Jackson Healthcare appoints CFO

Jackson Healthcare, which ranks among the largest US healthcare staffing providers, appointed Leslie Kurtz as CFO. She takes over from former CFO Douglas Kline, who joined the company in 2005 and retired at the end of last month.

Kurtz held executive leadership positions in the...

G&A Partners acquires accounts of PEO Focus Management Group

Professional employer organization G&A Partners acquired the accounts of Focus Management Group, a California-based PEO and HR outsourcing provider.

This is G&A Partners’ fifth acquisition in about 14 months, which include Ascend HR Solutions, an affiliate of Intermountain Staffing Resources in...

Online job ads index rises, suggests ‘continued recruiting difficulties’

The Conference Board’s Experimental Help Wanted OnLine Index rose to a reading of 101.7 in December from a reading of 99.3 in November. The Conference Board last month revised its report on online job ads to reflect a new methodology and universe of online job advertisements.

The...

Nominal pay rises 1%, but real wages still in red

Wage growth across the US slowed further in 2018, according to a fourth-quarter index of wages released today by PayScale Inc., a Seattle-based provider of compensation data and software.

Nominal wages rose 1.1% over the fourth quarter and increased 1.0% year over year. However, the modest uptick in nominal...

Kelly adds to engineering staffing with two telecom acquisitions

Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) announced two engineering market acquisitions aimed at bolstering its presence in the 5G technology space: Global Technology Associates LLC, or GTA, and NextGen Global Resources LLC.

The acquisitions took effect at the start of the year; terms were not disclosed. GTA...

Industrial staffing firm TransForce acquires Drive360 Logistics

TransForce Inc., a nationwide truck-driver staffing firm headquartered in Alexandria, Va., acquired Drive360 Logistics, a transportation recruitment firm targeting truck drivers and diesel mechanics.

“Drive360 Logistics adds a key recruiting capability for our customers as a direct hire program across...

Job openings fall in November, but still exceed unemployed

The number of US job openings fell in November from October, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of hires and separations also declined.

There were 6.9 million job openings in November, down 3.4% from October; however, openings increased 16.1% on a year-over-year...

Sexual harassment prevention top regulatory issue in 2019: Paychex

Sexual harassment prevention is the top regulatory issues that employers should be aware of in 2019, according to Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX).

The company listed the current, most impactful laws and regulations and the anticipated changes that employers should consider as they plan for the year ahead....

Word of the month: Business process outsourcing

“Business process outsourcing,” or BPO, is a service segment of the process outsourcing industry. It is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as the use of an outside business services vendor (and its supervised personnel), either...

Uber may not IPO in 2019 after all (Business Insider)

Business Insider reported human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc. may not go public this year after all. In an interview published Tuesday, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told The Wall Street Journal that the company was in no rush to go public and may choose to bide its time and ride out rough...