UK – Staffline cuts profit forecasts due to weak recruitment, appoints interim CFO

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based recruitment and training organisation, provided a trading update and outlook today.

The group pointed at challenges to trading in Q4 and the Board announced that it expects the group to deliver full year adjusted operating profit (being profits before interest,...

UK – Dillistone’s restructuring plans to take effect end of December, appoints new Chairman

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the UK-based supplier of recruitment software to the international recruitment industry announced an update today. The group also announced changes to its Board of Directors.

As announced earlier in February 2019, Dillistone is undertaking a reorganisation to streamline its...

France – Adecco France appoints COO

The Adecco Group announced that it has appointed Frederique Plasson as COO of Adecco France.

Previously, she was General Director of Group Employment and Training Solutions for the Adecco Group in France, based in Lyon.

As a member of the management committee, she will continue to report directly to Christophe...

Germany – Government ramps up effort to attract qualified foreign workers

State and private sector representatives in Germany came together for a top-level summit earlier this week to accelerate efforts to attract qualified workers to the country.

The event preceded sweeping legislative changes coming into force on 1 March 2020 that will make it much easier for...

Switzerland – Job ads up 8.4% in December: Michael Page Swiss Job Index

Across Switzerland, advertised jobs grew 8.4% in December 2019 on an annual basis, according to the latest Michael Page Swiss Job Index.

When compared to the previous month, advertised jobs across Switzerland declined 3.3% between November and December 2019.

IT Specialists led the monthly growth in advertised...

UK – Temporary employees down 6.7%, employment rate edges up

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 6.7% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis to a total of approximately 1.42 million for the three-month period from August through October 2019 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers...

UK – Half of businesses not ready for IR35 changes: APSCo

Approximately half of businesses in the UK are still unprepared for changes to off-payroll working in the private sector, which are due to come into effect in April 2020, according to new research from recruitment trade body, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

The new rules mean that...

UK – Searches for overseas jobs spike after General Election: Indeed

Searches for foreign jobs surged 25% immediately after last week’s General Election exit poll was published, according to data from Indeed.

Searches for foreign jobs on Indeed surged immediately after exit poll results were published at 10pm on Thursday evening.

On Friday, 13 December, searches for jobs...

Israel – Joint venture launches employment agency for robots (The Jerusalem Post)

Israeli robotics start-up SixAI has partnered with Japanese Honda affiliate Musashi Seimitsu to launch what it claims to be the world’s “first employment agency” for autonomous robots, reports The Jerusalem Post. The joint venture of the companies, MusashiAI, will enable businesses to hire fully-autonomous...

UK – Nakama Group H1 revenue and profits tumble, Board to consider restructuring options

UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK:LSE) announced its half year report for the six months ended 30 September 2019 with revenue down 40.6% when compared to the previous year.

Net fee income was down 42.5% when compared to the prior year.