World – Randstad CEO calls for the need for an ‘inclusive, agile and adaptable future labour market’

Randstad CEO Jacques van den Broek is set to speak at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Forum on the ’Bridging Divides in the Future of Work’, which will take place on 6-7 June 2017.

During the forum, van den Broek will also participate in the sessions the ‘Gig economy’...

Europe – Devonshire rebrands to Devire, announces further expansion

Devonshire, a recruitment agency specialising in IT contracting and freelance recruitment services and located in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, has announced that it will rebrand to Devire with immediate effect.

Last year, the German and Polish assets of the company were purchased by venture...

UK – Dillistone full year trading update expected to be below expectations

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the UK-based supplier of recruitment software to the executive search industry announced a trading update for full year of 2017 with results expected to be ‘significantly below market expectations’.  

In an update, Dillistone stated, “At the final results announcement...

UK – Endless acquires Affinity Workforce from Capita

Endless Fund IV has acquired CER Staffing Solutions Limited, which is trading as Affinity Workforce, and all associated subsidiaries from Capita plc.

The acquisition price was not disclosed.

Affinity Workforce is a UK public sector recruitment specialist that operates across Education, Healthcare and Social...

UK – Up to 10 million people in insecure work, says GMB Union

The GMB trade union in the UK GMB has published research that shows 10 million people in the country are currently in insecure work.

The research, shown at the union’s 100th annual congress in Plymouth today, shows that up to one in three of the workforce are now in ‘precarious employment’. ‘Precarious’...

Estonia – CV-Online full year revenue up 18%

Job search and recruitment portal CV-Online Estonia reported revenue for the full year 2016 of €4.6 million, an increase of 18% from 3.9 million last year.

CV-Online Estonia's profit during the consolidated accounting period in 2016 was €1.1 million while in 2015 profit stood at €0.8 million.

During...

UK – Hospitality industry warns of long-term talent challenges and labour costs

More than half of hospitality and leisure sector leaders are concerned about the state of the economy with talent said to be the biggest long-term challenge, according to report from international executive search firm Heidrick and Struggles.

The report ,published in partnership with the British Hospitality...

UK – Norman Broadbent reports decrease in revenue amid significant restructuring

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) reported revenue today for the full year ending 31 December 2016 of £5.61 million. A decrease of 31.5% compared with £8.2 million during the same period last year.

Sweden – Wise Group to acquire Bright Relation AB

Swedish staffing firm, Wise Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire all the shares in Bright Relation AB.

Bright develops and markets customer relations solutions and employee surveys. Turnover for Bright in 2016 amounted to SEK 39.5 million (€4.0 million).

Wise’s acquisition of Bright is a...

Switzerland – Temp staffing market sees slight growth in 2016

The number of hours worked by temporary staff in Switzerland increased by 1.9% in 2016 when compared to the previous year, according to figures from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.

The Swiss Staffing Index, which analysed data from approximately 200 temporary staffing companies,...