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South Africa – Jobless rate stable in Q2

7 August 2017

South Africa’s unemployment rate stood at 27.7% in the second quarter of 2017, unchanged from the previous quarter and unchanged from its 14-year high according to data from Statistics South Africa.

In its quarterly labour force survey, which polls households, Statistics South Africa said this amounted...


EMEA – Didi Chuxing invests in Taxify (CNBC)

7 August 2017

Chinese ride-sharing firm Did Chuxing has announced that it will invest and collaborate with Estonia-based Uber rival Taxify to help the firm expand further to Europe and Africa, reports CNBC. The collaboration will help Taxify extend its reach across a range of markets from Hungary and Romania, to South...


Italy – Openjobmetis H1 shows improvement in revenue and profits

4 August 2017

Italian recruitment firm, Openjobmetis SpA (OJM:MIL) reported revenue for the half year ending 30 June 2017 of €284.5 million, an increase of 34.1% compared with €212.1 million last year.

(€ millions) H1 2017 H1 2016 Change
Revenue 284.5 212.1 34.1%
EBITDA 11.4 ...


World – Hudson Q2 revenue up and returns to profitability

4 August 2017

Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported revenue edged up 0.5% in the second quarter; however, the increase as measured in constant currency was 3.6%. The improvement was led by the group’s Asia Pacific division which saw an increase of almost 12%.

Net income at the staffing, recruitment process outsourcing...


UK – Nakama full year revenue increases 7%, but UK revenue down

4 August 2017

Specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK: AIM) reported results for the year ending 31 March 2017 with revenue of £22.5 milion, an increase of 7% compared to £21.0 million last year.

(€ millions) FY 2017 FY 2016 Change
Revenue 22.5 21.0 7%
Net Fee...


UK – Addison Lee loses gig economy case as tribunal rules courier is a worker

4 August 2017

Taxi and courier firm Addison Lee has lost a legal battle over the employment status of one of its couriers after the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that bicycle couriers should be classes as workers and are entitled to all the rights of a worker.

Chris Gascoigne, who worked for Addison Lee...


UK – Gattaca provides full year trading update, net fee income down amid challenges in the UK

3 August 2017

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) published a trading update for the 12 months ended 31 July 2017 and expects profits to be broadly in-line with market expectations.

Net Fee Income on a like-for-like basis was broken down as follows:

(£ millions) FY...


Sweden – NGS Group Q2 revenue growth boosted by acquisitions

3 August 2017

NGS Group (NGS: SS), the Swedish healthcare and education staffing firm, reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017 of SEK 168.1 million (€17.5 million), an increase of 7.9% compared with the same period last year.

(SEK millions) Q2 2017 Q2 2016 Change Q2 2017 (€...


UK – Trade ministers spend over £1 million on recruitment agencies for Brexit trade negotiators

3 August 2017

The Department for International Trade has spent £1.15 million on recruitment agencies in the year to June 2016 in order to find trade negotiators with the necessary skills to strike deals once Britain leaves the EU.

INews reports that the details of the spending emerged through a series of parliamentary...


UK – Most employees with disabilities experience workplace bias

3 August 2017

Three in five UK employees with a disability have experienced bias in the workplace compared to 35% of those without a disability, according to data from Badenoch & Clark, a recruitment consultancy subsidiary of the Adecco Group UK & Ireland.

The report, ‘Inspiring Inclusion in the Workplace’,...