Erecruit merges with Bond International Software

Boston-based Erecruit Holdings LLC, a provider of enterprise software for staffing firms, is merging with staffing and recruitment software provider Bond International Software.

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group, which acquired Bond in November, will become the majority owner of the combined...

Cross Country to acquire Advantage RN for $88 million

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) yesterday agreed to acquire Advantage RN for an aggregate purchase price of $88 million, subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment. The deal includes affiliates Advantage On Call LLC, Advantage Locums LLC and Advantage RN Local Staffing LLC.

Cross...

Former AMN Healthcare exec named president of PeopleReady

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) announced Sean Ebner joined the company as president of PeopleReady, effective immediately.

Ebner since March 2012 served as president of Staff Care, the locum tenens brand of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS). Prior to joining Staff Care, Ebner led a division within Technisource,...

Staffing software firm Avionté acquires developer of Persona Staffing Software

Avionté, a provider of front- and back-office software to the staffing industry, acquired Applied Systems Technology, a software development company and creator of Persona Staffing Software.

The goal of the acquisition, which closed June 2, is to leverage partnerships between AST’s clients and Avionté’s...

Adecco appoints chief SIO, new leader for Northern Europe

The Adecco Group, the world’s largest staffing firm, appointed Franz-Josef Schürmann as chief sales and innovation officer and Mark De Smedt as regional head of Northern Europe. Both will remain members of the executive committee.

Schürmann took the role of regional head DACH in 2016 and together...

Feds expected to hike rates but economic outlook dim (CNBC)

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday afternoon, and CNBC reports more than half the respondents in its latest Fed survey expect the central bank to hike rates again in September. The view about economic growth is also changing as the economy is now seen...

Leadership lessons from Uber’s culture crisis (Inc.)

Travis Kalanick, CEO of human cloud firm Uber Technologies Inc., yesterday announced he will take a leave of absence after the results of an investigation unveiled widespread mismanagement and a toxic work culture at the ride-sharing firm. An article in Inc. discusses the company's response to its current...

ManpowerGroup finds 24% to add staff, but Q3 net employment outlook holds steady

ManpowerGroup Inc.’s (NYSE: MAN) new Employment Outlook Survey found 24% of US employers plan to add staff in the upcoming third quarter — that’s up from 22% who said they planned to add staff in ManpowerGroup’s second-quarter survey and 23% in the third quarter of last year.

The third-quarter...

Independent workforce to be 47.6 million strong, to grow at 3.1% rate: MBO report

The US independent workforce — which includes consultants, freelancers, contractors, temporary and on-call workers — will rise to 47.6 million over the next five years, representing a 3.1% annual growth rate, according to MBO Partners’ new 2017 State of Independence in America report released today....

HTC completes acquisition of IT solutions and staffing firm Ciber

HTC Global Services completed its acquisition of the North American and India operations of IT solutions and staffing provider Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR). A US Bankruptcy Court approved the $93 million deal in May.

The acquisition of the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Ciber aims to expand HTC’s footprint...