US Customs and Border Protection pays more than $13 million for two hires, report says

US Customs and Border Protection last year awarded a $297 million contract to a division of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to recruit and hire new agents and other workers. However, a report from the Office of Inspector General finds that as of Oct. 1, 2018 — 10 months into the contract — CBP has paid Accenture...

Court rules executive recruiter not liable for hiring bias (JD Supra)

A federal judge ruled last week that an executive recruiter was not responsible for the employer’s decision to eliminate a female General Counsel candidate from consideration — allegedly because of sex discrimination. Robin Shea of law firm Constangy, Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP wrote in JD Supra...

Signs US economy is ending 2018 on ‘softer note’

US private sector output continued to increase at a solid pace in December, but a slowdown in the service economy contributed to the weakest overall growth for just over one-and-a-half years, according to the IHS Markit Flash US Purchasing Managers Index.

The rate of manufacturing job creation was the...

PEO Resourcing Edge acquires firms in southern Texas

Professional employer organization Resourcing Edge acquired three PEOs in southern Texas: Courtland Resources Inc., Best Staffing Inc. and Michael Dubois CPA Inc.

The acquisition of the firms, all located in Orange, Texas, brings to Resourcing Edge 70 additional clients and more than 1,000 client...

ACA’s course in wake of ruling (The Staffing Stream)

The time from now to a Supreme Court opinion on the Affordable Care Act could be two years or more. In a The Staffing Stream blog post, attorney George Reardon discusses what will happen while this case is pending.

UK's SThree CEO, Gary Elden, to step down; gross profit up 12%

Global staffing provider SThree plc reported CEO Gary Elden will step down next year after leading the company for six years. The exact date of Elden’s departure is yet to be announced, but a search for his successor is underway. The London-based company also reported gross profit rose 12% in its fiscal...

Hire Dynamics acquires Nashville-based commercial staffing firm

Hire Dynamics, an Atlanta-based industrial staffing firm, acquired Amtemps Staffing, a commercial staffing provider headquartered in Nashville in a deal that closed Nov. 26.

The acquisition expands Hire Dynamics’ service offerings and adds new clients in middle Tennessee.

Transaction terms were...

Korn Ferry’s talent trends for 2019

Several factors — including an incredibly tight labor market and the massive influx of data — are affecting the way HR professionals and talent acquisition leaders do their jobs, according to executive search firm Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY). The company identified 10 key emerging trends...

Weekly staffing employment holds steady in third quarter: ASA

US staffing companies employed an average of 3.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in the third quarter, remaining above three million for four and a half years, according to data released by the American Staffing Association.

Staffing employment edged up 0.1% in the third quarter compared...

People: Salo, LocumTenens.com, Execu|Search, Salo, Calian and CMP

Salo LLC named Lisa Brezonik as president. Formerly its COO, she assumes day-to-day management of the financial and human resources staffing firm. Brezonik joined Salo in 2015 as chief talent officer and became COO in 2017; she previously held various leadership roles at RBC Dain Rauscher and also operated...