UK – Number of businesses planning to boost recruitment on the rise

Recruitment intentions across the UK have strengthened in the second quarter when compared to the first quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Totaljobs.

The report found that 60% of UK businesses attempted to recruit new...

Sweden – Poolia Q2 revenue slips, but returns to profit

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS), which merged with Uniflex in 2018, reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of SEK 439.3 million (€41.7 million), down 14.0% compared to the previous year.

Due to the merger between Poolia and Uniflex, which was completed on 31 October...

Germany – Number of temporary employees falls due to impact of legislation

On average in 2018, approximately one million temporary workers were employed in Germany, a decrease of 32,000, or 3%, when compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data from the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and the Federal Employers' Association of Personnel Service Providers...

UK – Majority of recruiters say umbrella usage is set to soar in response to IR35 private sector changes

The majority of professional recruitment companies expect umbrella company usage to soar in response to changes to IR35 in the private sector, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

On 11 July, HMRC  published draft legislation extending IR35 off-payroll...

Italy – Gi Group acquires HumanNet Colombia (Staffingamericalatina)

Gi Group, the fourth-largest staffing firm in Italy, acquired staffing provider HumanNet Colombia, staffingamericalatina reported. This is the second acquisition Gi Group has made this week.

Based in Bogota, HumanNet supports public and private companies in the commercial, logistics, operations,...

France – Synergie Q2 revenue lifted by growth in France

Synergie, the French staffing firm, reported revenue yesterday for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of €674.2 million, an increase of 3.9% when compared to the same period in the previous year.

France – Groupe Crit second-quarter revenue takes a dip

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue yesterday for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of €650.0 million, a decrease of 0.3% in reported rates and down 1.1% in constant currency, compared with the same period last year.

Germany – Amadeus FiRe H1 revenue and profits gain across the board

German staffing firm Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2019 of €110.9 million, an increase of 13.4% compared with the same period last year.

All service sectors contributed to the increase in revenue during the H1 period.

UK – Robert Walters H1 results supported by international growth

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported revenue today for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of £634.5 million, up 1% in constant currency and reported rates, when compared to the previous year.

The group reported weakness in the UK due to political and economic uncertainty....

Belgium – Temp agency workers’ hours down 1.56% in June: Federgon

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in June 2019 fell by 1.56% when compared to the previous year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The decline was due to the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in the blue-collar sector decreasing...