United States: DOL releases final rule on service provider fee disclosures and extends deadlines. [mondaq]
LAC Group announced a merger with Chase Cost Management. Combined, both firms revenue in 2011 totaled $25 million. [Canada Newswire]
Haley Marketing announced the release of “Breaking Through The Clutter”, A Guide to Email Marketing Success for the Staffing Industry. [PR Inside]
Lucas Group announced the appointment of Michael Johnson as Managing Partner for the Human Resources (HR) Practice Group. [MarketWatch]
Are your employees engaged at work? [Murray Resources]
There are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the U.S. “App Economy,” up from zero in 2007. These jobs include those from employers at pure app firms such as Zynga, app-related jobs at large companies such as Electronic Arts, Amazon, and AT&T, as well as app infrastructure jobs at core firms such as Google, Apple, and Facebook. The App Economy total also includes employment spillovers to the rest of the economy. The new finding comes from a 17-page study titled “Where the Jobs Are” (PDF) sponsored by technology trade group TechNet and conducted by Dr. Michael Mandel of South Mountain Economics. [ZDNet]
VISTA Staffing Solutions has promoted Lori Douglas to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations, President Christian Rutherford announced. [MarketWatch]
This month mRecruitingcamp LLC welcomes Tim Hartrich as its Director, Business Development. Based in Chicago, IL, Tim will be responsible for driving Worldwide sales and promoting the upcoming mRec2012 conference in Atlanta. [PRWeb]
Employers, workers navigate pitfalls of social media. [CNN]
Privacy advice potpourri: don’t lose your iphone, don’t consider anything on your work computer private, and do wonder about mysterious ‘dings’ on your conference call. [Forbes]
Construction sees sizeable year-on-year jobs increase. [Randstad]
AccuStat Healthcare Staffing in Edmond is expanding its services to include dialysis nurses, along with pharmacists. [NEWSOK]
EMC will sell off ProCore Solutions LLC. [The Marietta Daily Journal]
After increased web threats, cyber security hiring grows slowly. [Wanted Analytics]
The political debate has raged for months: What is stifling employment in America? Now, a Workforce Planning Survey of executives at 100 Global 1000 companies shows that political gridlock and indecision have relatively little effect on employment decisions compared to economic uncertainty. In fact, in the survey, which was commissioned by Yoh and conducted by Amplitude Research, only 9 percent of respondents said that political uncertainty will discourage them from adding personnel in 2012. On the other hand, 61 percent reported that economic uncertainty represents the greatest obstacle to increased hiring in the new year. Twenty-four percent of respondents said that lack of demand for products or services was the greatest impediment to more hiring in 2012. [MarketWatch]
Vision Technology Services looks to continue growth in 2012 posting strong Q4 to wrap 2011. [PRWeb]
Retaliation: 2012 and beyond. [mondaq]
The 2012 Salary Guide from Robert Half, Robert Half Technology 2012 Salary Guide, the Robert Half Legal 2012 Salary Guide, the Creative Group 2012 Salary Guide, and the Office Team 2012 Salary Guide are all available here. [Robert Half International]
