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The Caldwell Partners revenue up 9%
April 6, 2018The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX: CWL), a Toronto-based executive search firm, reported revenue rose 8.7% in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28.
(C$ 000s) | Q2 2018 | Q2 2017 | % growth | Q2 2018 (USD $000s) | |
Professional fees | $14,854 | $13,665 | 8.7% ... |
Canada adds 32,300 jobs in March
April 6, 2018Canada added 32,300 jobs in March from February for a total of more than 18.6 million jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. A gain of 68,300 full-time jobs in March offset a loss of 35,900 part-time jobs.
In the first quarter of 2018, employment edged down...
Michigan PEO owner pleads guilty to not paying more than $1.5 million in taxes
April 6, 2018The owner of four professional employer organizations in Troy, Mich., pleaded guilty on Tuesday to failing to pay more than $1.5 million in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice announced.
Dino Rotondo did not pay employment tax withholdings from his PEOs collected...
StevenDouglas acquires Florida-based IT staffing firm
April 6, 2018StevenDouglas, a national executive search firm headquartered near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., acquired IT staffing firm Tallience.
Tallience is a small boutique IT staffing and search firm with a geographic footprint in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic. Although headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., one of its founding...
People: Randstad Sourceright, Express Employment Professionals, Oasis Outsourcing, VDart, Interim, PrideStaff and more
April 6, 2018Randstad Sourceright appointed Jean-Francois Vezina to executive VP and the first Canada-based executive on its leadership team. Vezina will oversee the company’s general operations in Canada and serve as a key member of the North American leadership team. Vezina most recently was Randstad Sourceright’s...
Resources Connection revenue rises 20% in fiscal Q3 with Accretive and European acquisitions
April 5, 2018Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue rose 19.9%, or 17.6% in constant currency, in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 24. The increase at the Irvine, Calif.-based firm was 5.2% when excluding revenue...
Job hopping: Workers in favor but CFOs not so much, Robert Half finds
April 5, 2018Substantially more workers see rewards in job hopping than before — especially those from younger generations — but managers don’t necessarily agree, according to a survey released today by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).
The survey found 64% of professionals polled...
Morales Group acquires Indiana staffing firm
April 5, 2018Morales Group Inc. acquired northwest Indiana staffing firm Continental Inc. Professional Staffing and Recruitment.
Continental, based out of Anderson, Ind., was founded in 1985 by Bill and Judy Nagengast. It will rebrand under the Morales Group name and continue targeting the skilled trades, office,...
CEO confidence rises again in Q1 following rebound in Q4
April 5, 2018Global CEO confidence made further gains in the first quarter, according to The Conference Board’s measure of CEO confidence. In the first quarter, the measure increased to a level of 65, up from 63 in the fourth quarter.
A reading of more than 50 reflects more positive responses than negative...
Jobless claim average rises, initial claims jump 24,000
April 5, 2018The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 228,250 last week, up 3,000 from the previous week’s average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised up by 750.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the weekly...