VMS provider Fieldglass updates brand as SAP Fieldglass

Software giant SAP announced earlier this month a unified brand for its Fieldglass VMS, Ariba, hybris and SuccessFactors solutions and services.

The brands will be SAP Fieldglass, SAP Ariba, SAP Hybris and SAP SuccessFactors.

“We believe a unified SAP brand will offer clarity to our customers and ecosystem...

Proposal requires pay data disclosure

A proposal announced today by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires employers with more than 100 employees, including federal contractors, to include pay data on their Employer Information Reports. The new data will assist the agency in identifying possible pay discrimination and assist...

Workers' confidence remains high: Randstad Index

The outlook among American workers as measured by Randstad’s US employee confidence index was little changed and remained high in the fourth quarter. The index edged down slightly to a reading of 61.6 in the fourth quarter from 61.8 in the third quarter, remaining near record high since the survey’s...

Highest starting salaries: Engineers with master’s degree begin at $73,871

Engineering majors are projected to post the highest starting salary, at $73,871, among master’s degree graduates of the class of 2016, according to salary survey data released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Computer science and business majors followed.

Last week, NACE projected...

People: TSR, JFC Staffing Companies and more

TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI), a Hauppauge, NY-based supplier of IT staffing, appointed Brian J. Mangan to its board of directors, increased the board to six directors. Mangan retired in 2013 from the Disney/ABC Television Group after a 30-year career in various financial roles, his last position being senior...

Dice parent completes Slashdot Media sale

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), the parent company of job board Dice, completed the sale of Slashdot Media to BIZX LLC.

Slashdot Media provides integrated media strategies to influence technology buyers. It includes the Slashdot and SourceForge businesses.

The transaction closed Jan. 27; financial terms were...

Staffing firm owner gets two years, must pay $493,000 in taxes

A Missouri staffing firm owner was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and ordered to pay $493,000 in restitution in federal court Tuesday, the US Department of Justice announced. The owner, Joseph Patrick Balano, earlier pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to tax charges.

Balano, 54, owned Global...

Hiring managers still choosy despite skill shortage, Kelly says

Hiring managers believe there is a talent shortage among professional and technical skills, but they remain choosy about hiring, according to a new survey released by Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA).

The survey found 37% of hiring managers report professional and technical candidates they interview...

Nelson C-suite: new CFO and marketing, business solutions execs

The Nelson Family of Companies named a new CFO along with a VP of marketing and VP of business solutions.

Joe Prusko takes the CFO role at the Sonoma, Calif.-based staffing firm. Prusko has more than 35 years of financial management experience with both public and private companies, including Goldrush...

The Fahrenheit Group acquires search firm Bencks & Co.

The Fahrenheit Group, a Richmond, Va.-based business advisory and professional services firm, acquired Bencks & Co., a boutique executive search firm also based in Richmond.

Fahrenheit sought to increase capacity in response to the rising demand from clients for C-suite and specialty recruiting services. ...