Netherlands – PostNL to end third-party contracting, will use temporary employees in parcel sorting centers

Dutch postal giant PostNL announced it will stop the use of third-party contracting and begin working with temporary employees in its parcel sorting centers.

The move to end contracting comes shortly after FNV, the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation, accused Randstad subsidiary Tempo Team of evading...

EMEA – Businesses put more focus on learning and development in bid to close skills gaps: LinkedIn

Budget constraints felt by EMEA learning and development professionals have nearly halved in the past two years, decreasing to 26% in 2019 from 49% in 2017. At the same time, 37% reported their talent development budgets are increasing, according to a report from LinkedIn.

The report found that with less...

UK – Contract Watch: Parity lands Department of Education contract

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group announced Tuesday that it was awarded a two-year contract with the Department for Education to support the digital transformation of the Funding and Contracting Service.

Parity says the contract represents a total value of up to £4.5 million over the...

World – Heidrick and Struggles Q4 revenue growth driven by Executive Search business

Net revenue rose at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018 by 9.4%.

Excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations which negatively impacted results by $2.6 million, or 1.4%, consolidated net revenue increased 10.9%.

The US-based company...

France – DLSI revenue rises 5.6% in fourth quarter

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR) reported consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of €59.9 million, an increase of 5.6% when compared with the same period last year.

The company also reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2018 of €230.1 million, up 6.9% when compared with...

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 21.5% increase in February

The number of jobs advertised throughout Switzerland surged by 21.5% in February 2019, when compared to February 2018, according to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index. Monthly growth across Switzerland stood at 7.6%.

French-speaking Switzerland reported a monthly growth of 12.2% while job vacancies increased...

Europe – Employment rises in Euro area and EU28

Employment grew by 1.2% in both the euro area and the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

Data from Eurostat also showed that employment over the whole year 2018 rose by 1.4% in the euro area...

UK – RTC Group full year revenue surges 22.5%

UK-based engineering and technical recruitment firm RTC Group Plc (AIM: RTC.L), reported revenue today for the full year ending 31 December 2018 of £87.8 million, an increase of 22.5% compared with last year.

France – Sopra Steria full year revenue rises 4.9% on organic basis, but profits impacted by restructuring expenses

Sopra Steria, a France-based information consultancy and services firm, reported revenue on Friday of €4.09 billion for the full year 2018, an increase of 4.9% on an organic basis.

UK – Your World Recruitment Group completes three healthcare recruitment acquisitions

London-based staffing firm Your World Recruitment Group has completed the acquisitions of three businesses: Healthcare Solution Services, Robinson Medical Recruitment, and Medic Now.

Financial details for the acquisitions were not disclosed.

Healthcare Solutions Services, based in England, specialises...