Heidrick & Struggles completes DSI acquisition; appoints board member

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) completed its acquisition of Philadelphia-based strategy and leadership advisory firm Decision Strategies International Inc. on Feb. 29, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company announced...

Staffing 360 expects revenue to rise 40% in its fiscal Q3

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) expects reported revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 29, to reach approximately $43 million, up 40% from $31 million reported in the same period last year.

“We are thrilled to announce yet another quarter of record revenue,” said Executive Chairman...

Open Systems Technologies hires CFO

Open Systems Technologies, a staffing firm headquartered in New York, hired Kevin Seltzer as CFO. The role is a new position within the firm.

“We are thrilled to have Kevin join the Open Systems team at this point in our company’s evolution,” said CEO Harold Herling. “He has the world-class experience...

Chicago, South Florida firms report more open positions for IT and accounting/finance, study finds

Human resources professionals and hiring managers in the greater Chicago and south Florida markets project demand for accounting, finance and information technology professionals will remain strong in the second quarter, with the highest spike in open positions and intentions to fill them since the same...

PwC founder: Gig workers building ‘micro-entrepreneur’ careers — Staffing quote of the week

“We’ve seen a big increase in the freelance workforce,” Fortune quoted Miles Everson, leader of PwC U.S. Advisory, as saying in a story about PwC’s plans to use gig workers to staff projects for its clients. “They’re building micro-entrepreneur careers by moving from one set of projects and...

BG Staffing revenue rises in Q4

BG Staffing Inc. (NYSE MKT: BGSF) reported revenue rose 55.3% year over year in the fourth quarter to $66.7 million. Gross margin also improved. The company acquired the Donovan & Watkins (D&W) division of the Willis Group in the first quarter of 2015 and substantially all of the assets of the...

Union weighs in, says gig economy workers should be W-2 employees

The AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement advocating the classification of gig economy workers as employees.

“Encouraging on-demand companies to rely on a workforce of independent contractors who lack the rights and protections of employees is bad public policy, yet four states have passed legislation...

Economists say end restrictions on high-skill immigrants, raise minimum wage

Lifting restrictions on high-skill immigration has wide support of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics. Additionally, a majority of respondents believes that the federal minimum wage should either be increased or be increased with exemptions.

The NABE March 2016 Economic...

Employment trends index edges down in February

The Conference Board’s US employment trends index edged down in February to a reading of 129.09 from January’s reading of 129.15, which was revised upward. The February reading is up 2.1% from the same month a year ago.  

“The flatness of the employment trends index since September suggests...

Women better at emotional intelligence workplace skills, Hay Group says

Women score higher than men on nearly all emotional intelligence competencies, according to research results released by Hay Group division of Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY). The exception was emotional self-control, where no gender differences were observed.

The research found women more effectively...