Travel Nurse across America acquires Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group

Travel Nurse across America, a national travel nurse staffing company based in North Little Rock, Ark., acquired industry competitor Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group.

Trinity provides full-service healthcare staffing nationwide. The acquisition also includes Trinity’s facility-focused brand Simpli...

Command Center says Q4 revenue up 19%

Command Center Inc. (OTC: CCNI) expects to report fourth-quarter revenue rose 18.7% year over year to approximately $25.9 million.

Command Center plans to provide complete financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 in March.

The fourth quarter benefited from an extra week when compared...

Wages grow modestly in fourth quarter, ADP report finds

The US labor market maintained modest growth in wages in the fourth quarter, according to the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, released today.

The report tracks a set of workers to determine wage growth among those who are consistently employed. This set of workers falls into two categories: job holders...

Americans optimistic about job creation following the election, ASA survey finds

Americans are optimistic about job creation following the election, according to the results of an American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey. More than half of US adults surveyed, 53%, said the recent election results will have a positive effect on job creation.

“The ASA Workforce Monitor...

Job candidates’ top priorities shifting, Futurestep survey finds

Companies face fierce competition to find qualified candidates, and the top priorities of those candidates is shifting, according to a global survey released today by Futurestep.

The top reason candidates choose one job over another today is “company culture,” survey respondents reported. Five years...

Supreme Court to look into class-action waivers (Reuters)

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to look into the enforceability of class action waivers in employment contracts that require workers to sign away their rights to court trials, instead having them handled through arbitration, Reuters reported. Nearly 40% of businesses use such waivers, but some...

LaSalle Network founder discusses hiring and firing (Forbes)

LaSalle Network founder Tom Gimbel explains why it took him eight years to fire a problem employee and what he learned from his own divorce in a Q&A with Forbes. LaSalle Network, a recruiting and staffing firm headquartered in Chicago, has four offices in Illinois, one in San Francisco, and plans...

Shiftgig raises $20 million

Shiftgig, an on-demand labor marketplace, raised another $20 million in Series C financing. Shiftgig plans to use the investment to accelerate sales and marketing operations and drive product innovation.

The funding round brings the company’s total capital raised to $56 million and supports its aggressive...

Infosys revenue up 6%, outlook pared for fiscal year

Infosys’ (NYSE: INFY) revenue rose 6.0% year over year to $2.55 billion in US dollars in its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31. The increase was 7.3% in constant currency. Net profit also rose at the global IT services and outsourcing provider.

However, the company again revised its consolidated revenue...

ADP acquires The Marcus Buckingham Company

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASD: ADP) acquired The Marcus Buckingham Company, a human capital management company. The deal brings ADP clients a more scientific approach to employee engagement and performance.

TMBC’s cloud-based performance and talent management solution, StandOut, couples applications...