France – Synergie revenue and profits rise in H1

Synergie, a Paris-based staffing firm, reported revenue for the six months ended 30 June rose to €1.24 billion, an increase of 12.7% from the prior-year period and up 9.7% on a like-for-like basis.

The firm ranks as one of the world’s largest staffing companies and the sixth-largest staffing firm...

South Africa – AdvTech acquires education joint venture Monash South Africa

South African recruitment firm AdvTech which also operates in the education sector, announced that it has acquired Monash South Africa (MSA), a South African private tertiary education institution with students from more than 50 countries.

MSA is a joint venture between Monash University and Laureate...

Europe – Employment up in the euro area and EU28 with growth led by Malta

Employment in the euro area increased by 1.5% while employment in the EU28 rose by 1.4% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to seasonally-adjusted data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Malta recorded the highest growth...

Ireland – Indeed job ad sparks controversy after it requests that jobseekers with young children ‘need not apply’ (The Sun)

A job ad posted on Indeed seeking an office worker in Dublin has caused controversy after it stated ‘people with young children need not apply’, reports The Sun. The job ad was posted by an unnamed Dublin oil company looking for a "person for answering phone and computer skills". Under...

France – Groupe Crit H1 revenue rises with boost from domestic staffing, while international staffing remains steady

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue yesterday for the first half of 2018 of €1.21 billion, an increase of 3.6% compared to last year and an increase of 4.9% on a like-for-like perimeter basis and constant foreign exchange basis.

The company reported second-quarter results earlier...

Ireland – Cpl full year revenue rises 15%, profits grow on back of flexible talent growth

Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources (CPL: ID) announced results yesterday for the full year ended 30 June 2018 with revenue of €522.7 million, an increase of 15% compared to last year.

Sweden – Poolia H1 revenue up 1.6% with growth across all markets

Revenue for the first six months of the year at Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS) increased by 1.6% to SEK 400.1 million (€38.1 million), when compared to the same period last year.

The group posted second quarter results in July with revenue of SEK 199.7 million, an increase of 2.7% compared...

Scotland – BBR Services acquires property recruitment firm Star Placement

Edinburgh-based construction and property recruitment specialist BBR Services announced that it has acquired Star Placement, a property recruitment firm also based in Edinburgh, for an undisclosed sum.

BBR Services was founded in 2014 and has expanded to a team of 12 with offices in London and Glasgow....

UK – Study shows average employee spends £205 a month on work-related expenses

The average British worker spends £205 a month on work-related expenses, including lunch, commuting and stationary, which comes to £2,460 a year, according to a study from job site CV-Library.

The survey of 1,000 workers sought to determine how much the average professional spends on work-related expenses...

UK – Number of temporary employees down 3.9%, unemployment falls as wages rise

The number of temporary employees in the UK decreased by 3.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.53 million in the three-month period from May to July 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified when...