Synergie revenue rises 5% in first quarter; international revenue up 3.9%

Synergie, a Paris-based staffing firm with international operations, reported first-quarter revenue rose 5.4%; the increase was 2.5% on a like-for-like basis. Synergie has operations in 17 countries, including Canada, and ranks as one of the world’s largest staffing companies.

Revenue from within France...

Aya Healthcare acquires managed services division

Aya Healthcare, a provider of travel nursing and workforce solutions to hospitals, acquired New Jersey-based Symmetry Healthcare Solutions, the managed services division of Symmetry Healthcare Strategies.

Symmetry Workforce Solutions operates SymmetryMSP, which was founded in 2018.

The acquired business...

Travel Nurse Across America names new president and CEO

Travel Nurse Across America, a national travel nurse staffing company based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, promoted Tim McKenzie to president and CEO, effective May 1. Current President and CEO Gene Scott moved to the role of executive chairman.

McKenzie joined Travel Nurse Across America in 2017...

Online learning platform Coursera closes $103 million funding round led by Seek

Online learning platform Coursera closed a $103 million investment in a Series E equity round. Australia-based job board operator Seek Group led the funding round; existing investors Future Fund and NEA also participated in the funding.

“The additional funding gives us the resources and flexibility...

Jobless claims average up 4,500; initial claims jump 37,000, largest increase since September 2017

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 206,000 last week, up 4,500 from the previous week, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week moving average smooths the volatility of the week-to-week...

Randstad first-quarter revenue holds steady; US revenue up 3%, but German revenue falls 10%

First-quarter revenue edged up 0.5% on an organic basis at Randstad NV. Revenue rose 3% on an organic basis in the US and was flat in France — two of the company’s largest market in terms of revenue. On the other hand, German revenue fell 10% on an organic basis, but the company said the performance...

Robert Half Q1 revenue up 5% amid ‘persistent’ tight labor markets

Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported first-quarter net revenue rose 5.2% amid tight labor markets globally. US revenue rose 5.7%.

Revenue was up 8.5% on a constant-currency, same-billing day basis; total international revenue rose 11.9% on a constant currency and same billing day basis....

THMed acquires Colorado-based locums and perfusion staffing company

Temporary healthcare recruitment firm THMed, a portfolio company of private equity firm New Capital Partners, acquired CV Staff Solutions, a Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company that provides cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists and nonphysician providers, including perfusionists,...

PharmaLogics Recruiting buys Orbis Clinical

PharmaLogics Recruiting, a provider of recruiting solutions for life sciences companies worldwide, acquired Orbis Clinical, a life science contract staffing and consulting firm.

The acquisition enables PharmaLogics to provide all life science functions in both permanent and temporary placement.

The...

'Gig economy' makes it into Merriam-Webster

“Gig economy” is one of the more than 640 new words Merriam-Webster added this month to its dictionary, the publication announced yesterday.

Merriam-Webster defines gig economy as: (coined in 2009) economic activity that involves the use of temporary or freelance workers to perform jobs typically...