Harvey Nash revenue up 25% in first half of year

Global staffing provider Harvey Nash Group plc, a UK-based staffing provider with US operations, reported in a “trading update” today that revenue for the six months ended July 31 rose to £527 million (US$692 million), up 24.9% from the same period in the prior year. The company attributed the increase...

Most recruiters say job more difficult, skilled labor shortage

Most recruiters, 62%, say their job is more difficult today than it was a year ago, according to a survey released today by Monster Worldwide Inc. This continues an ongoing trend as 67% said their job is more difficult than it was five years ago.

Additionally, 59% of respondents said it is more difficult...

Staffing CEO faces visa fraud charges

The CEO of two Bellevue, Wash., IT staffing providers was arrested this week on a charge relating to a visa fraud scheme, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Pradyumna Kumar Samal served as CEO of Divensi and Azimetry, which supplied IT workers such as software development engineers to major corporate...

US jobless claims average falls to lowest level since 1969

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 212,250 last week, down 1,500 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported. This is the lowest level for this average since Dec. 13, 1969, when it was 210,750.

The four-week moving...

More than 40% say ‘ghosting’ a potential employer is acceptable

More than 40% of job seekers said it’s reasonable to “ghost” companies during the interview process, abruptly cutting off communication when they decide not to pursue a job, according to a survey released today by Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews company.

Overall, more than half of job seekers,...

GDP estimate gets upward revision for Q2, near four-year high

The US economy looks strong as real gross domestic product grew at the fastest rate in almost four years last quarter, and consumer confidence in August hit the highest level since 2000.

US real GDP grew at an annual rate of 4.2% in the second quarter, according to the second estimate of GDP growth released...

Gen Z is the generation most inclined toward freelancing: Upwork

Gen Z — the youngest segment of today’s adult workforce — is the most freelancing-inclined generation yet, according to the “Freelancing in America: 2017” report released today by Upwork.

The research found Gen Z, comprised of people born between 1997 and 2000, is freelancing by choice more...

LinkedIn finds fake accounts believed undertaken by ‘nation-state actors’

LinkedIn uncovered instances of abuse that involve the creation of fake accounts and believes the fraudulent activity, in some cases, is being undertaken by “nation-state actors.”

“In every case, we took immediate action against the accounts in question once we discovered the abuse,” the company...

Global HR Research acquires New Hampshire-based background screening firm

Background screening provider Global HR Research, a Renovo Capital company, acquired Newfields, NH-based easyBackgrounds.

The acquired company provides background screening solutions on a national basis. Global HR Research also operates globally and is based in Fort Myers, Fla.

The transaction closed mid-August;...

USCIS suspends premium processing for H-1B petitions until 2019 (Newsweek)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services extended its previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions — used to bring in highly skilled temporary workers such as IT professionals, Newsweek reported. Premium processing shortens the processing time...