Man pleads guilty to tax and wire fraud in scheme to use insider-controlled staffing firm

The principal of an accounting firm pleaded guilty in a scheme that used a staffing firm to siphon money from a seafood processing company based in Gloucester, Mass., the US Attorney’s Office reported.

Michael Bruno, 62, of Melrose entered guilty pleas on Friday to conspiring to defraud the Internal...

Job openings see slight decline in August

The number of US job openings edged down 0.9% in August from the prior month — which was a record high — to 6.08 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hires and separates rates also fell.

The job openings rate — a measure of job...

Supreme Court lets hacking conviction stand against former Korn Ferry exec (Ars Technica)

The US Supreme Court let stand the hacking conviction of former Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) executive David Nosal, who was convicted of computer hacking after leaving the company to start his own executive search firm, Ars Technica reported. After quitting Korn Ferry, Nosal urged a former colleague to give...

Bill aims to give greater access to international nurses (HealthLeaders)

To help ease staffing issues, hospitals and health systems are seeking international nurses to fill vacant positions, but current visa regulations can make it difficult to ensure supply keeps pace with demand, HealthLeaders reports. The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act proposes to designate 8,000...

CoAdvantage acquires fellow PEO, Florida-based PEMCO

CoAdvantage Inc., one of North America’s largest professional employer organizations, acquired Progressive Employer Management Company, a PEO based in Sarasota, Fla. The combined platform will have more than 4,000 clients and 85,000 worksite employees.

Clint Burgess, CEO of PEMCO, will remain with the...

Paychex revenue up 4%; firm reports HR Outsourcing Holdings deal at $75 million

Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX) reported last week that revenue rose 4% in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31. The company also reported in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it paid $75.4 million for its previously announced acquisition of PEO provider HR Outsourcing Holdings...

Optimum Talent names new CEO

Optimum Talent appointed Mike Bacchus to CEO from president of Western Canada; former CEO Ronald Dahms will take the role of executive chair.

Optimum Talent provides executive search and recruitment; leadership, assessment and development; and career transition and outplacement services. It counts more...

Randstad Workmonitor: Disconnect between employers and employees in upskilling outlook

A discrepancy exists between employers’ and employees’ attitudes toward upskilling, according to Randstad’s third-quarter Workmonitor survey released today.

While more than 80% of employees feel they have a responsibility to upskill, many US employers and employees are not taking action for upskilling...

Gig jobs can ‘exercise the creative side’ —Staffing quote of the week

“I would use side gigs to exercise my creative side or to test out new abilities and skills,” said Caleigh McKinnie, in a The Roanoke Times story about gig economy jobs morphing into full-time employment. McKinnie now has a full-time job in marketing but still completes an occasional gig assignment....

City Council revisits temporary staffing decision (Times Free Press)

The Chattanooga City Council will today reconsider its decision to exclude MSi Workforce Solutions as part of a $1.8 million temporary staffing blanket contract which also included Outsource Staffing, the Times Free Press reported. The council voted to exclude the company after concerns were raised that...