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Big 4 accounting firm starts legal staffing business (Legal Week)

October 12, 2017

One of the Big 4 accounting firms, PwC, launched a legal staffing business line providing temporary lawyers called Flexible Legal Resources, Legal Week reported. “We are launching this now because we believe the legal services landscape has changed,” said PwC Legal Services Director Anne-Marie Botha....


PageGroup gross profit rises 9% in constant currency

October 11, 2017

UK-based staffing firm PageGroup plc reported gross profit rose 8.8% in constant currency in the third quarter. Continental Europe, the Americas and Asia delivered strong performances, according to the company. However, the UK, Singapore and Brazil continued to experience challenging market conditions....


New ManpowerGroup Solutions index lists best countries to find skilled talent

October 11, 2017

New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore ranked as the best countries to find skilled talent, according to the new Total Workforce Index released today by ManpowerGroup Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN). The index measures and compares the relative ease of sourcing, hiring and retaining...


Man pleads guilty to tax and wire fraud in scheme to use insider-controlled staffing firm

October 11, 2017

The principal of an accounting firm pleaded guilty in a scheme that used a staffing firm to siphon money from a seafood processing company based in Gloucester, Mass., the US Attorney’s Office reported.

Michael Bruno, 62, of Melrose entered guilty pleas on Friday to conspiring to defraud the Internal...


Job openings see slight decline in August

October 11, 2017

The number of US job openings edged down 0.9% in August from the prior month — which was a record high — to 6.08 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hires and separates rates also fell.

The job openings rate — a measure of job...


Supreme Court lets hacking conviction stand against former Korn Ferry exec (Ars Technica)

October 11, 2017

The US Supreme Court let stand the hacking conviction of former Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) executive David Nosal, who was convicted of computer hacking after leaving the company to start his own executive search firm, Ars Technica reported. After quitting Korn Ferry, Nosal urged a former colleague to give...


Bill aims to give greater access to international nurses (HealthLeaders)

October 11, 2017

To help ease staffing issues, hospitals and health systems are seeking international nurses to fill vacant positions, but current visa regulations can make it difficult to ensure supply keeps pace with demand, HealthLeaders reports. The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act proposes to designate 8,000...


CoAdvantage acquires fellow PEO, Florida-based PEMCO

October 10, 2017

CoAdvantage Inc., one of North America’s largest professional employer organizations, acquired Progressive Employer Management Company, a PEO based in Sarasota, Fla. The combined platform will have more than 4,000 clients and 85,000 worksite employees.

Clint Burgess, CEO of PEMCO, will remain with the...


Paychex revenue up 4%; firm reports HR Outsourcing Holdings deal at $75 million

October 10, 2017

Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX) reported last week that revenue rose 4% in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31. The company also reported in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it paid $75.4 million for its previously announced acquisition of PEO provider HR Outsourcing Holdings...


Optimum Talent names new CEO

October 10, 2017

Optimum Talent appointed Mike Bacchus to CEO from president of Western Canada; former CEO Ronald Dahms will take the role of executive chair.

Optimum Talent provides executive search and recruitment; leadership, assessment and development; and career transition and outplacement services. It counts more...