UK – Job growth remains strong in the south of England: APSCo

Professional job availability across the south of England remains strong, with Cambridge, Bristol and Southampton creating opportunities within different sectors, according to new data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), based on research undertaken by Vacancysoft.

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Switzerland – Court rules Uber driver was employee and not a contractor (Swissinfo.ch)

In a landmark case, a Lausanne employment tribunal ruled that an Uber driver was unfairly dismissed by the human cloud ride-sharing firm, reports Swissinfo.ch. The court confirmed that the driver was an employee of Uber and should enjoy the same rights as a taxi driver who has a contract with the taxi...

Netherlands – More than 100,000 CVs illegally downloaded from employee insurance agency (AD.nl)

Approximately 117,000 CVs have been illegally downloaded from Dutch benefits agency UWV, reports AD.nl. Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees said the 117,000 resumes had been accessed over a period of two weeks from UWV’s jobsite, werk.nl, using the account of a UWV staff member. The UWV staff member...

World – Adecco Group revenue slips 2%

The Adecco Group ((ADEN:VTX), reported revenue of €5.64 billion for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019. Revenue declined by 2% organically and trading days adjusted.

Revenue was slightly below the Q4 2018 decline of 1%.

Adecco claimed that trends stabilised in the majority of European markets during...

World – Kelly Services revenue up marginally in Q1 with acquisitions

First-quarter revenue at Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) rose 0.9%. The Troy, Michigan-based staffing giant cited modest growth in its Americas and “global talent solutions” segments amid what it said was a challenging environment in the US. International staffing revenue fell in the first quarter....

Sweden – Poolia Q1 revenue slides 8.7% due to slowdown in Sweden

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS), which merged with Uniflex in 2018, reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2019 of SEK 435.8 million (€40.7 million), down 8.7% compared to the previous year.

Due to the merger between Poolia and Uniflex, which was completed on 31 October 2018,...

Sweden – NGS Group first-quarter revenue dips 10.5%

First-quarter revenue at Sweden-based healthcare and education staffing firm  NGS Group AB (NGS: SS) declined by 10.5% from the year-ago quarter. Operating profit also fell by 7.6%.

Sweden – Hedera Group Q1 revenue up 3.3%, but reports operating loss

Swedish recruitment services firm Hedera Group (HEGR:SS) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019 of SEK 43.4 million (€4.0 million), an increase of 3.3% compared to last year.

UK – HMRC wins long-standing tax case against group of healthcare workers (Business Telegraph)

HM Revenue & Customs has won a long-running legal case against a group of five healthcare workers who avoided income tax and national insurance through their use of managed service companies (MSCs), reports the Business Telegraph. The HMRC successfully argued that the healthcare companies’ arrangements...

Netherlands – Brunel Q1 revenue rises 22% in like-for-like on strong international growth

Brunel, the Netherlands-based global energy staffing firm reported revenue grew by 22% on a like-for-like basis to €266.2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the prior-year quarter.

The company said the first quarter was the best quarter in the history for the DACH (Germany, Austria and...