Arkansas staffing firm pays to settle complaint, but owner hasn’t heard from government (Arkansas Business)

An Arkansas staffing firm paid more than $708,000 to settle a Fair Labor Standards Act complaint, but one of the company’s owners said he has not heard from the US Department of Labor about its investigation, Arkansas Business reported. The owner said he didn’t know where the Department of Labor...

Calian reports revenue up 15% to record high in fiscal second quarter

Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), which ranks among Canada’s largest staffing providers, reported revenue rose 15.0% to C$77.1 million (US$59.8 million) in its fiscal second quarter ended March 31.

Revenue rose 12.5% in the Ottawa-based company’s “business and technology services” segment, which includes...

Monster names travel tech exec as CEO

Job board provider Monster Worldwide Inc. named Scott Gutz as CEO, effective July 2. 

Gutz replaces Mark Stoever, who left the company in 2017. Chris Kibarian, CEO of Randstad Digital Ventures, was shepherding the company and helped build the executive team following Randstad’s...

Recruit adds to job board portfolio with Glassdoor, complements Indeed business

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.’s deal to pay $1.2 billion in cash to acquire Glassdoor will add to its HR technology offerings that already include jobs website Indeed — and brings further change to the job board landscape.

While Recruit ranks as one of the world’s largest staffing firms, Staffing...

Revenue of specialized self-employed workers exceeds $110 billion in 2017, Fiverr reports

Self-employed specialized independent workers in the 15 largest US metropolitan areas generated more than $110 billion in projected 2017 tax year revenue, according to the report, “Understanding the Impact of the Freelance Economy,” released today by online staffing provider Fiverr. This translates...

Three quarters of 2018 grads have no jobs lined up: Monster survey

This year’s graduating class is still very deep in the weeds of job searching, according to a Monster.com survey of 353 students graduating this year. So far, few grads in the class of 2018 have a job lined up for after graduation, and while most report being hopeful they’ll have a job by the time...

Walmart ends delivery partnerships with Uber, Lyft (Reuters)

Retail behemoth Walmart Inc. ended its online grocery delivery partnerships with ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, Reuters reported. Spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told Reuters Walmart will use other delivery service providers in the four markets where it had previously used Uber; she also noted that the...

Legal trends can lead to new opportunities for the industry (Staffing Industry Review)

New technologies from artificial intelligence to blockchain abound as technology changes the business environment. However, legal trends may also drive opportunities for staffing firms. Attorney George M. Reardon discusses these legal-driven trends in a new article in Staffing Industry Review and how...

New list to include contingent workforce game changers on buyer side (The Staffing Stream)

Here’s your opportunity to nominate your clients who are on the cutting edge of contingent workforce management. The profession has gone under tremendous transformation in the past 12 years. If you or your firms have worked with individuals in buyer enterprises who have altered your perspective as...

Dice.com parent company reports revenue down 18%; eyeing Hcareers sale

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX) reported first-quarter revenue fell 17.5%. Revenue fell 11.3% in its largest segment, the Dice.com job board, but revenue in its ClearanceJobs business rose 20.3%.