The latest trend in HR and staffing technology will be wearable computers, according to Fistful of Talent. These devices can be designed to help temporary workers do specific jobs in the workplace and keep the company lean by providing real-time support a full-time staffer would normally have to offer.In other words, temporary workers can go…

Highlighting the benefits of hiring a temporary worker through an employer of record, Missoula County agreed to pay former employees of its health center a total of $189,000 to settle wrongful discharge lawsuits, according to the Missoulian. Missoula County, located in Montana, was forced to pay after lawyers alleged the health center's executive director Kim…

An online temporary services company called Elance-oDesk lives by its mission of creating a workforce of freelancers. Elance-oDesk has 240 full-time employees and 500 temporary workers, according to Quartz Magazine."They choose how many hours they work, and they decide when," Elance-oDesk CEO Fabio Rosati told Quartz. "As a result, we are a very small company…

The National Restaurant Association's May 2014 Tracking Survey reports that job growth for restaurants is increasing. Sales for all restaurants totaled $683.4 billion in revenue. Currently, there are 13.5 million employed in the restaurant business. Additionally, 25 percent of restaurant owners say they plan to employ more people in the next six months. Only 10…

Temporary workers are on the rise, according to the latest study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Temp jobs rose by approximately 14,300 in May for a total of nearly 2.9 million in total. The penetration rate for temporary jobs was 2.07 percent in May. In April, the penetration rate was 2.06 percent. Unemployment stood at…

Employment in the U.S. rose by 179,000 jobs in May, according to Automatic Data Processing's national employment report. The three month average, according to Staffing Industry Analysts, has been 198,000 per month.Year over year, May has seen higher growth, but the number of jobs added in April was 215,000."Job growth moderated in May," said Mark…

The Staffing Stream has posted a new blog with career tips for those in the temporary staffing industry. It is heartening to hear Traci Fiatte, who works as group president for a major staffing company, say her goal as someone who pairs temporary workers with jobs is to ultimately craft and shape a career where…

Business News Daily recently weighed the pros and cons of HR outsourcing services. In fact, there are many benefits to this. One is the ease of having another company doing the grunt work. A lot of time is freed up when the paperwork involved with employees is taken out of the picture. Companies can use…

The staffing industry is in the best shape it's been for the last eight years, according to the American Staffing Association. Staffing companies have employed an average of 2.96 million temporary and contract workers per week, which is a 3.2 percent increase year-over-year."Businesses continue to turn to staffing companies for flexible workforce solutions and to…

The American Staffing Index for the week of May 12-18 rose 3.4 percent year-over-year. The index stands at 97. This is good news for staffers because the index measures how many are employed in the staffing industry. The index is reported every nine days. The index has been steadily rising toward 97 since the week ending…