Google cancels minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will roll back requirements that US suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, Reuters reports. The move could enable the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. It follows the US National Labor Relations...

Wipro Q4 revenue falls 4.2% amid challenging environment

India-based IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) today reported revenue fell by 4.2% year over year in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31. Revenue totaled $2.67 billion in US dollars during the period.

Wipro’s fourth-quarter revenue beat analysts’ expectation of $2.65 billion, Reuters reported...

Allegis Group division acquires Talent Tech Labs

Specialized global workforce consulting firm QuantumWork Advisory acquired Talent Tech Labs, a research and advisory firm focused on talent acquisition technology. 

QuantumWork Advisory is part of Allegis Group, which ranks as the largest staffing firm in the US based on revenue. The acquisition...

North Dakota posts lowest jobless rate in March

North Dakota posted the lowest jobless rate among all US states in March at 2.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. South Dakota and Vermont followed closely at 2.1% and 2.2%, respectively.

Conversely, California posted the highest unemployment rate among all states in March at 5.3%, followed...

A third of US hiring managers admit to asking illegal questions intentionally during hiring process

Hiring managers often overstep boundaries during their hiring process by asking about protected information such as age, identity, disabilities or family matters, according to a survey released by ResumeBuilder.com.

About 32% of US hiring managers acknowledged posing these illegal questions intentionally....

Cap reached for additional H-2B visas for early second half of fiscal year

The US has reached enough petitions for H-2B visas to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced April 18.  

The visas go to temporary nonagricultural workers with...

People on the move: Raines, ZipRecruiter, TalentBridge, Barton, Interim HealthCare and more

Raines International named Jessica Sun as managing director, strategic initiatives and client delivery experience. Sun joined the company in 2014 and previously was a managing director in the consumer and operational excellence practices. Sun is based in New York. 

Jobs website operator ZipRecruiter Inc....

ManpowerGroup revenue down 5.5% as key markets stabilize

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) said labor employers in North America and Europe remain cautious as it announced its first-quarter results today. Revenue at the Milwaukee-based global staffing firm fell 5.5% year over year in constant currency to $4.40 billion. 

“Employers in North America and Europe...

Hudson RPO buys Dubai-based Striver

Hudson RPO, a recruitment process outsourcing provider that is part of Hudson Global Inc. (NASDAQ: HSON), announced the acquisition of Striver, a Dubai-based executive search organization. 

The announcement follows Hudson RPO’s acquisition last month of Dubai-based Executive Solutions, which provides...

Infosys reports Q4 revenue flat, announces $485 million in-tech acquisition

Global IT services provider Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) reported revenue today of $4.56 billion for the fourth quarter ended March 31, an increase of 0.2% on a reported basis and flat on a constant currency basis. 

The Bengaluru, India-based firm also announced today that it signed a definitive agreement...