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Staffing 360 equity falls below Nasdaq compliance

April 9, 2018

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider with operations in the US and UK, is no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the company reported in an April 9 filing with the US Securities and Exchange...


Snagajob rebrands to Snag

April 9, 2018

Snagajob, a job board for hourly work, rebranded as Snag. The rebrand aims to reflect the company’s evolution since its launch in 2000 to include more than jobs, according to the company.

“Employers embracing the new era of flexible work are attracting and retaining the best people, especially in...


NLRB counsel says board mishandled recusal process in joint-employment case (Bloomberg BNA)

April 9, 2018

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb said the board mishandled the recusal of member William Emanuel in the Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors case this year that overturned the ruling on joint employment in the Browning-Ferris case from 2015, Bloomberg BNA reported. The NLRB inspector...


US reaches H-1B visa cap for sixth year in a row (Axios)

April 6, 2018

The H-1B visa cap of 85,000 has been reached within one week for the sixth year in a row. The visa is used to bring in highly skilled foreign workers, such as IT workers, on a temporary basis. Axios reported that reaching the cap so quickly is why many tech companies and organizations argue for raising...


US temp jobs up almost 3.8% year over year in March, but jobs growth down from February

April 6, 2018

US temporary jobs were up almost 3.8% in March compared to the same month last year, but month-over-month growth eased, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Temporary help services jobs edged down by 600 in March from February, but were still up...


The Caldwell Partners revenue up 9%

April 6, 2018

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX: CWL), a Toronto-based executive search firm, reported revenue rose 8.7% in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28.

(C$ 000s) Q2 2018 Q2 2017 % growth   Q2 2018 (USD $000s)
Professional fees $14,854 $13,665 8.7% ...


Canada adds 32,300 jobs in March

April 6, 2018

Canada added 32,300 jobs in March from February for a total of more than 18.6 million jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. A gain of 68,300 full-time jobs in March offset a loss of 35,900 part-time jobs.

In the first quarter of 2018, employment edged down...


Michigan PEO owner pleads guilty to not paying more than $1.5 million in taxes

April 6, 2018

The owner of four professional employer organizations in Troy, Mich., pleaded guilty on Tuesday to failing to pay more than $1.5 million in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice announced.

Dino Rotondo did not pay employment tax withholdings from his PEOs collected...


StevenDouglas acquires Florida-based IT staffing firm

April 6, 2018

StevenDouglas, a national executive search firm headquartered near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., acquired IT staffing firm Tallience.

Tallience is a small boutique IT staffing and search firm with a geographic footprint in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic. Although headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., one of its founding...


People: Randstad Sourceright, Express Employment Professionals, Oasis Outsourcing, VDart, Interim, PrideStaff and more

April 6, 2018

Randstad Sourceright appointed Jean-Francois Vezina to executive VP and the first Canada-based executive on its leadership team. Vezina will oversee the company’s general operations in Canada and serve as a key member of the North American leadership team. Vezina most recently was Randstad Sourceright’s...