Acquisitions boost Q3 revenue at Staffing 360

Third-quarter revenue rose 9.6% at Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK. However, the increase was driven primarily by the inclusion of acquired businesses.

Gross margin improved but net loss increased.

TotalMed acquires Valley Healthcare

TotalMed, a nationwide clinical travel solutions and MSP services provider, announced Tuesday it acquired Valley Healthcare Staffing Inc. of Sacramento, Calif. The acquisition brings applicant tracking system and customer relationship management solutions as well as automated marketing and recruitment...

ZeroChaos names global HR exec

ZeroChaos hired Kelly Abrahamsen as executive VP of global human resources, people and culture. She will support all aspects of ZeroChaos’ human resources function worldwide.

ZeroChaos provides VMS and MSP services as well as independent contractor compliance and risk management, RPO, statement-of-work...

Healthcare Staffing Summit: What the travelers are saying

Proper onboarding and honesty from recruiters are among the things travel healthcare workers like to see, according to a panel discussion Tuesday at Staffing Industry Analysts’ Healthcare Staffing Summit in Dallas.

The panel of four healthcare travelers was moderated by Subadhra Sriram, editor and publisher...

Executives mindful of salary history legislation but doubt it will improve pay equity situation, Hay Group survey finds

A majority of executives believe their organizations will be affected by new legislation aimed at closing pay gaps for women and other underserved populations, according to a survey released by the Hay Group division of Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY). However, most don’t believe the legislation...

H-1B visa allocations bill heads to committee vote (Axios)

California Rep. Darrell Issa’s bill on H-1B visa allocations heads to its first committee vote this morning. The bill would make it more difficult for “H-1B dependent” companies to obtain the work permits, Axios reports. The new bill would change the threshold for defining H-1B dependent employers...

Staffing firm bookkeeper indicted on forgery, theft charges (Lexington Herald-Leader)

A grand jury this week indicted a Kentucky woman on multiple counts of forgery and theft after she allegedly took more than $100,000 from a temporary staffing firm for which she worked as a bookkeeper. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Sandra Selma Law wrote payroll checks to herself over a two-year...

Recruit Holdings revenue rises 11% in fiscal Q2 on growth in staffing and HR technology segments

Japanese staffing firm Recruit Holdings reported revenue rose 10.8% its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30, attributable mainly to continued growth of its staffing and HR technology segments.

The HR technology segment consists of jobs website Indeed and its related businesses. Second-quarter revenue...

GrapeTree Medical Staffing appoints new CEO

Iowa-based GrapeTree Medical Staffing LLC named Steve Heeg as its new CEO, effective Nov. 13. Company founder Tim Kinnetz, who previously served as CEO of the nurse staffing firm, moved to the company’s board of directors.

Heeg most recently was VP of healthcare global operations at Startek Inc., a...

SIA conference keynote: Healthcare staffing good place to be, some concerns for 2019

While revenue growth may have decelerated as of late and there are some concerns for 2019, healthcare staffing remains a great place to be. That was the message of the Healthcare Staffing Summit keynote presentation today by Tony Gregoire, director of research, the Americas, at Staffing Industry Analysts....