France – Synergie H1 revenue boosted by domestic and international growth

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) reported revenue yesterday of €1.09 billion for the six months ending 30 June 2017, an increase of 16.5% on a like-for-like basis compared with €942.8 million during the same period last year.

France – Groupe Crit revenue up in first half, domestic and international revenue improves

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2017 of €1.17 million, an increase of 9.7% on an organic basis, compared with the same period last year.

UK – Robert Walters reports H1 up 17% in constant currency, UK revenue increases

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported revenue of £562.7 million for the six months ending 30 June 2017, an increase of 17% in constant currency compared with last year.

UK – Parity Group revenue down, Professionals Services impacted by IR35 changes

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group (PTY: LSE) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2017 of £42.9 million, a decrease of 7.1% compared with £46.2 million during the same period last year. 

Switzerland – The Adecco Group acquires life sciences firm BioBridges

The Adecco Group, today announced the acquisition of US-based life sciences staffing company BioBridges.  The transaction expands the Adecco Group’s professional solutions footprint and establishes a US platform to develop the company’s global life sciences presence. 

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France – Number of temporary workers up 13.1% in July

At the end of July 2017, the number of temporary workers was 763,300 in seasonally adjusted terms, an increase of 13.1% compared to the previous year, according to figures from Pôle Emploi.

The industrial sector saw an increase of 9.7% in July when compared to the previous year. Meanwhile construction...

UK – Temporary employee numbers down 3.5%, employment rate and vacancies up

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 3.5% to a total of 1.59 million in the three-month period from May 2017 to July 2017 when compared to the same period a year ago according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Estimates from the ONS Labour Force...

UK – Cordant Group announces new status as a social enterprise

UK-based recruitment firm Cordant Group has announced its new status as a Social Enterprise. Framed around a five-year plan, the group will reinvest most its profits in due course into social programmes across education, employment, and healthcare.

The family owned business employs 125,000 workers annually...

Europe – Employment reaches record levels in Euro area and EU28 during Q2

The number of persons employed increased by 1.6% in the euro area EA19 and by 1.5% in the EU28 in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the same quarter last year, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Compared with the previous quarter...

UK – Nakama CEO steps down

Specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group has announced that Chief Executive Rob Sheffield, a founding partner at the recruitment agency, has resigned with immediate effect.

The group stated that current Chief Financial Officer Angus Watson will take the post on an interim basis....