DLSI full year revenue up 4%, but profits fall

DLSI Group, a France-based staffing provider, published its annual financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2023 showing a fall in profits. The group published its results on Thursday after markets closed.

The company reported Q4 and full year revenue earlier this year. The latest results published...

Circle8Group FY turnover surpasses €1 billion, plans M&A

Circle8Group, previously known as The Staffing Group (De Staffing Groep) reported turnover increased by approximately 20.3% to €1.008 billion in 2023 (2022: €838 million).

The group said its five European companies have grown organically. Circle8, FixedToday (both in the Netherlands and...

Cost of temporary staff doubles at Department of Education in Northern Ireland

The number of temporary and agency staff at the Department of Education in Northern Ireland has more than doubled in the last three years, and with it the cost of the financial outlay, reports The Belfast Telegraph. Figures revealed by the Department of Education show £2.8 million has been spent over...

Temporary placements in Portugal drop 5.5% in 2023

The number of temporary job placements in Portugal fell 5.5% in 2023 compared to the previous year, totalling 393,598, reports Jornal de Negocios (Business Journal), citing the latest barometer by the Portuguese Association of Companies in the Private Sector of Employment and Human Resources and ISCTE...

French parliament backs bill against hair discrimination

France has moved a step closer to banning discrimination in the workplace against hairstyles, reports BBC News. A bill has been approved in the National Assembly and will now be debated in the Senate. The law will bar employers from requiring hair to be straightened and for afros, dreadlocks and braids...

Dutch Equal Opportunities bill blocked from moving forward

A bill on the Supervision of Equal Opportunities in Recruitment and Selection was not adopted in the Senate after a majority voted against the bill.

The bill stated that the Dutch Labour Inspectorate would monitor the presence of a recruitment and selection method that creates equal employment opportunities. On...

SIA announces 2024 Best Staffing Firms to Work For winners

Staffing Industry Analysts announced the winners of the 2024 Best Staffing Firms to Work For yesterday during its Executive Forum North America conference in Las Vegas.

The Best Staffing Firms to Work For program comprises eight categories based on company size and location. This includes two in the UK,...

Belgium’s temporary employment sector down 7.6% in February

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium recorded a decrease of 7.60% in February 2024 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to calendar-basis adjusted data from Federgon, the Belgian federation of staffing agencies.

The 7.60% decline was higher than the 5.40%...

Employees in Czechia cite low pay as main cause for leaving

Employees in Czechia point to better pay offers from competing employers as the main reason for leaving a company, according to a survey by Grafton Recruitment.

It comes as more than half of the companies are dealing with problems with increased turnover today.

According to the survey, companies offer...

People on the move: Welten Group, Catenon

Welten Group, a Dutch finance recruitment firm, announced it is appointing Thijs Vermaat as its new CEO with effect from 1 May. Vermaat will take over from Chris Baelemans. Vermaat is currently managing director of Experis Netherlands, part of ManpowerGroup, since 2021.

Catenon, the Spain-based...