People – CV-Library, Alma Career, Onezeero

UK-based jobs site CV-Library announced key changes to its management team. Founder Lee Biggins, who has held the position of sole Managing Director since 2013, has taken on a new role as CEO, while Deputy Managing Director, John Salt, is now Managing Director. Salt previously worked as Group Sales &...

World – Robert Half Q4 revenue up 10% amid robust market, skill shortage

Fourth-quarter revenue rose 10.1% at Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) amid a robust labour market and demand fueled by the skills shortage, according to the company. Revenue was up 10.3% on a constant-currency, same-billing day basis.

Temp staffing revenue rose 7.1% in the fourth quarter while...

France – Synergie Q4 revenue boosted by domestic and international operations

Paris-based staffing firm Synergie reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 5.1% to €659.2 million. The group reported growth in both domestic and international operations.

France – Groupe Crit fourth-quarter revenue rises 2%

French staffing firm Groupe Crit reported revenue increased by 2.0% in the fourth quarter when adjusting for constant currency and acquisitions to a total of €632.7 million.

The company also reported revenue for the full year 2018 of €2.49 billion, up 3.7% when adjusting for constant currency and...

UK – Staffline to launch investigation over invoicing and payroll concerns in Recruitment division

Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, said in a company update yesterday that it will launch an investigation in conjunction with auditors PwC relating to concerns over invoicing and payroll practices within its Recruitment division.

The company update follows an earlier announcement...

Switzerland – Temp workers’ hours up 8.4% in 2018

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland increased by 8.4% in 2018 when compared to 2017, according to data from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, hours worked by temporary workers declined by 4.0%, year-on-year.

Looking ahead,...

UK – Staffline shares dive following surprise delay to FY results

In a surprise announcement, Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, announced that it has delayed the publication of its full year 2018 results.

The company did not provide details about why the announcement has been postponed nor did it provide a new date, sparking speculation...

UK – Employer confidence falls to joint-lowest since June 2016

Employers’ confidence in the UK economy remained negative for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s JobsOutlook report.

The net balance of those seeing a positive outlook as opposed to a negative one reached -14 in January, and was the joint-lowest...

Belgium – Federgon: Temporary workers’ hours fall in December 2018

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in December 2018 decreased by 3.69% when compared to the same period the year before, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

Temporary workers in the white-collar sector reported a decrease, year-on-year, of...

UK – Recruitment agency loses GLAA licence revocation appeal

A recruitment agency which had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked has lost its appeal against the decision, with the judge stating that workers at the business were at risk of exploitation.

Go Solutions Ltd, based in Boston, Lincolnshire, had its licence revoked in December...