France – Recruitment firm Proman reports three European acquisitions (Les Petites Affiches)

Proman, a recruitment firm headquartered in Manosque, France, recently announced three acquisitions, according to a report by Les Petites Affiches. The acquisitions included a majority stake in Rialto Recruitment, a Belgium-based executive search firm; CréaJob Services, a temporary staffing company...

World – Ireland, Sweden and Denmark rank among most attractive staffing markets

The most attractive markets for staffing are Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Malaysia, according to a report released Wednesday by Staffing Industry Analysts. The report covered staffing markets in 60 countries around the world.

All these markets display varying degrees of strong growth prospects...

UK – PageGroup full-year revenue up 14%; Brexit uncertainty has impact

PageGroup plc (PAGE:LSE) reported revenue rose 14.0% in constant currency in 2018 with its Asia region posting the fastest growth. Revenue in its UK operations edged up 0.2%. The Surrey, UK-headquartered recruitment company noted that challenging market conditions related to Brexit uncertainty impacted...

UK – FDM Group revenue up 5%, notes strong demand

Revenue rose 4.9% at FDM Group (Holdings) plc (FDM:LSE) in 2018. UK and Ireland revenue edged down, but revenue rose in other geographies with Asia Pacific revenue up 31.1%. The London-based company noted a strong level of demand in 2018 which it sees continuing into 2019. It also reported good growth...

World – Gattaca responds to Reuters’ article, US Department of Justice request

Gattaca plc reported last week that it is responding to a request from the US Department of Justice regarding China-based telecom company Huawei, but could not offer further comment. The announcement was in reference to a Reuters article on an investigation of Huawei that mentioned the company.

“In...

Ireland – Country needs dramatic increase in engineers: report

Ireland must dramatically increase its supply of engineering graduates and apprentices, according to a report by Engineers Ireland. More than 6,000 openings for engineering jobs are expected this year, and 94% of engineering employers consider a shortage of experienced engineers to be a barrier to growth...

UK – Government opens consultation on private-sector IR35 independent contractor tax rules

The UK government is moving ahead with plans to expand IR35 off-payroll rules covering taxation and independent contractors to the private sector. Tuesday, HMRC opened a consultation to gather comments from stakeholders on the proposals for regulation of the private sector use of personal service contractors....

UK – Perm and contingent vacancies for professionals down 4% in January

Vacancies for permanent professionals fell 4% year over year in January while vacancies for contingent professionals also fell 4%, according to a report released today by Staffing Industry Analysts on behalf of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

Still, APSCo reported there were pockets...

World – NES Global Talent revenue rises to more than £800 million

NES Global Talent reported revenue rose to more than £800.0 million in its fiscal year ended 31 October from approximately £700.0 million in the previous year, while gross profit was £107.5 million.

The UK-based recruitment firm reported EBITDA rose 29% to £42.9 million.

NES Global also completed two...

Netherlands – Randstad Innovation Fund joins chatbot funding round (Venturebeat)

Randstad nv’s innovation fund was an investor in a US$7.6 million funding round for chatbot firm Wade & Wendy, Venturebeat reported. The chatbot company also recently signed a multi-year deal with Randstad Sourceright. Total funding raised by Wade & Wendy now totals US$11.6 million; the Randstad...