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UK — Offerco now owns or has valid acceptances for 62.9% of OPD Group plc.
27 July 2009
Offerco, the newly incorporated English company formed at the direction of Peter Hearn, the non-Executive Chairman of OPD and Graphite, which earlier this year launched an offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of OPD has announced that it now owns almost 63% of OPD’s...
The Netherlands — Polish temporary staff least hit by the economic crisis
24 July 2009
Staffing agencies which specialise in Polish workers have performed better than general agencies, de Volkskrant reports.
The number of hours booked by staffing agencies is down by -23% in the first six months of 2009 compared to only -10% to -15% for staffing agencies which specialise in Polish personnel....
UK — Capita’s profits up by 18%
23 July 2009
British back-office outsourcing giant Capita has announced profits of Pounds 141.7 million for the six months to end of June 2009 as government and companies continue to farm out work in order to cut cost in the recession.
Revenues were up by 11% to Pounds 1.31 billion but in spite of this the company...
UK — New online recruitment company to levy exceptionally low fees
23 July 2009
The new Edinburgh-based online recruitment company “playfairandnoble.comâ€VbCrLf set up by Alex Crovetti and Rebecca Klayman will levy exceptionally low fees of only 7% of the employees’ first year salaries compared to an industry standard of between 15% and 25%. This has been achieved...
UK — Hays uses SMS messaging to notify temporary workers of payment
22 July 2009
The specialist recruitment firm Hays has introduced an SMS pay notification service for all temporary staff directly paid through Hays. Workers will be notified when the payment is released. All notifications are free of charge and workers can either opt in or out of the service.
The SMS pay notification...
Spain - Female temporary employment seekers use the internet
21 July 2009
In a recent research report published by Randstad Espana, 52% of women use the internet when trying to find a job. On the other hand, 58% of the people who have contacted Randstad offices in the last 6 months were men.
The staffing specialist sees this as another proof that women are on average more...
Staffing Industry Analysts honoured for excellence
21 July 2009
Staffing Industry Analysts proudly announces that its Staffing Industry Report newsletter published in the US received the Gold 2009 Azbee Award for general excellence in the newsletter category. Additionally, the newsletter won Bronze for its story originally published in November 2008 titled Buyers...
UK — FDM Group Plc trading up-date for the six months to 30 June
21 July 2009
The international IT services group announces today that its profit performance for the first six months is “in line with directors’ expectations despite difficult economic conditionsâ€VbCrLf
The company states that the they have experienced pressures on freelance contractor rates due...
UK — Part time work up by a third
20 July 2009
A large number of firms are turning to shorter hours in an attempt to avoid layoffs. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics 927,000 individuals are working less than 30 hours a week, a rise of 38 per cent on last year. The figures include new employees who have been...
UK — SThree’s profits down 53%
20 July 2009
The specialist recruitment firm SThree has reported a 53% fall in first half year adjusted profit due to higher administrative costs. Interim dividends are kept unchanged at 4 pence per share.
During the six month period ended 31st May pre-tax profits before one-off items amounted to £11.2 million...