UK – Staffing 360 revenue rises 9% in Q3 but net loss increases

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc., a staffing provider with operations in the UK and US, in a pre-release of earnings reported revenue rose approximately 9% to US$50 million (£37.3 million) in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30. This includes US$6 million (£4.5 million) from acquisitions.

Gross profit...

UK – Prime People expects half-year profit to fall 10%

UK-based recruiter Prime People (PRP: AIM) reported that it expects profit before tax to fall 10% for the six months ended 30 September compared to the same period in the prior year, according to the company. Group net fee income is broadly in line with the same period in the prior year.

The group’s...

Europe and Central Asia – World Bank says 2.2% GDP growth strongest since 2011, but tech and flexible employment among challenges

Europe and Central Asia’s economic growth is underway, but the World Bank in a new report warns of challenges with flexible employment contracts, technology and handling of immigration.

Annual GDP growth in Europe and Central Asia will reach 2.2% this year, the strongest growth in the region since 2011,...

Globe – Could science rely on the gig economy? (Nature)

Will the future of research rely on independent workers in the gig economy? The journal Nature reported people with scientific training are joining sites such as Upwork or Kolabtree.com. Nature then interviewed several individuals with scientific backgrounds, and who use such services, for their thoughts...

People – Impellam, Adcorp, Pedersen, Korn Ferry, Pure Search, Heidrick

UK-based staffing and workforce solutions provider Impellam Group plc appointed Tina Wendy Stowell as nonexecutive director. Stowell has held a number of senior positions in media and government. She has been member of the House of Lords since 2011 and was Leader of the House from 2014 to 2016....

UK – Temporary employee numbers down 3.3%

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 3.3% to a total of 1.6 million in the three-month period from June through August 2017 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...

Europe – Staffing provider Yoh names managing director of European operations

Staffing and outsourcing provider Yoh announced Simon Claridge as managing director of its European operations. Claridge most recently served as senior VP of European operations for US-based staffing firm On Assignment’s Lab Support, LabResources and Valesta divisions.

Yoh ranks No. 64 on Staffing Industry...

France – The Adecco Group announces launch of diversity consulting operation Humando Pluriels

Humando, a French subsidiary of The Adecco Group, announced this week the launch of its Humando Pluriels operations to provide recruitment, training and diversity consulting.

The firm aims to support firms in their diversity management strategy, and Humando in a press release noted that since January...

Netherlands – Customer services reps are most requested profession in online job vacancies

In the third quarter of 2017, there were 566,054 unique vacancies posted online in the Netherlands, according to figures from Jobfeed, the big data tool of Textkernel Jobs.

The top-five requested professions include:

1. Customer service representative
2. Production
3. Service engineer
4. Stockroom employee
...

UK – Can Deliveroo and Uber learn from the recruitment industry? (Business Grapevine)

As human cloud firms such as Deliveroo and Uber clash with regulators, they could learn something from the recruitment industry. In its coverage, Business Grapevine discusses comments by ManpowerGroup Chairman and Chief Executive Jonas Prising comparing clashes between recruitment industry and regulators...