Online staffing platform HourlyNerd closes $22 million funding round

HourlyNerd, a Boston-based online staffing platform, closed a $22 million Series C funding round. The new funding will be directed towards further development of HourlyNerd’s software solutions and market education.

General Catalyst Partners led the funding round, with participation from Highland Capital...

San Francisco forms gig economy task force

San Francisco created a “Gig Taskforce” to interface with workers in the gig workforce and other thought leaders to provide administrative and policy recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the mayor.

“The ‘Gig Economy’ is a growing part of our workforce in San Francisco, and I believe...

Online job ads fall, slowdown ‘widespread’

US online job ads fell by 226,700 in June to approximately 4.66 million, following a larger drop in May, according to The Conference Board’s report on online job ads.

“The losses in the first quarter of 2016 have been followed with even larger losses in the second quarter,” said Gad Levanon, chief...

US hiring managers expect more hiring in second half of 2016

Most US hiring managers expect to increase hiring in the year ahead, according to the semi-annual hiring survey released today by job board operator DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX). The survey found 62% of hiring managers and recruiters in the US anticipate more hiring in the next six months, a slight uptick...

US nonmanufacturing index rises in June; Canada PMI at three-month low

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector increased in June at a faster pace than May. The Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing composite index rose to a reading of 56.5 from May’s reading of 52.9.

Readings above 50 indicate expansion in the sector.

The employment portion of...

Appeals court upholds conviction in Korn Ferry shared password case (Reuters)

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the conviction of a former Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) executive for stealing confidential client data, Reuters reports. The court held David Nosal violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 2005 when he and two friends, who...

Execs from outside IT win key CIO jobs (The Wall Street Journal)

Pressure to fulfill business goals forces companies to look for a different breed of IT leaders, The Wall Street Journal reports. Companies are now looking outside the traditional technology ranks for executive talent that boards and chief executives can hold accountable for business objectives.

TransForce acquires Canadian driver staffing firm

TransForce Inc., a nationwide truck-driver staffing firm headquartered in Alexandria, Va., acquired the assets of Mississauga, Ontario-based KAS Personnel Services, a provider of commercial truck drivers and other transportation personnel.  

The transaction was completed July 1; terms were not disclosed....

Futurestep adds former Aon Hewitt exec to global leadership team

Futurestep, a division of Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) providing recruitment process outsourcing and other services, appointed Matt Heckler to its global leadership team as general manager, global client platform solutions. He will be responsible for driving Futurestep’s client platform...

EEOC lawsuit claims race discrimination against temp

Desco Industries Inc., a California-based manufacturer with a facility in Sanford, NC, violated federal law when it terminated a temp employee for complaining about race discrimination, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed June 30.

According...