Randstad revenue up 3% in Q3; North American revenue accelerates, Europe slows

Randstad NV reported topline revenue accelerated in North America and its “rest of the world” segment in the third quarter. However, it noted a slowdown in European revenue.

Overall, third-quarter revenue rose 3% on an organic basis — which excludes the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and currency...

Staffing index contracts from same week last month, but still up over 2017

Staffing employment contracted 0.6% in the week of Oct. 8 to 14 to a value of 102, according to the American Staffing Association’s staffing index. Still, the index for the 41^st week of the year was at its highest level since 2014. In addition, the index was up 3.5% compared to the same...

Healthcare jobs rise by 18% in New York, annual wage is $57,200

Heatlhcare jobs rose more than 18% in the past decade, and in 2017 had an average annual wage of $57,200, according to a report release last week by the Office of the New York State Comptroller.

The number of healthcare jobs exceeded 1.2 million in 2017.

“Year in and year out, healthcare has been a growth...

Texas PEO’s former finance exec pleads guilty

The former CFO of an Austin, Texas-based professional employer organization, John Herzer, pleaded guilty Monday to willfully failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice announced. 

According to court documents, Herzer was the CFO of AXO...

Uber’s staffing firm validates the human cloud – Staffing quote of the week

“Uber in any form is definitely a formidable competitor,” Eddie Lou, co-founder and executive chairman of human cloud/online staffing firm Shiftgig told the Chicago Tribune. “(But) it validates the marketplace and it validates the business. People are interested in this type of work.” The article...

Protester staffing firm faces extortion allegations (The Sacramento Bee)

The Sacramento Bee reported Czech investor Zdenek Bakala claims Crowds on Demand — which provides protesters and crowds for other events — paid protesters to march near his home and to contact the Aspen Institute and Dartmouth College, where Bakala is on advisory boards, urging them to cut ties with...

Affordable Care Act, immigration are top regulatory concerns for staffing firms

The Affordable Care Act and immigration issues are North American staffing firms’ top legal/regulatory concerns, according to research released by Staffing Industry Analysts.

SIA asked staffing firms two questions: “What current legislation or regulation is having the most negative effect on your...

Firms ask SEC’s permission to give stock to gig workers (San Francisco Chronicle)

The San Francisco Chronicle reports gig economy firms, including Uber and Postmates, have written to the Securities and Exchange Commission, urging it to revise rules so they can grant gig workers with stakes in their companies. However, some allege this could discourage gig workers from pursuing other...

TechServe Alliance reports second month of no growth in US tech jobs

IT employment in the US again posted no growth in September from August, the TechServe Alliance announced. After coming to a full stop in August, the number of IT jobs in the US held at a total of more than 5.3 million, according to the group, which serves as the national trade association of the IT...

Empresaria taps seasoned US exec to serve as COO

Empresaria named Rhona Driggs as chief operating officer and appointed her to its board. Driggs has 28 years of experience in the staffing industry and formerly was president of Volt Global Solutions with responsibility for its managed service division. Prior to that, she had served as executive VP for...