TSR net revenue falls 2.7% in fiscal first quarter

Net revenue fell 2.7% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, reflecting a decrease in consultants on billing with customers and a higher discount plan put in place for a major customer.

Net income at the Hauppauge, NY-based company fell 73.0%.

TSR noted...

More than half of professional women less likely to apply to firms with #MeToo allegations

Businesses may soon feel financial effects of the #MeToo movement in staffing and revenue, according to research released today by global business advisory firm FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) and Washington, D.C.-based women’s leadership firm Mine the Gap.

Approximately 55% of the professional women surveyed...

Travel nursing catching on with millennials (KCUR)

Many are answering the call of the open road to seek the lifestyle and opportunity for higher pay as a travel nurse, Kansas City public radio station KCUR reports. The idea of travel nursing is particularly appealing to millennials as well as nurses in their 40s and 50s who no longer have children at...

SIA list ranks largest staffing firms in Canada, representing C$5.0 billion in revenue

The 25 largest staffing firms in Canada represented C$5.0 billion in revenue last year and 55% of market share, according to a report by Staffing Industry Analysts.

To qualify for the list, companies must have had at least C$55 million in Canadian staffing revenue in 2017.

The five largest Canadian staffing...

Cloudteam acquires staffing provider in cable/telecom infrastructure space

Cloudteam acquired AddisonEmerson Staffing, effective Oct. 1. AddisonEmerson provides IT technicians specializing in cable/telecom infrastructure.

“Their expertise with staffing cable technology and infrastructure construction technicians enhances our offerings in this highly specialized market, allowing...

State arrests staffing agency nurse for working without license

A woman working for a Rochester, NY, nurse staffing agency was arrested and charged with grand larceny and working with a suspended license, Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced last week.

The New York State Office of Professional Discipline had suspended Asmeret Yohannes’ state nursing license...

B2C deal: Handy Technologies sells to parent company of Angie’s list

ANGI Homeservices (NASD: ANGI), the parent company of HomeAdvisor and Angie’s list, acquired Handy Technologies Inc., a B2C online work services firm that enables homeowners to hire gig economy workers to perform tasks such as home cleaning, product installation and furniture assembly. Handy was ranked...

New York has highest workers’ comp rates, North Dakota posts the lowest

A study ranking workers’ comp premium rates found that New York has the highest, followed by California and New Jersey. The lowest was in North Dakota.

New York’s premium rate was $3.08 per $100 of payroll based on rates in effect on Jan. 1 of this year. North Dakota’s was 82 cents.

The study measured...

Raises for Canadian worker in 2019 to be on par with this year

Canadian employers expect to maintain the status quo on pay raises next year, according to a new survey released by Willis Towers Watson.

The 2018 General Industry Salary Budget Survey found Canadian employers project to give professional and client management employees average pay increases of 2.8% in...

The Adecco Group names chief human resources officer

The Adecco Group appointed Gordana Landen as chief human resources officer and as a member of its executive committee, effective Jan. 7, 2019. 

Landen, a Swedish national, most recently was chief human resources officer at Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). She also previously...