Gross profit up 10% at global staffing firm Robert Walters

Robert Walters plc, a UK-based global staffing provider, reported gross profit rose 10% in constant currency during the first quarter, with growth in all regions.

The company, which has operations in the US, noted 72% of the group’s net fee income is now derived from outside of the UK. In the first...

ShiftPixy revenue up in fiscal Q2, net loss narrows

Human cloud, hospitality staffing provider ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY) reported revenue and gross profit jumped in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28. The Irvine, Calif.-based firm still posted a net loss, though the loss narrowed to $338,530 from $2.7 million in the year-ago quarter.

IT job growth ticks down again in March; ‘inauspicious’ start to year

IT employment in the US ticked down slightly in March from February for the third consecutive month, the TechServe Alliance announced. The number of IT jobs in the US edged down to about 5.34 million jobs, according to the group, which serves as the national trade association of the IT and engineering...

Hireology raises $27 million

Hireology, a recruitment management platform for the automotive and healthcare sectors, closed $27 million in Series D financing.

 Blue Cloud Ventures led the funding round, with full participation from current investors Bain Capital Ventures and Baird Venture Partners, as well as...

Council representing big tech argues visas for spouses of H-1B workers bring economic benefits (Government Technology)

The Information Technology Industry Council, along with the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, filed a court brief arguing that employment authorization for spouses of H-1B workers — which the Trump administration has promised to revoke — leads to economic...

Uber files IPO prospectus; posts revenue of $11.27 billion

Human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. filed its IPO prospectus on Thursday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Uber applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UBER.”

In the filing, Uber reported 2018 revenue of $11.27 billion...

TSR net revenue edges down; loss widens amid shareholder row

Net revenue edged down 1.8% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, reflecting a decrease in average billing rates for consultants on billing with customers and a higher discount plan put in place for a major customer. 

Gross margin narrowed as sales...

Demand for H-1B exceeds cap again; first increase after two years of decline

US Citizenship and Immigration Services reported the number of petitions for H-1B visas, which are used to bring in highly skilled temporary workers such as IT professionals, rose to 201,011 for the federal fiscal year 2020, up 5.7% from the 190,098 received last year and the first increase after two...

EEOC discrimination charges fall to lowest level since 2006, but 14% increase in sexual harassment charges

Workers in the US filed the fewest workplace discrimination charges in more than a decade in the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported. The agency received 76,418 charges in fiscal year 2018, down 9.3% from the previous year and the lowest number...

People: Empire Workforce Solutions, C&A, Boyden, CHG Healthcare and more

Adam Kidan is president of Empire Workforce Solutions, a new staffing firm headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, that focuses on industrial and clerical staffing. Kidan is the founder and former chairman of Chartwell Staffing Solutions. Other industry veterans joining Kidan at Empire include...