TSR evaluating strategic alternatives after founder requests sale

IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSR) will review strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company, according to a filing Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The move follows a request from founder Joseph Hughes and his wife, Winifred, asking the board of directors...

PageGroup says Q2 gross profit at record, Brexit uncertainty remains

PageGroup reported second-quarter gross profit rose 16.0% in constant currency with the fastest growth occurring in the Americas. The UK-based staffing provider also noted that it expects operating profit to be slightly ahead of market forecast. And the company said it recorded its highest gross profit...

The Caldwell Partners revenue up 24%

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX: CWL), a Toronto-based executive search firm, reported revenue rose 24.2% in its fiscal third quarter ended May 31.

Medical Solutions announces three new executive hires

Medical Solutions, an Omaha, Neb.-based nurse staffing firm, announced that it has hired a general counsel, chief marketing officer, and an executive VP of talent and performance to fill new roles within the firm.

Stephen Pedersen joined the company in March as general counsel. Pedersen has 20 years of...

Employers expand benefits to lure talent: Express Employment Professionals

Businesses are expanding benefits as the competition for workers intensifies, according to an Express Employment Professionals survey of business leaders released today.

Respondents were asked, “What benefits, not including healthcare, does your company offer employees?”

Responses included the following: ...

Uber’s chief people officer stepping down (CNBC)

CNBC reported that human cloud/ride-sharing firm Uber’s chief people officer, Liane Hornsey, resigned in the wake of a probe over her handling of discrimination complains. Hornsey headed the company’s human resources department and had been in the role for about 18 months. The company gave no reason...

Koya Leadership Partners acquires Boston-based search firm

Newburyport, Mass.-based Koya Leadership Partners, a retained executive search firm serving the nonprofit sector, acquired Boston-based Commongood Careers.

Commongood Careers operates nationally and targets talent from the manager level up to the C-suite at smaller to midsize nonprofit organizations....

Global staffing firm Robert Walters: Q2 gross profit up 18% in constant currency

Robert Walters plc, a UK-based firm that ranks on SIA’s list of largest global staffing providers, reported gross profit rose 18% in constant currency during the second quarter.

Gross profit rose across business lines, including temporary staffing, direct hire and recruitment process outsourcing, according...

Modis globally rebrands; promotes segments aimed at enterprise and retail buyers

Modis, a part of The Adecco Group, announced a rebranding as part of an effort to have one global brand that represents engineering, IT and life science staffing.

The rebrand is the “culmination of a massive amount of change here in the US,” said Ger Doyle, president of enterprise solutions. It will...

Job openings slip from record high, private-sector quits rate highest since 2001

The number of US job openings fell to 6.6 million in May, backing down from a high of 6.8 million in April, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. April’s level, which was revised upward, was the highest level since December 2000.

Job openings increased by 12,000 in the federal government...