Denmark – Jobindex Q1 revenue up slightly while EBITDA and profits slip

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the first quarter of DKK 82.5 million (€11.0 million), an increase of 0.7% compared with the same quarter in the previous year.

Sweden – Veteranpoolen first-quarter revenue up but profits down

Veteranpoolen AB (VPAB B:AKT), a Swedish firm that offers household services and staffing services and claims to be Sweden's largest employer for retirees, reported net sales today of SEK 64.6 million (€5.9 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019, an increase of 19.2% when compared to the...

Spain – Temporary hiring to increase by 6.5% this summer: Randstad

Randstad estimates that approximately 604,000 temporary contracts will be signed in Spain during the period from June to September 2019, an increase of 6.5% compared to the same period last year. This would be a record-high and would be the seventh consecutive year of growth.

The temporary contracts will...

UK – Number of NEETs down in March

The number of young people aged 16 to 24 years in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEET), decreased by 34,000 in the period from January to March 2019, when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Office of National Statistics.

The percentage of all young...

South Africa – Adcorp Holdings full year revenue down 1.7% but recovers from net loss

South Africa-based workforce management solutions group Adcorp Holdings Ltd. (ADR: JSE) reported revenue declined 1.7% to ZAR 15.0 billion (USD 1.04 billion) for the year ended 28 February 2019.

The decline in revenue was primarily as a result of the headcount volume reduction in the company's Temporary...

France – Freelance.com first quarter revenue rises 25.1%

French online staffing platform Freelance.com (EPA: ALFRE) reported revenue of €53.7 million for the first quarter of 2019 ended 31 March 2019, an increase of 25.1% when compared to the previous year.

In France, Freelance.com achieved consolidated revenue of €40.1 million in the first quarter of 2019....

Israel – Online staffing platform Fiverr files for IPO, reports net loss increased to $36.1 million last year

Online staffing provider Fiverr International Ltd filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its proposed initial public offering. Fiverr, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, intends to list its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker...

Sweden – Hedera Group CEO resigns

Swedish recruitment services firm Hedera Group announced that CEO Maria Nordin has resigned from her role.

Nordin will remain as the CEO until a new successor is appointed, however, the group added that this will be no later than 15 November 2019.

According to Hedera Group, Nordin decided to terminate...

Norway – Demand for contract professionals surges in Norway as economic growth continues

Growth in economic activity has led to a surge in demand for contract professionals in Norway, according to statistics from 6CATS International, a supplier of international contractor management solutions.

Data from 6CATS revealed that Norway saw a 170% increase in freelance professionals working in the...

UK – Staffline downgrades profit outlook over Brexit uncertainty

Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation provided a trading update today issuing a warning on profits due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

The group said it downgraded its forecast and expects to deliver adjusted EBIT in the range of £23...