ShiftPixy revenue jumps in fiscal Q2 but net loss widens

Gig economy firm ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY) reported revenue rose 45.8% year over year to $7.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28. However, the company reported net loss widened to $2.7 million and gross margin narrowed.

The Irvine, Calif.-based firm, which raised $12 million...

H-1B petitions are down despite reaching cap in first week

US Citizenship and Immigration Services reported the number of petitions for H-1B visas, used to bring in highly skilled temporary workers such as IT professionals, fell this year to 190,098, down from the 199,000 received last year and down from a peak of 236,000 received in 2016. However, the number...

US job openings edge lower from near record high

The number of US job openings edged down by 176,000 in February from the prior month to a to approximately 6.0 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hires and separations were also little changed, edging down only slightly.

The...

Kansas staffing firm owner indicted for failure to pay payroll taxes to IRS

A federal grand jury indicted the owner of a Kansas medical staffing firm with seven counts of willful failure to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice announced in a criminal indictment filed on Wednesday.

The indictment alleges David Monhollon owned...

People: Cejka, Bullhorn, Midtown, CyberSN and The Bowdoin Group

Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), announced Mark Madden joined the firm as executive VP, managing principal, to lead executive search services for senior healthcare executive positions. Madden has more than 25...

Pennsylvania court rules in favor of UberBLACK in IC misclassification case (Lexology)

A group of UberBLACK drivers were properly classified as contractors and cannot maintain wage and hour claims against the ride-sharing company, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled this week. This is another key victory gig economy companies have seen this year in misclassification cases, Richard Meneghello...

Workers sue Tesla as joint employer with staffing firms in discrimination lawsuit (Los Angeles Times)

Tesla Inc. is being sued as a joint employer along with two staffing firms by two workers alleging a pattern of racial harassment and hostility, the Los Angeles Times reported. If the court holds Tesla accountable, it would affect how similarly situated companies operate, David Weil, dean of the School...

Hays reports fiscal Q3 growth in global operations, including US, but UK net fees decline

Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firm, reported strong growth in its global operations during its fiscal third quarter ended March 31. However, the London-based firm reported growth in the UK market remained “subdued.”

In a trading statement issued today, Hays reported net...

Gen X behind changing nature of work, not millennials (CNBC)

Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1981, are playing a critical — but underappreciated — role in leadership as companies move forward with the digital transformation, according to a report in CNBC. Already, they represent 51% of leadership roles globally, and they are poised to assume more....

Active listening more important than candidates’ skills during interviews, Express finds

Listening and asking relevant questions are more important when interviewing than skills, experience and work history, according to a survey of business leaders and decision-makers released by Express Employment Professionals.

The survey asked business leaders and decision-makers, “What most improves...