South Africa – ADvTech announces earning upgrade for half year

South African recruitment firm ADvTech (ADH: SJ) provided a trading statement for the half year ended 30 June 2017.

The group advised shareholders that, with reasonable certainty, that normalised earnings per share (‘NEPS’) for the half year ended 30 June 2017 will be between 20% and 25% higher than...

Spain – Majority of young jobseekers face challenges in finding a job (ABC.es)

The majority, or 88% of Spaniards aged between 23 and 30, have difficulty finding work, reports ABC.es with survey data from employment portal Trabajando.com and Universia. The data showed that the difficulty in finding work mostly comes from having little experience (89% of respondents). Meanwhile,...

UK – Freelancer confidence plummets to record lows due to Brexit and government policy

The confidence of UK freelancers has plummeted to the lowest level on record, according to research conducted by IPSE. The decline in confidence was impacted by Brexit as well as government policy, including changes to the IR35 legislation.

Meanwhile, the outlook over the next 12 months, saw 19% of freelancers’...

France – Temporary employment up and private sector job growth rises

The number of temporary jobs in France grew sharply in Q2 2017 by 17.6% compared to the same period last year according to Insee, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.

Meanwhile, in Q2 2017, private payroll employment increased by 1.5% year-on-year. Excluding temporary employment,...

Ireland – Tech talent shortage remains as candidates opt for other European cities

Ireland’s shortage of tech talent will continue as candidates choose to move outside of Ireland for jobs, despite demand for candidates remaining high, according to a report from Dublin-based recruitment firm Prosperity.

The report added that it was seeing a substantial number of foreign candidates...

People – Staffgroup, Korn Ferry, Pedersen & Partners, Norman Broadbent

International recruitment specialist Staffgroup, part of Cordant Group, has appointed Saman Tabrizi as its new managing director. Tabrizi previously worked as Managing Director of the Eurostaff Group. As part of his responsibilities, Tabrizi will now oversee both of Staffgroup’s...

World – Adecco Q2 revenue growth boosted by European strength

Adecco (ADEN: VX), the world’s largest staffing firm, reported revenue of €5.97 billion for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017, an increase of 5% organically compared with €5.69 billion in Q4 2015. However, both revenue and profit just missed financial analyst expectations for the quarter.

World – PageGroup revenue and profits up, bolstered by EMEA and APAC growth

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2017 of £673.1 million, an increase of 8% in constant currency compared with £575.9 million during the same period last year.

World – Kelly’s Q2 revenue rises excluding APAC, fastest growth in Europe

Kelly Services Inc.’s (NASD: KELYA) second-quarter revenue rose 4% when adjusted for the transfer of its Asia Pacific joint venture in the third quarter of 2016.

Growth was fastest in Europe, the Middle East and Africa where revenue rose 9% on a constant currency basis.

Countries with the fastest growth...

UK – Pimlico Plumbers win right to appeal case before Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has granted Pimlico Plumbers the right to appeal an employment status case, in a case that could affect the gig economy.

 Earlier this year, a UK plumber won a legal battle against Pimlico for working rights. The plumber, Gary Smith,  wanted to reduce his working days at Pimlico...