According to a recent survey conducted by online giant CareerBuilder.com, one in five IT workers do not like their current jobs and nearly a third claim that they’ll find a new job in 2006.
The primary reasons given by IT employees for disliking or being unhappy with their current employment were unmanageable workloads, insufficient pay and […]

A recent case that landed before an Illinois appeals court pitted a staffing firm against an employee who later went on to work for a competitor. The court sided with the staffing agency, enforcing a confidentiality agreement that the employee had signed upon her employment with the firm. The court found that the employee had […]

A recent survey conducted by the DirectEmployers Association found that more than 50% of new hires in 2005 were found via the Internet, making it the primary means of locating and hiring new employees.
Of the sources of Internet hiring specifically noted, corporate employment web sites accounted for 21% of hiring, general job boards accounted for […]

The President’s newly proposed 2007 budget, announced last week, has some provisions intended to improve efficiency in tax administration as well as unemployment insurance (UI) integrity that should be of interest to the staffing industry. The various proposals put forth in the new budget are also intended to reduce the federal budget deficit.
Among the specifics […]

Convinced that nursing pools are increasing state costs, Connecticut legislators are expected to introduce a bill shortly that will establish a rate approval process for nursing pools.
Those keeping track of the potential legislation expect that it will be similar to a bill introduced last year that would have required health care staffing firms to submit […]

The first month of the new year showed great promise in the staffing industry and for the overall employment picture. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, temporary staffing firms added 14,300 jobs to their payrolls during the month, a 7.6% increase over January 2005 and the highest rate of growth for the month […]

A battered Congress will go to work in 2006 with mid-term elections looming less than 10 months away. Low approval ratings and criminal investigations of several congressional members have representatives scrambling to get things done in a hurry, with some of their attention directed at employment-related legislation. Among the items that Congress will focus on […]