Many HR managers using flexible talent, Upwork report finds

The majority of human resources managers, 62%, use some sort of flexible talent — freelancers, temporary and agency workers — according to data released today by online staffing provider Upwork. And 79% expect their departments to utilize as many or more freelancers in 2017.

The data is a specific...

Heidrick appoints execs to culture-shaping division

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) added a chief customer experience officer and two other executives to its culture-shaping division, Sean Delaney.

Barbara Porter was named partner and chief customer experience officer. Porter also will work across Heidrick’s...

Capgemini eyeing Ciber’s US assets for years — Staffing quote of the week

CRN reports Capgemini has been eyeing Ciber’s US assets for years. “Even though Sogeti [Capgemini’s IT professional services subsidiary] was really hungry to acquire the US part, I never wanted to enter a complex integration. But with the bankruptcy, we had the possibility to buy only the US asset,”...

Where are we headed? (Staffing Industry Review)

Attorney George Reardon discuss the potential future of the legal landscape and staffing firms, including the Affordable Care Act, taxes, immigration, joint employment and more in the latest issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. While there is a Republican president and Congress that can drive...

Temp staffing revenue growth speeds up in March, new orders at highest level since 2015

US temporary staffing revenue rose a median 6% year over year in March among staffing firms taking part in Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly Pulse Survey. The 6% growth in March is an acceleration from the 5% rate reported in February.

“Staffing firms reported growth year-over-year in most skill...

PEO Insperity reports Q1 revenue up 10%

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) reported revenue rose 10.0% in the first quarter, driven by a 10.1% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per month. The company cited strong new client sales, combined with a continuing high level of client retention as...

Addison Group acquires technology consulting firm

Chicago-based professional staffing firm Addison Group acquired AIM Consulting, a technology consulting firm with headquarters in Seattle and branch offices in both Denver and Minneapolis. The acquisition strengthens Addison Group’s presence in these key markets and adds AIM Consulting’s leadership...

Staffing agency, Doherty, acquires Dahl Consulting

Doherty | The Employment Experts, a family-owned, Minnesota-based staffing and recruiting agency, acquired Dahl Consulting in St. Paul, Minn., last month.

Founded in 1993, Dahl provides workforce process management, vendor management services, as well as sourcing and staffing services. Terms of the transaction...

ISM manufacturing index decelerates in April

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April at a slower pace than March, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for US manufacturing, released today. April’s index reading was 54.8, down from March’s reading of 57.2.

Any reading above 50%...

Ciber sues Washington state for $13 million (The Spokesman-Review)

IT solutions and staffing provider Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is suing the state of Washington, claiming it is owed some $13 million for a project to install a new computer software system for Washington’s community colleges. The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Ciber...