Florida court rules Uber drivers are independent contractors (JD Supra)

A Florida state appellate court in Miami ruled last week that Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees, writes law firm Fisher Phillips. The drivers are not entitled to unemployment benefits, the court ruled. Human cloud firm Uber has been in several court cases to prove its drivers...

Zenefits laying off almost half its employees (BuzzFeed News)

BuzzFeed News reports online HR benefits services firm Zenefits will lay off 45% of its employees in an effort to slash costs, according to an internal memo this morning from the human resources startup that was obtained by BuzzFeed News. Roughly 430 workers will be cut, including 250 in Zenefits’...

The ‘dreaded’ review (CWS 3.0)

Necessary as they are, reviews can be a difficult process to go through, writes Dawn McCartney in a new CWS 3.0 article. But there are ways to ensure they provide the results you and your contingent workforce suppliers need for success. McCartney, Staffing Industry Analysts’ senior director of contingent...

Kforce Q4 revenue up 1% on same-billing day basis

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 1.1% on a same-billing day basis — the fourth quarter of 2016 had one less billing day than the fourth quarter of 2015, the company reported. However, revenue fell 0.5% year over year on a reported basis.

Gross margin at the Tampa, Fla.-based...

Mastech Q4 revenue in-line with year ago

IT staffing provider Mastech Digital Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) reported revenue edged down 0.4% in the fourth quarter to $32.4 million. Gross margin narrowed and net income slipped.

The Pittsburgh-based firm reported demand for its staffing services was in-line with the previous quarter and largely offset...

DLH revenue rises with Danya acquisition, organic growth is 5%

DLH Holdings Corp. (NASD: DLHC), a provider of healthcare and logistics staffing and solutions to the federal government, reported revenue rose 57.7% in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31. The company attributed the increase primarily to the May acquisition of Danya International LLC and the continued...

Peoplelink division acquires EHD Technologies

Sustained Quality, a division of Peoplelink, acquired EHD Technologies, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based firm that provides quality assurance services. In addition, a significant portion of EHD’s business is related to talent acquisition. EHD ranked on the 2015 list of fastest-growing staffing firms.

“The...

Temp Holdings invests in California-based Percolata

Tokyo-based Temp Holdings Co. Ltd., the ninth-largest staffing firm in the world, invested in Palo Alto, Calif.-based Percolata Corp.

Founded in 2011, Percolata collects data to predict shopper traffic at retail stores; it uses analysis of that data to propose optimal shifts for employees. The proposal...

Staffing Industry Review magazine introduces Online Showcase

New stories from Staffing Industry Review magazine are now available online. The stories are in addition to the print version of the magazine and have a how-to focus.

Dubbed the “Online Showcase,” stories available now cover how to take your staffing firm to the next level (one tip: stop competing...

Data and fodder for those who dare to lead — The Staffing Stream

Changes in today’s workforce solutions ecosystem are occurring at an accelerated pace, and not even in a consistent, predictable direction, writes Subadhra Sriram in a The Staffing Stream blog post. Some of the changes that have happened over the last several years are being challenged, altered and...