Spherion
Encyclopedia
SFN Group, Inc is a North American temporary work
agency headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
, that operates under a variety of brand names.
company created by Leroy Dettman in 1946.
Initially placed manual laborers in temporary jobs loading cargo
, filling temporary clerk jobs was a service the company only later added.
By 1978, the firm was doing business as Personnel Pool of America, Inc, and was acquired by H&R Block. In 1991, H&R Block acquired Interim Systems Corporation and combined it with Personnel Pool, creating a larger staffing services firm.
In 1992, the company changed its name to Interim Services Inc and was spun off by H&R Block in 1994. Interim acquired a number of other companies over the next few years.
The company changed its name to Spherion in 2000.
The company was acquired by Randstad Holding
in July 2011.
Temporary work
Temporary work or temporary employment refers to a situation where the employee is expected to leave the employer within a certain period of time. Temporary employees are sometimes called "contractual", "seasonal", "interim", "casual staff", "freelance", or "part-time"; or the word may be shortened...
agency headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, that operates under a variety of brand names.
History
Spherion was first known as City Car Unloaders, a ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
company created by Leroy Dettman in 1946.
Initially placed manual laborers in temporary jobs loading cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
, filling temporary clerk jobs was a service the company only later added.
By 1978, the firm was doing business as Personnel Pool of America, Inc, and was acquired by H&R Block. In 1991, H&R Block acquired Interim Systems Corporation and combined it with Personnel Pool, creating a larger staffing services firm.
In 1992, the company changed its name to Interim Services Inc and was spun off by H&R Block in 1994. Interim acquired a number of other companies over the next few years.
The company changed its name to Spherion in 2000.
The company was acquired by Randstad Holding
Randstad Holding
Randstad Holding N.V. is an international company offering temporary staffing and HR services. Randstad was founded in the Netherlands in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding and operates in around 40 countries. In 2010, the company achieved a turnover of €14.2 billion and a net profit of €288.5 million...
in July 2011.