Tidler, Part Two: Best Practices to Close Deals Quicker and Become More Predictable With Your Sales.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. In the second part of his two-part sales training series, Shad Tidler will discuss how staffing firms can shorten…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Improving Gender Equity in Industry Leadership
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Celebrating Women’s History Month: Leading With Gender-Equitable Boards and Leadership Teams,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. In this discussion hosted by the ASA women in leadership interest group, hear about the importance of gender-equitable boards and executive leadership teams in the staffing industry, and get ideas for how women staffing professionals…
Federal Court Enjoins Illinois Equal Benefits Mandate
On March 11, a federal judge in Chicago issued an injunction barring the state of Illinois from forcing staffing agencies to alter their employee benefit plans to instead provide benefits “equivalent” to those benefits offered by their third-party clients. In August 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law immediately-effective legislation amending the state’s Day and…
NFIB Jobs Report: Small Business Employment Slows
Thirty-seven percent (seasonally adjusted) of all small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, down two points from January and the lowest reading since January 2021, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The percent of small…
Hiring Confidence Dips as Employers Weather Economic Headwinds
Employer hiring intentions continue to moderate for the second quarter of 2024, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. The Net Employment Outlook stands at +22% for Q2, down -2% year-to-year and -4% from Q1. The research is based on data collected from more than 40,000…
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