France – Groupe DLSI acquires Tiro Personal AG

French staffing firm Groupe DLSI announced that, through its subsidiary Pemsa, it has acquired Swiss-based Tiro Personal AG, a headquartered in Zurich.

The acquisition was announced as effective from 1 July 2017.

Tiro Personal AG, which provides temporary and permanent placement in the construction, medicine...

Poland – Work Service buys four firms in Romania's APT group

Work Service, a Polish HR services, contract, RPO and outsourcing group, announced it has bought stakes of 55% in four companies owned by Romanian HR services firm APT group for an undisclosed sum.

Work Service Group stated that it has now became a majority shareholder of APT Resources & Services,...

UK – Recruitment firms exposing themselves to criminal sanctions, warns 6CATS International

Recruitment firms are exposing themselves to potentially dangerous tax evasion and avoidance schemes which, after September 2017, could result in criminal sanctions for directors, according to 6CATS International, a supplier of contractor management solutions to recruitment agencies.

The warning comes...

Ireland – Professional job vacancies on the rise in June

The number of professional job vacancies in Ireland increased by 19% in June, compared to the same period last year, according to figures from Morgan McKinley.

The data from Morgan McKinley also showed that there were 4% more professionals seeking jobs that in the same time last year.

On a month-to-month...

World – Uber partners with Yandex to form new ridesharing firm (VentureBeat)

Ride-sharing services firm Uber has partnered with Yandex, which operates the largest search engine in Russia, to form a new ridesharing firm, reports VentureBeat. The new ridesharing service, tentatively titled Newco, will target Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, and Georgia. Newco will...

UK – Robert Walters provides upbeat Q2 trading update

Robert Walters (RWA: LSE), the international recruitment firm, has provided a positive trading update for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017. Group net fee income increased by 16% in constant currency (CC) to £86.3 million, compared to £69.3 million during the same period last year.

UK – Recruitment industry reacts to Taylor Review

Matthew Taylor unveiled his landmark Taylor Review yesterday which announced  extensive changes to employment practices in the UK. However, with a weakened majority, Theresa May has admitted she may not be able to implement any of the recommendations.

Asked if the report would end up “gathering...

UK – Work Group in talks to acquire law firm Gordon Dadds

London-based recruitment firm Work Group PLC said it is in advanced negotiations for the reverse takeover of law and professional services firm Gordon Dadds Group Ltd.

The reverse takeover bid by Work Group values the acquisitive law firm at £18.75 million. If it goes ahead, the law firm will join London’s...

Norway – OTIGA Group enters agreement to acquire IMO Offshore AS

Norwegian staffing and recruitment provider OTIGA Group AS has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Norwegian staffing company IMO Offshore AS.

IMO Offshore provides engineering staffing services for the offshore sector.

The agreement follows another recent agreement from OTIGA’s...

Finland – Wages and salaries increase 2%

The wages and salaries sum of the whole economy of Finland increased 2.0% during the period from March to May, when compared to the previous year. In May alone, wages and salaries were up 3.3% compared to last year, according to figures from Statistics Finland.

The wages and salaries sum grew fastest...