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Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
20 August 2009Here is the latest research from Staffing Industry Analysts:
WE Briefing - Largest Staffing Firms in UK - August 2008
* Hays is the UK market leader followed by Adecco and Manpower.
* The 50 companies have an estimated market share of 47%...
UK — Jobs supply rose in June for the first time in 10 months
20 August 2009According to the latest quarterly totaljobs barometer for the period between April and June 2009 jobs posted or refreshed on the totaljobs.com website rose by 3.5% from 226,000 in May to 234,000 in June this year. However, the number of times jobs were posted or refreshed fell by 17% in the second quarter...
Sweden — Swedish results rescue Proffice interim report
20 August 2009Group turnover at Stockholm-based Proffice AB (PROEB:STO) is down from €207.2 million for the first six months in 2008 to €201.4 million compared to the same period this year. Operating profit, however, is up from €7.8 million in 2008 to €8.6 million. The temporary...
Germany — Normal jobs are becoming less and less normal
20 August 2009The number of people with so-called 'normal jobs' (full-time, unlimited in time and above the income tax threshold) has decreased between 1998 and 2008, whilst the number of people in 'a-typical' jobs (temporary employment, part-time positions and low monthly pay positions) has increased by 2 million...
UK — Swine flu epidemic could have a huge impact on temporary employment
20 August 2009An Autumn outbreak of swine flu could create extra demands on temporary staffing and create costs for employers as sickness levels rise.
Kirsty Craig, CEO of Chester-based recruitment agency the Business Connection, told the Liverpool Daily Post, "we are beginning to see a rise in demand for temporary...
Spain — One in two workers need a second job to get by
19 August 2009According to a new survey carried out among 1,083 employees by Randstad Espana, the Spanish subsidiary of Randstad Holding, 54% of Spanish workers admit that they need to find a second job in order to make ends meet. This compares to only 10% of workers last year.
Short-time working schemes and the...
Germany — Union publishes report on changes in the use of temporary employment
19 August 2009IG-Metall, the German Metal Workers Union, have today published their research report on structural changes in German temporary employment entitled "Funktionswandel von Leiharbeit." The report was carried out in collaboration with Jena University.
The research reveals that temporary employment is increasingly...
UK — REC launches award scheme for recruitment professionals
19 August 2009The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched its Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards (IRP) scheme for 2009. Previously known as the IM Awards, eentries are now sought for 13 categories including the Eileen Simpson Award for Outstanding Contribution 2009.
Kevin Green, the...
France — Number of new jobs advertised on the web up by 6%
19 August 2009According to the latest statistics published by monster.fr, the French subsidiary of monster.com, the number of jobs advertised on the internet was up by 6% in July 2009 compared to the previous month. This follows two consecutive months of negative growth (-1% in June, -12% in May).
Bruno Bremond,...
Austria — Manpower gains market share
18 August 2009Manpower Austria, the Vienna-based subsidiary of staffing services group Manpower Inc, has just announced its country results for the first 6 months of 2009. Revenues were down by only 21% to €37 million in a market, which has shrunk by 28% during the same period, thereby giving Manpower an increased...