Number of foreign workers in Poland on the rise

Approximately 18.4% of companies in Poland currently employ foreign workers and this figure is expected to increase further in the next year, according to the Labour Market Barometer 2024 by Gi Group Holding, published in Polskie Forum HR.

Anna Wesołowska, managing director of Gi Group Poland, said,...

Grupa Pracuj full-year revenue up 19% as profits climb

Grupa Pracuj (GPP: WSE), the parent company of a number of Eastern European job board brands, posted revenue of PLN 724.4 million (168.7 million), an increase of 19.0% when compared to the prior year.

Resources Connection Q3 revenue falls 19.6%

Resources Connection Inc. (NASDAQ: RGP), which operates as RGP, yesterday reported revenue declined by 19.6% on a same-day, constant currency basis to $151.3 million in its fiscal third quarter ended 24 February 2024. 

The decline reflected the overall choppy macro environment as clients want more...

Synergie continues to see market contraction

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) published its 2023 full-year financial statements yesterday and provided an updated market outlook.

Earlier this year, the group reported fourth-quarter and full-year turnover figures.

International sales now account for 58% of total revenues (57% in 2022), with...

Jobindex job ads down marginally in March due to early Easter

Danish job board Jobindex reported 25,500 new job advertisements were posted online in March 2024, a decrease of 500 job ads compared to February 2024.

Jobindex stated that since the job figures for March were affected by an earlier Easter holiday this year compared to last, and since the drop from February...

Orka Technology Group to enter administration

Manchester-based Orka Technology Group  which offered a suite of products aimed at engaging and paying hourly workers has called in administrators, reports BusinessCloud. The platform, formerly known as Broadstone when it launched in 2016, has previously raised more than £30 million in investment....

Maharah Human Resources full year revenue expands

Saudi Arabia-based recruitment firm Maharah Human Resources published its annual results last week which showed revenue of SAR 1.89 billion (USD 503.8 million) for the full year 2023, up 12.26% when compared to the prior year.

Gross profit rose by 2.83%.

Demand for UK temps on the rise amid concerns over economy

UK employer demand for temporary workers has risen amid concerns about the economy, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) JobsOutlook.

In response to higher uncertainty, hiring intentions for agency workers in the short term increased to +10, from +3. Greater use of temporary...

Contingent workers ‘crucial’ to tackling defence skills crisis

Contingent workers have a crucial role to play in addressing STEM skills shortages in defence but firms are struggling to source them according to the latest research report from Guidant Global.

The report ‘Delivering the Defence Workforce of the Future’, found 58% of defence businesses rely on contingent...

France-based media start-up HugoDécrypte launches job board

French online media firm HugoDécrypte has announced the launch of a brand new job site ‘Jobs.hugodecrypte.com’, reports La Gazette Francaise. The site brings together employers from various sectors, who offer internships, work-study programmes or formal jobs. Companies that joined include SNCF Voyageurs,...