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The Netherlands — Staffing agency receives independent relocation approval certificate
25 August 2009Timing, the specialist temporary staffing agency, has just been awarded the so-called 'Certified Flex Home' approval from the independent inspection agency VRO Services. The approval refers to the agency's endeavour to find adequate housing for foreign workers who come to The Netherlands on temporary...
Spain — Recession has positive effects on Spanish productivity
24 August 2009A New research report from the Spanish Association of Large Temporary Employment Agencies (Agett) shows Spanish productivity up by 3.1% in the first three months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.
"Productivity in the Spanish economy only ever seems to go up significantly during periods of...
UK — Chief Commercial Officers are the latest trend
24 August 2009The relatively new position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) is becoming more and more popular in the international business world. According to John Abele, Managing Partner at Human Resources specialists Heidrick & Struggles, says that "in 2001 the where only five CCOs in the world. The number reached...
Germany — European Aviation Safety Agency awards temporary contracts to Bishop and Manpower
24 August 2009After an official public tender the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded contracts to provide temporary workers to replace staff absent because of maternity leave, sickness leave and to cope with peak periods, which require additional workforce.
The contracts have been awarded to staffing...
The Netherlands — Rob van der Hoek appointed new Brunel CFO
24 August 2009During an extraordinary general meeting shareholders of Brunel International, the Dutch specialist recruitment firm, have granted their approval to the recommendation made by management to appoint Mr Rob van der Hoek as member of the Management Board in addition to CEO Jan Arie van Barneveld. The appointment...
The Netherlands — DPA Flex Group Gross Margin down to 19.3%
21 August 2009DPA Flex Group (DPAFX:AEX), the specialist staffing solutions firm, announces a decrease in turnover by 24% from 36.8 million Euro in the first six months of 2008 to 28 million Euro for the same period in 2009. The gross margin was reduced from 25.7% in the first half of 2008 to 19.3% in the same period...
Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
21 August 2009WE Citation - Representation of Agency Workers 2009
* Background and short movie on temporary agency work in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland and the UK
UK — Hogarth in legal battle with Nomura over up to 90 million Pounds of allegedly unpaid fees
21 August 2009Hogarth Davies Lloyd, the recruitment specialist firm, is taking on Japan's biggest bank in a dispute over the recruitment of 600 Lehman Brothers bankers after Lehman's collapse last year, the Times writes.
In a law suit lodged with the High Court, Hogarth claim that the contract they have with Nomura...
The Netherlands — Brunel profits down by 7%
21 August 2009Brunel International (BRI:AEX), the specialist staffing agency group, announces a 9% increase in net turnover to 366 million Euro for the first six months of 2009. Gross profit decreased by 7% from 81.6 million Euro to 76.2 million Euro. The gross margin decreased from 24% to 21%.
EBIT amounted to 23.2...
Germany — Absence of minimum wage puts temporary employees at a disadvantage
21 August 2009According to a new research report published by the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) and the Hans-Boeckler Foundation, reveals that temporary employees are better looked after in other European countries due to the fact there is no minimum wage in Germany.
Wages are negotiated in bilateral agreements...