UK – Salaries and vacancy increases at lowest since 2015 as inflation rises

Annual salary growth in the UK for the month of April was down 3.8% over the year while the number of job vacancies fell by 0.3% in the same period, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.

The jobs data from Adzuna showed that March 2017’s figures are down 3.8% annually to currently...

UK –Tribunal finds Adecco must account for VAT on workers’ pay

The Upper Tax Tribunal (UT) has rejected Adecco’s appeal against HMRC’s refusal to repay VAT paid on workers’ remuneration. The UT held that Adecco must account for VAT on the full value of the consideration they received for the supply of temporary workers.

Following the decision in Reed Employment...

World – Lists of largest staffing firms and more: Survey deadline tomorrow

The annual online survey to determine the largest and fastest-growing staffing company rankings and opportunity lists for 2017 is now open. Staffing Industry Analysts compiles and publishes the lists of staffing firms each year, based on this annual survey. Information is collected for lists covering...

UK – Servoca trading update ahead of expectations

Specialist recruitment and outsourcing firm Servoca (SVCA: LSE) has reported that results for the first six months are ahead of internal expectations and ahead of the corresponding period last year.

The group stated that its diversified business mix has delivered a resilient performance...

Germany – Labour market expected to show improvement in 2017 due to an increase in employment

Germany’s labour market is expected to continue to develop positively in the coming months according to the latest monthly labour market barometer from the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB).

The barometer did not change in April from the previous month’s high of 104.4 points....

UK – Technology sector has largest ‘like-for-like gender pay gap

Women in the UK technology industry are paid on average 16% less than men, according to survey data from the Korn Ferry Hay Group.

The data surveyed more than 750 organisations and found that the technology sector had the largest ‘like-for-like’ gender pay gap in the UK, with women being paid 6% less...

People – Federgon, Heidrick & Struggles, Kincannon & Reed, Pedersen and Partners, and Sevenstep

Federgon, the Belgian federation of staffing agencies, has announced that Herman Nijns is the new President of Federgon. He will succeed Christophe Velge, who has held this position since 2014. Nijns is the CEO of Randstad Group Belgium & Luxembourg and began his career in 1988 with Interlabor Intérim,...

France – Synergie Q1 revenue grows 18% boosted by domestic and international growth

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) reported revenue growth for the first quarter of 17.8% on a like-for-like basis to €516.1 million, up from €437.2 million last year.

Revenue for the quarter was broken down as follows: 

France – Acquisitions boost Groupe Crit Q1 revenue

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2017 of €539 million, an increase of 14.7% (9.4% at constant currency), compared with the same period last year.

Both France and international contributed to Q1 growth. International revenue grew by 26.5%...

UK – Harvey Nash revenue up 6% in constant currency

UK-based IT staffing firm Harvey Nash (HVN: LSE) has announced its preliminary results for the year ending 31 January 2017. The company reported revenue £784.3 million, an increase of 6% in constant currency compared with the previous year.