Sterling acquires Australian background check firm

Sterling Talent Solutions, a background screening and HR solutions company, acquired National Crime Check, pre-employment background screening provider based in Adelaide, Australia.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

National Crime Check provides criminal background screening and identity verification...

Uber driver jumps into Grubhub IC misclassification battle (Mondaq)

The Grubhub independent misclassification lawsuit, which has dominated gig economy headlines for the past year or so, has taken another interesting turn, writes Richard Meneghello of law firm Fisher Phillips LLP in a Mondaq blog post. An Uber driver from California filed an amicus brief (friend of the...

Whistleblower adds evidence in H-1B visa lawsuit against suing Apple and Infosys (The Mercury News)

A whistleblower suing Apple and global IT services and outsourcing provider Infosys added new evidence to support his legal claim that the two companies conspired to evade visa laws, The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported. The whistleblower is Carl Krawittt, a former contractor for Infosys and...

US payroll growth expanding at the weakest rate in nearly one-and-a-half years

Private sector firms indicated greater caution in terms of staff hiring, with payroll numbers expanding at the weakest rate in almost one-and-a-half years, according to the IHS Markit Flash US Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index Output Index.

November’s data pointed to another robust increase in...

Boston tops list of best cities to find a job in report

Boston is the best city to find a job both in the United States and internationally, according to research released by relocation services provider Movinga.

The data examined economic strength and standard of living, as well as opportunities for women, young people and expats, in 100 cities. Twenty American...

TSR shareholder makes bid for IT staffing provider

The board of IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) received an offer from QAR Industries Inc. to purchase the company, according to a filing yesterday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. QAR offered $6.25 per share in cash for all outstanding common stock of the company it does not already...

Average US weekly wage up 3.4% in second quarter

The US average weekly wage increased 3.4% year over year to $1,155 in the second quarter, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Among the 349 largest counties in the US, Marin County in California and Lake County in Illinois posted the largest year-over-year percentage...

Total compensation up by median 8% for top staffing execs at publicly traded firms

Total compensation rose by a median 8.0% to $1.4 million for the top two executives at a selection of 23 publicly traded firms based in the US and Canada, according to a report released last month by Staffing Industry Analysts. Data for the report was prepared by Equilar, an executive...

Workable raises $50 million, aims to automate recruitment for small-, mid-sized firms

Recruitment software firm Workable Inc. announced that it raised $50 million in a series C funding round. This brings total funding to $84 million at the Boston-based firm which focuses on serving small- and medium-sized businesses.

The company says its software uses AI to automate the recruiting process...

US leading index suggests rapid growth pace may have peaked

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged up only 0.1% in October from September to a reading of 112.1 (2016 = 100), following 0.6% increase in September, and a 0.5% increase in August.

“The US [Leading Economic Index] increased slightly in October, and the pace of improvement slowed...