UK – NHS wasting £300 million a year through ‘disjointed’ staffing strategies, according to Healthier Recruitment

NHS Trusts are wasting away hundreds of thousands of pounds each year though managing temporary and permanent staffing in entirely different departments, according to specialist consultancy, Healthier Recruitment. 

Healthier Recruitment says that trusts are typically structured so that permanent...

Denmark – Jobindex revenue rises 5.5% while profits slip

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of DKK 81.2 million (€10.8 million), an increase of 5.5% compared with the same quarter in the previous year.

Sweden – SJR in Scandinavia revenue and profits slip in Q4, announces acquisition

Swedish staffing company SJR in Scandinavia (SJRB: SS) reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018 of SEK 98.5 million (€9.4 million), a decrease of 0.9% compared to the previous year.

UK – REC expels ARZ Management for breaching code of professional practice

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has expelled ARZ Management Limited, a Southampton-based recruitment firm, for breaching three principles of the REC Code of Professional Practice.

In October 2018, ARZ had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked after inspectors...

UK – Outsource UK appoints CFO

Outsource UK, a Swindon-based independent technology, change and engineering staffing specialist firm, today announced that it has appointed Paul Jezzard as their new Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.

Jezzard had initially joined Outsource UK in an interim capacity in November 2018. He started...

UK – Thousands of workers hit with massive tax avoidance bills (The Guardian)

The Guardian reports that thousands of employees including IT and NHS workers across the UK are receiving “staggering bills” from the HMRC relating to its Loan Charge.

The Loan Charge, first announced in 2016, is set to target those who used so-called disguised remuneration schemes to avoid tax as...

Northern Ireland – Civil Service spends £30 million on temps after axing 3,000 workers (Belfast Telegraph)

The Belfast Telegraph reports that nearly £30 million was spent in two years by drafting in temporary staff to plug gaps in the civil service.

The trade union NIPSA branded the issue of agency workers "a blight on our public services" and said a lack of proper workforce planning meant that...

Netherlands – Brunel Q4 revenue growth driven by Rest of World

Brunel, the Netherlands-based global energy staffing firm reported revenue grew by 17% on a like-for-like basis to €244.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the prior-year quarter.

Gross profit was up 12% while the group reported EBIT growth of 69%. Brunel said its revenue growth during...

Finland – VMP acquires retail staffing services firm

Finnish HR services firm VMP Plc has acquired Henkilöstöratkaisu Extraajat (Personal Care Extraajat Oy), a company based in Helsinki that offers staffing services including temporary work and flexible employee leasing for the retail industry.

VMP financed the acquisition with a combination of a bank...

UK – Human cloud firm Business Talent Group acquires UK-based Hillgate

Business Talent Group, a business-focused human cloud platform for on-demand consultants, experts and executives, acquired Hillgate, a UK-based online talent marketplace. The transaction expands US-based Business Talent Group’s international footprint and launches its BTG Europe brand.

“BTG was already...