SThree revenue rises 7%; gross profit up except in UK

SThree plc (STHR: LSE), a London-based staffing provider, reported revenue rose 7% in constant currency and gross profit rose 2% in the first half of the year.

H-1B premium processing returns for higher ed and research organizations

Premium processing is being reinstated for H-1B visas requested by institutions of higher education and related nonprofits as well as nonprofit and governmental research organizations. US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a six-month suspension of premium processing for all H-1B visa...

BMW contingent worker files retaliation claim (Automotive News)

BMW of North America said it is investigating claims of racism and sexism in its Mini division after a contingent worker filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Automotive News reports. The complaint also says the company retaliated against her illegally, after she asked about...

Temp worker visa lawsuit names business tied to New Mexico gubernatorial candidate (Santa Fe New Mexican)

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a group of farmworkers is suing a company owned by the family of New Mexico State Sen. Joseph Cervantes, a Democratic candidate for governor, accusing the business of trying to manipulate a federal visa program and passing over American workers for foreign laborers....

Resources Connection revenue falls 2.6% in fiscal Q4, US revenue down 3.8%

Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) reported revenue fell 2.6% year over year, or 1.6% in constant currency, to $148.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 27.

Fourth-quarter US revenue fell 3.8%, primarily affected by ongoing weakness in the Tri-State area. International revenue rose 3.0%...

In tech: Lyft pursues self-driving cars; staffing exec acquires HarQen, video interviewing firm; home healthcare scheduling app coming

In some of the latest HR and workforce ecosystem technology news, human cloud firm Lyft is now pursuing a self-driving car platform, a veteran staffing exec acquired video interviewing firm HarQen, home healthcare scheduling app Zuum is set to be released, and ATS provider Lever landed $30 million in...

Total talent management: A competitive differentiator (CWS 3.0)

Total talent management can be a true competitive differentiator when properly leveraged, writes Bryan Peña, senior VP, contingent workforce strategies and research at Staffing Industry Analysts, in a new CWS 3.0 article. While few companies are successfully implementing — much less actively managing...

Colorado, North Dakota post lowest jobless rates

Colorado and North Dakota posted the lowest jobless rates among all states in June with unemployment rates of 2.3% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hawaii followed at 2.7%.

Alaska posted the highest jobless rate among states at 6.8%, followed by New Mexico at 6.4%.

Michigan and Tennessee...

People: Hire Velocity, MDI, CrowdFlower, DLH and more

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Hire Velocity added Sarah Haskin to its leadership team as enterprise sales executive, effective Monday. Reporting to CEO Jennifer Beck, she oversees relationships with key accounts and manages projects and collaborative team efforts to meet sales goals. Haski...

Woman pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud, submitting false docs claiming Cisco jobs (The Mercury News)

A San Jose, Calif., businesswoman pleaded guilty to three counts of visa fraud, The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported. Sridevi Aiyaswamy secured H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers by telling immigration officials they had job offers from Cisco Systems Inc. when they did not, and admitted to...