Belgium – Harvey Nash Belgium acquires IT solutions firm eMenKa

Harvey Nash, through its Belgian subsidiary Harvey Nash Belgium, announced that it has acquired Belgian IT solutions firm eMenKa.

The acquisition of 100% of eMenKa will require an initial cash consideration of €1 million and a further €1 million deferred cash consideration subject to three-year earnings...

Ireland – Programme aims to address labour shortages in agri-food sector

Irish Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys has signed off on changes to Employment Permit Regulations to make it easier for businesses in the agri-food sector to source workers from outside the European Economic Area.

The changes, which will operate on a pilot basis initially,...

World – Staffing 360 first-quarter revenue up 37%, bolstered by acquisitions

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider with operations in the UK and US reported first-quarter revenue rose 37.0%, which includes $17.9 million in acquisitions completed in September 2017 and $800,000 in favorable foreign currency translation.

UK – Norman Broadbent full year revenue up 15% but loss widens amid restructuring

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) announced its final results for the full year ended 31 December 2017 with revenue of £6.5 million, an increase of 15.2% compared to last year.

UK – Number of temporary employees increases slightly, unemployment rate falls to record low

The number of temporary employees in the UK increased by 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.59 million in the three-month period from January to March 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...

Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 3% in the fourth period (weeks 13-16) of 2018, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the fourth period...

Italy – Number of temp agency workers up

The number of temporary agency workers in Italy for March 2018 increased by 23.2% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

Ebitemp figures also showed that the total payroll of temporary...

UK – Servoca planning to delist due to ‘disappointing’ share price performance

Specialist recruitment and outsourcing firm Servoca yesterday announced plans to de-list from the London Stock Exchange.

The group will seek shareholder approval in a general meeting in London on June 11, and it expects cancellation of its shares eight days later.

Servoca stated that over the last year...

Netherlands – Luba Group acquires Valley Personnel

Dutch staffing firm Luba Group announced that it has acquired Vallei Personeel (Valley Personnel), an employment agency based in Rhenen, Netherlands.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vallei was founded in 2013 by Peter Thoutenhoofd and he will remain as director of Vallei and active...

UK – Labour demand expected to grow in second quarter, but will lead to tighter labour market

UK employers’ near-term employment expectations have risen to a five-year high, according to the latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook report from the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development) and Adecco.

The report, which surveyed more than 1,000 employers, also cautions that the continued...