In coming months, the staffing industry might begin to see more staff members on payroll. According to Simply Hired's April 2013 Employment Outlook report, last month saw a marked rise in job openings throughout the country.Simply Hired, an online job positing site, found job advertisements grew 8.4 percent in March with the manufacturing industry first among…

With HR administrations preparing for the summer hiring season, economists had estimated March was going to be a strong month for the staffing industry. However, new data shows firms are bringing on new employees, just not as much as previously hoped.According to the March National Employee Report by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Moody's Analytics,…

Last month, HR administrations throughout the country recruited more new employees in the IT field than in any other industry. The number of information technology jobs climbed to 4.4 million, or 14,800 more than February, according to new research by the TechServe Alliance, an online IT services site.The study found March's numbers show a new…

The House recently voted down part of new legislation proposing an increase in minimum wage. The rest of the bill, Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS), went on to the Senate, but many companies and payrolling services believe the minimum wage battle is far from over.Earlier this year, President Barack Obama proposed the federal minimum wage…

In preparation for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coming into effect in 2014, many retailers and companies throughout the nation have begun to decrease employee hours from full-time to part-time to avoid having to offer workers more economical healthcare or get penalized. However, those employers might see legal action come 2014 when the play or…

April 2 was the eighth annual National Employee Benefits Day and HR administrations across the country turned out to celebrate. The focus this year was on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and human resource professionals were encouraged to continue educating employees on ACA resources and updates. Created in 2004 by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit…

While many companies have been increasing their employment of temporary workers within recent years, new numbers report the growth rate in the staffing industry is decelerating year-over-year.Staffing Industry Analysts, an online contract worker news site, found a 7 percent drop off from contract agencies' revenue growth rate compared to February 2012. Although the year-over-year rate is decreasing,…

As the unemployment rate decreases across the country, HR administrations are projecting to expand summer payrolls from last year, according to a new study by Snagajob, an online hourly job posting site. Of the hiring managers surveyed, 19 percent plan to increase summer staff and 36 percent who say they do not plan to recruit cite…

States throughout the United States have begun to consider state-run retirement savings programs in the confines of federal regulations, but a new report found employers across the nation are opposed to the state-run multi-employer plans. HR services and employee benefits administrations may want to look at their own state programs and watch if their state…

Employers and employee benefits administrations shifted communication and financial resources to other areas of the business during the recession, but a recent survey found that informing employees on current offerings is increasing with the economy.In MetLife's 11th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, three out of five employees reported that their company's benefits were the reason why…