Persol Holdings revenue up 22% for fiscal year; PersolKelly joint venture revenue jumps

Persol Holdings Ltd. reported this week that revenue rose 22.0% for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. The Tokyo-based company operates a joint venture in Asia Pacific with Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA), and Persol has been investing in US businesses as well with acquisitions earlier this year....

USCIS and Department of Justice sign deal to investigate alleged immigration fraud (Lexology)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division signed a memorandum of understanding that expands their collaboration to “better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States.”...

GEE Group revenue approaches $40 million in fiscal second quarter

GEE Group Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB) reported revenue rose 85.0% to $39.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended March 31.

Courts: Grand jury indicts healthcare staffing firm owner; fake nurse faces new charges

The owner of a healthcare staffing firm in New York was indicted on charges of visa fraud; separately, a fake nurse discovered by a healthcare staffing firm in California faces new felony charges.

Visa allegations

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted the owner and managing executive of Professional...

Recruit’s fiscal Q4 revenue rises 7% fueled by Indeed, staffing revenue up 3%

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, reported strong growth from its Indeed brand and positive foreign exchange rates fueled revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Revenue rose 7.2% at the Tokyo-based company to ¥556.4 billion, or $5.24 billion in...

Hudson Q1 revenue up 11% in constant currency, growth is in Asia Pacific

Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported first-quarter revenue rose 10.7% in constant currency — the increase was 15.9% on a reported basis at the New York-based recruitment process outsourcing provider. Revenue growth was boosted by growth in Asia Pacific, but impacted by the loss of a global...

Microsoft Canada tops Randstad list of top employer brands in Canada

Microsoft Canada has been recognized as the most attractive employer brand in Canada for the second consecutive year, according to Randstad Canada’s 2018 employer brand research.

The top employer brands were determined through an impartial survey conducted by Randstad Employer Brand Research. Survey...

Client faces $139,684 in penalties in temp's fatal injury: OSHA

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Huntsville, Ala.-based All Power Construction Corp. and its staffing provider, Labor Finders of Tennessee Inc., after a temporary employee installing sewer lines suffered a fatal injury in a trench collapse. ...

‘Courting candidates’ – Staffing quote of the week

The economy has bounced back from the recession, and staffing companies have benefited. But it is now companies that are trying to convince job-seekers to work for them. “We’re courting candidates rather than sourcing candidates,” Chris Weiss, executive director of regional operations for the Northeast...

CHILDS Advisory Partners rebrands to Bowstring Advisors

CHILDS Advisory Partners, a provider of middle-market investment banking services to staffing and HR technology firms, changed its corporate name to Bowstring Advisors. The company said the new name reflects the vision of founder and CEO Jim Childs, and the evolution of the firm’s expanding team of...