Staffing 360 revenue up 42% in fiscal Q3 but net loss expands

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) reported revenue rose to $44.0 million in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 29, up 42.0% from $31.0 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Mergers and acquisitions activity and organic growth fueled the increase. Staffing 360 acquired The JM Group last...

Immigration setup is ‘bonkers’ — Staffing quote of the week

“The idea that you’re highly intelligent and skilled, coming to the US after college from a country like India and you might not get a green card until the second half of the 21st century is bonkers,” Todd Schulte president of Fwd.us, an organization led by leaders in the tech community, told Yahoo...

Lyft, Didi Kuaidi roll out global service

Human cloud ride-sharing platform Lyft and China-based Didi Kuaidi, which ranks as the second-largest online work services firm and is the largest provider of ride-hailing services in China, will launch a cross-platform service that lets Lyft customers use their Lyft app in China and Didi Kuaidi customers...

Work Market names Salesforce.com exec as CRO

Freelancer management system provider Work Market added Tom Benton to its leadership team as chief revenue officer.

Benton most recently was global VP, sales and business development, at Salesforce.com, where he led the growth strategy for the enterprise business unit and held global revenue responsibility...

Judge rejects Lyft independent contractor settlement

A federal judge last week rejected the proposed $12.25 million settlement in the Lyft case where drivers claim they were misclassified as independent contractors, according to court records.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs and Lyft agreed on the settlement in January. Lyft would pay $12.25 million. Drivers...

Cross Country brings in locum tenens president

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) appointed Timothy Fischer as the new president of the company’s locum tenens business, Medical Doctor Associates, effective today. Fischer's experience includes serving in executive roles, most recently as COO for Mitchell Martin Inc. in New York.

Fischer replaces...

TransForce appoints chief operating officer

Truck driver staffing firm TransForce Inc. appointed Jeff Meyer as chief operating officer. Meyer most recently served more than four years as VP and general manager of distribution for Johnson Controls.

“This is a new position within the firm to continue our strategy around organic growth and acquisition,”...

Randstad names new Tatum president

Randstad US appointed Macon Albertson as president of the Tatum business line, effective March 21. Tatum provides professional and interim services including strategic, financial and technology solutions.

Albertson replaces Kathryn Bolt, who held the role on an interim basis but will continue to serve...

Employers trim hiring plans for grads

US employers still plan to hire 5.2% more college grads from the class of 2016 than last year’s class, according to a new spring survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. However, hiring plans are down from a similar survey in the fall when employers planned to hire 11% more 2016...

Staffing Industry Analysts launches Canada staffing firm survey

Staffing Industry Analysts is launching a brief survey of staffing firms in Canada to gather additional data for its annual report on the Canada staffing industry, which publishes towards end of April. All participants who fully complete the survey will receive a complimentary report providing summary...