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World – Resources Connection Q4 revenue lifts 7.3% in constant currency, Europe and APAC operations drive growth
19 July 2018Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported organic revenue growth of 8.8%, or 7.3% in constant currency, in its fiscal fourth quarter ended 26 May 2018.
Fourth-quarter revenue included $22.0 million from operations...
Ireland – Cpl Resources distances itself from Facebook after documentary shows that its moderators were instructed not to remove extreme content
19 July 2018Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources, which provides staff and services to Facebook for content moderation, has moved to distance itself from criticism after a Channel 4 documentary showed its staff being instructed not to remove graphic content from Facebook, reports the Irish Times.
In a statement,...
Ukraine – International Labour Organisation launches five-year program to promote jobs
19 July 2018The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a five-year program to create inclusive employment opportunities in Ukraine.
The new program brings together businesses, schools, employment services, the social partners and other civil society organizations to create jobs for youth, women and...
UK – Parity provides H1 trading update, performance in line with expectations
18 July 2018Parity (AIM:PTY), the London-based technology focused consultancy and staffing business, provided an update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2018.
Parity reports that it has traded well and its performance is in line with group expectations in the period and is expected to deliver double digit...
UK – MPs recommend recruitment agencies collect age data after report finds more than a million over-50s locked out of work
18 July 2018MPs have suggested giving recruitment agencies greater responsibility for collecting age data after a report published by the Women and Equalities Committee found that there were over 1 million people aged 50 or over who are out of work but willing to work.
The report stated, “We want to see recruitment...
UK – Google launches job search service in the UK
18 July 2018Google launched its job search service ‘Google Jobs’ yesterday in the UK. The artificial intelligence job search tool will show job postings from sites such as Reed, Gumtree, Guardian Jobs, Haymarket and Totaljobs.com.
The service will be similar to the US version of Google Jobs, which launched last...
Germany – Number of job vacancies up 15%
18 July 2018The number of vacancies in the first half of 2018 increased by 15% compared to the first six months of the previous year, according to a study from the Federal Employers' Association of Personnel Service Providers (BAP) published in personaldienstleister.de.
The BAP Job Navigator examined job market development...
Ireland – Professional job vacancies up 12.3% in June, but number of professionals seeking jobs tumbles
18 July 2018The number of professional job vacancies available in June 2018 increased by 12.3% in Ireland when compared to the same period last year, according to the Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.
However, the Monitor also recorded a decrease of 14.4% in the number of professionals actively seeking...
UK – Hydrogen Group provides trading update, net fee income up, says it is confident of growth prospects
17 July 2018UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group provided a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Net fee income for the period totalled more than £14.5 million. This would be an increase of 54.2% when compared to the same period last year.
Hydrogen Group stated that trading has been robust across...
UK – Empresaria acquires majority stake in Peruvian temporary staffing firm Grupo Solimano
17 July 2018International specialist staffing group Empresaria Group announced today the acquisition of a 60% interest in Grupo Solimano, a provider of outsourced and temporary staffing services in Peru.
The acquisition aims to strengthens Empresaria’s presence in the Latin American market, alongside existing operations...