Germany – Consulting firm testing a 5-hour work day, small talk is banned and phone use is limited (Business Insider)

German consulting firm Rheingans Digital Enabler is allowing its employees to work five hours a day but workers could only check company emails twice a day, and meetings are typically 15 minutes or shorter. The company is also mandating that employees put their phone away and that they keep small talk...

Netherlands – Covebo Group takes over employment agency Eurojob

Netherlands-based Covebo Group, part of House of HR, announced that it has acquired Eurojob, a Dutch employment agency.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

According to Covebo, the acquisition strengthens its leading position in the temporary employment market of labour migrants in...

World – ‘Breakthrough Leadership' drives SIA’s Executive Forum Europe 2019

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, has confirmed the list of speakers and the full agenda for the sixth annual Executive Forum Europe, taking place in London this November.

Executive Forum Europe is the premier staffing event for European...

UK – Number of working mothers reaches record high

More than three quarters, or 75.1%, of mothers with dependent children were in work in the UK for the period from April to June 2019, a record high, according to data from the Office of National Statistics.

The 75.1% figure is up from 74.2% during the same period last year.

ONS noted that the number of...

Europe – In tech: Coople receives $32 million in funding, expands into the Netherlands

Coople, a European flexible jobs platform, announced that it received additional funding of USD 32 million in Series C funding.

The proceeds from the funding round will be used to continue investing in the automation of Coople's online platform, to further expand within existing markets, and to launch...

Middle East – Job candidates rank salary and career development as top motivating factors in job searching

Nearly half, or 47% of candidates in the Middle East are looking for a job for a better salary package, according to a barometer from Michael Page.

The survey showed also showed that 42% of candidates are motivated to seek another job as their current role isn’t offering opportunities for further development....

World – International markets hold back Robert Half Q3 revenue growth

Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported third-quarter revenue rose 5.4% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis.

International revenue rose by 1.4% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis. US revenue increased by 6.6% on a same billing-day, constant-currency...

France – Groupe Crit reports flat results in Q3

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue yesterday for the third quarter of 2019 of €649.5 million, an increase of 0.1% compared to last year but down by 0.4% when adjusting for constant currency and acquisitions.

The staffing & recruitment division posted revenue of €528.4...

France – Synergie Q3 rises on back of strong domestic growth

Synergie, the Paris-based staffing firm, reported third-quarter revenue rose 3.0% to €652.8 million when compared to the previous year.

Germany – Amadeus FiRe revenue and profits show improvement

German staffing firm Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR) reported revenue for the nine months ending 30 September 2019 of €173.5 million, an increase of 13.9% compared with the same period last year.