Pontoon Solutions

Pontoon Solutions | July 29, 2016

In the words of Pontoon Solutions President Mike Wachholz, “RPO [firms] are not staffing agencies.” Staffing agencies supply you with candidates, but RPO firms “act as extensions of your talent acquisition function.” They take over some – or all – of your organization’s recruiting functions, and they operate more like partners than vendors. If your company is considering partnering with an RPO firm, you need to know that this decision shouldn’t be ...

Pontoon Solutions | January 07, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, Fla .-- (BUSINESS WIRE) - Pontoon and hyphen have completed Their merger originally announced in October 2015. Pontoon will now serve as the global HR outsourcing brand for Adecco Group, the world's leading provider of HR solutions. Through the merger, Pontoon begins in 2016 as a Strengthened global leader with close to 1,500 employees, to Increased client base and expanded HR outsourcing services. The merger thus solidifies Pontoon's stronghold in the EMEA market and parti...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...