People: Star Staffing, Heidrick, Seyfarth Shaw and more

Star Staffing named Nicole Serres as president. Serres had served as VP at the Petaluma, Calif.-based staffing provider. She had joined the company in 2009 as an account manager and in November 2010 was named VP and became co-owner.

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles (NASD: HSII) named Jenni...

US economy still strong despite cooling elsewhere (Reuters)

The US economy remains in good shape, and is expected to have a still-strong annualized growth rate of 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2018, down from 3.4% in the third, Reuters reported. The US economy is holding up compared to other economies because of the stimulus from tax cuts and it’s not as dependent...

Dice.com parent company, DHI Group, says Q4 tech revenue flat, but sees growth ahead

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), the parent company of job board Dice.com, reported revenue in its tech-focused operations was roughly flat in the fourth quarter, declining just 0.1%. Tech-focused revenue’s flat growth rate includes revenue from Dice.com and its targeted career fairs, ClearanceJobs.com,...

CTG completes $9.7 million acquisition of Tech-IT

CTG Inc. (NASD: CTG), a Buffalo, NY-based provider of IT staffing, on Wednesday completed its acquisition of Tech-IT PSA SA, a Luxembourg-based firm that provides IT consulting and solutions.

The deal was initially announced on Jan. 3, and CTG paid €8.5 million (US$9.7 million) for all outstanding...

Hired.com acquires candidate assessment, screening firm Py

Recruiting platform Hired.com acquired candidate assessment and screening firm Py, according to an announcement today.

San Francisco-based Py has more than 500,000 users and is based in San Francisco. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Py’s workers are joining Hired effective immediately,...

Instacart revises pay plan for contractors after outcry

The CEO of human cloud, grocery delivery firm Instacart wrote in a blog post the company is revising its pay policy after an outcry from its independent contractor workers.

Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta wrote the company will keep tips from consumers separate from its contribution to its independent...

Indiana Supreme Court rules driver is independent contractor, not employee

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled last month that a firm matching drivers to customers who needed large vehicles driven to them had correctly classified a driver as an independent contractor.

Its ruling clarified how the state’s three-prong ABC Test to determine independent contractor status should be...

Survey for 2019 lists of largest, fastest-growing staffing firms now open

Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual survey to determine the largest and fastest-growing staffing firms is now open. SIA compiles and publishes the lists of staffing firms each year, based on this annual survey.

Widely distributed to both staffing buyers and investors, the lists provide free publicity...

Lyft to pay New York City drivers a minimum wage (Engadget)

A union representing Lyft drivers said the human cloud, ride-sharing firm has agreed to pay minimum wage to drivers in New York City, Engadget reported. New York introduced new laws last year requiring ride-sharing firms to pay drivers at least $15 per hour plus $2.22 to cover taxes and paid time off....

Kforce revenue rises 4.5% in fourth quarter on tech staffing growth

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 4.5%, exceeding guidance. The increase was 2.8% on a billing-day basis.

Revenue growth came from technology, the firm’s largest single segment. However, revenue fell 9.0% in finance and accounting, the company’s second-largest segment.