UK – Nakama downgrades forecast to ‘significant’ loss

UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group announced yesterday that it expects to incur a ‘significant’ loss for fiscal year 2018 as it continues to experience downturns in Australia, Singapore and the UK.

The group reported that revenue is expected to drop to £16.0 million from...

Netherlands – Turnover rises 6.4% for temporary employment agencies in Q4 2017

In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Dutch temporary employment sector recorded an increase of 6.4% in turnover when compared to 2016, according to figures from the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics.

The figures also showed that the total number of temporary work hours increased by 8.6% in Q4 2017 compared...

UK – Employer uncertainty impacting hiring confidence

Uncertainty is impacting staffing decisions in the UK as 35% of employers think that economic conditions in the country are getting worse, while 21% say they are improving, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

The JobsOutlook survey, which...

World – Heidrick & Struggles Q4 net revenue up 3.8% in constant currency driven by executive search in all regions

US-based international executive recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles (HSII: NSQD) yesterday reported net revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2017 of $169.4 million, an increase of 6.0% or 3.8% in constant currency.

World – Egon Zehnder reports full year revenue up 5% in constant currency

Privately-held executive search firm Egon Zehnder today reported global revenue of CHF 668.0 million (€578.3 million) for the full year 2017, an increase of 4% compared to the same period in 2016. In constant exchange rates, revenue increased by 5%.

The firm announced that at the close of the fiscal...

Germany – Job market set to rise in 2018, number of temp employees increases in 2017

German businesses are looking for new employees in 2018, according to the latest employment barometer from the Institute for Economic Research (Ifo).

The Ifo employment barometer fell to 113.6 points in February 2018, compared to 113.8 points in January, showing a strong job market. The services sector...

Netherlands – Online job vacancies up 21% in 2017

The number of job vacancies posted online in the Netherlands grew by 21% in 2017 when compared to 2016, according analysis by Jobfeed, Textkernel's Big Data tool for vacancies.

Jobfeed’s data showed that the number of online vacancies in 2017 peaked just before the summer holidays and at the end of...

UK – Most UK professionals say ‘good salary’ is their top career priority

More than half, or 58%, of UK professionals place a good salary at the top of what professionals value most in a job, according to a survey from CV-Library.

The survey of over 1,200 workers also showed that 55% of the nation are unhappy in their current roles.

When asked to share what they believe to be...

UK – RTC Group full-year revenue rises, plans acquisitions in 2018

UK-based engineering and technical recruitment firm RTC Group Plc (AIM: RTC.L), reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2017 of £71.7 million, an increase of 5.6% compared with last year.

UK – Permanent placements up 10% in January but demand for contractors slips

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in January 2018 increased by 10% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

APSCo’s data, which focuses on professional recruitment,...