Medical Solutions hires former Aya and Adecco execs, promotes leader

Medical Solutions, the third-largest healthcare staffing firm in the US, named two new C-suite executives and promoted another.

Curt Baldwin — who previously served as chief technology officer at Aya Healthcare, the largest healthcare staffing firm — joins Medical Solutions as chief technology officer....

People on the Move: Hire Velocity, Versique, Ferguson Partners

RPO firm Hire Velocity tapped Michelle Culp to lead its new Hire Health division. Culp has more than 30 years of experience working with healthcare firms to deliver human capital solutions. Jameson Foskey will join Culp in delivering talent solutions to healthcare and life sciences firms. Foskey...

How IT staffing assignments differ from other categories

Remote work for contingents remains popular in IT staffing. New SIA research based on a survey of staffing buyers found that 60% of buyers using IT skill sets reported their contingents are working remotely. That compared to only 4% of contingents at buyers using industrial skill sets. IT staffing assignments...

Kelly Services to buy Motion Recruitment Partners in historic deal

Kelly Services today announced it will buy Massachusetts-based Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) from private investment firm Littlejohn & Co. The acquisition will be the largest in Kelly’s history.  

“I’ve been pretty clear since becoming CEO that our growth strategy is (not only)...

Insight Global to pay $2.7 million in whistleblower lawsuit

Staffing company Insight Global LLC agreed to pay $2.7 million related to allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit that it didn’t implement adequate cybersecurity measures during the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Department of Justice announced May 1.

The Atlanta-based company, which had a contract with the...

Upwork Q1 revenue up 18.8% with boost from flat-fee pricing

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) reported first-quarter revenue rose 18.7% to $190.9 million. Gross margin at the world’s largest talent platform also improved, and net income rose 7.4%.

“We continue to accelerate profitability while investing in growth and innovation,” President and CEO Hayden Brown...

Cognizant revenue slips 1.2%, though growth seen in Europe

First-quarter revenue at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH) fell 1.2% in constant currency. The IT services giant reported revenue declines across geographies except for Continental Europe, where revenue rose 3.1%.

“During the first quarter, we delivered revenue above the high-end of...

Cross Country Q1 results reflect nursing ‘headwinds,’ physician segment up

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) cited near-term headwinds in its nursing segment, but its physician staffing segment posted growth. Overall, the Boca Raton, Florida-based healthcare staffing firm reported first-quarter revenue fell 39.1% to $379.2 million. It was within guidance.

“Our first-quarter...

Barrett revenue rises in Q1 as PEO business grows

First-quarter revenue at Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ; BBSI) rose 4.4% year over year to $265.8 million with the growth in its PEO business.

PEO revenue rose 6.0% to $246.2 million. The increase in PEO revenue came amid a 3% increase in the average number of worksite employees from net new clients...

Job&Talent names Brian Neely as new chief sales officer

Digital staffing platform Job&Talent appointed Brian Neely as its chief sales officer in the US, charged with overseeing and expanding its sales team.

Neely was previously executive VP of sales at Palmetto, a clean energy marketplace. He also formerly served at Randstad USA in a senior VP position...