People – Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds, Quess Corp

Executive search provider Heidrick & Struggles (NASD: HSII) named Tim Alexander Lüdke as global managing partner of its newly launched Disruptive Innovators Team to work with developing organizations on strategies for filling talent gaps, advising on transformation and accelerating growth. Lüdke...

Silicon Valley tech firm includes staffing firm workers in benefits (CNBC)

SurveyMonkey, an online survey tool, is working to extend company benefits not just to internal employees but contractors through third-party firms, including staffing firms, CNBC reported. The company developed a framework for vendor partners for health benefits, personal time off and transportation....

CTG revenue up on strength of European operations, Paris acquisition

Revenue rose 7.5% at IT staffing and solutions provider CTG (NASD: CTG) thanks to European business and revenue from its acquisition of Paris-based Soft Co. in February. The Buffalo, NY-based firm reported that excluding three of its largest clients, revenue rose 15.2% year over year.

North American...

Europe-based VMS acquires Dutch-based CRM and ATS provider

Europe-based vendor management system Pixid announced it acquired Carerix, a Dutch-based provider of customer relationship management and applicant tracking system software.

Pixid will add a presence in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg with the Carerix acquisition. Pixid already had offices in...

Majority of US workers favor higher minimum wage, Adecco survey finds

A majority of working US adults believe the minimum wage should be increased, according to a new survey by Adecco USA. It found 70% of the 1,000 US adults surveyed believed the minimum wage should be higher. Thirty-nine percent said it should be raised “minimally” and 31% said it should be raised...

Beige Book says US economic activity expanding at ‘modest to moderate” pace, labor markets tight

Economic activity expanded at a “modest to moderate” pace across the US’ 12 Federal Reserve Districts in March and early April, according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book report released yesterday. Job growth also continued at a “modest to moderate” pace, but businesses in a range of industries...

US employers plan to hire fewer 2018 grads; insurance, retail driving decrease

US employers plan to hire 1.3% fewer graduates from the class of 2018, according to the new “Job Outlook 2018 Spring Update” report released today by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. It’s the first projected hiring decrease since 2010 when employers planned to cut hiring for...

US Leading Economic Index up 0.3% in March

Today, The Conference Board reported its US Leading Economic Index rose 0.3% in March to a reaching of 109.0 (2016 = 100). The gain was smaller than February’s increase of 0.7% and January’s increase of 0.8%.

“The US [Leading Economic Index] increased in March, and while the monthly gain is slower...

Online staffing firm Wonolo announces $13 million funding round

Online staffing firm Wonolo announced today that it closed a $13 million series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The deal brings Wonolo’s total funding to $25 million. Sequoia Capital partner Jess Lee is joining Wonolo’s board as part of the latest deal.

Wonolo operates in the just-in-time...

Logistics firms agree to settle independent contractor misclassification case for $9.3 million

Logistics firms agreed to pay $9.3 million to settle a class-action case brought by truck drivers in California who claim to have been misclassified as independent contractors, according to court documents. The proposed settlement still requires approval from the court.

Plaintiff class members include...