Europe, Middle East and Africa – SIA realigns Staffing Industry Daily News coverage areas

Staffing Industry Analysts has realigned its Staffing Industry Daily News and analyst coverage. This adjustment allows us to provide more content regionally, offering a broader selection of research and reporting and more focused analysis, bringing you the most relevant insights into the world of work. ...

World – Hays reports Q3 net fee income up 10% like-for-like

International recruitment firm Hays (HAS: LSE) today reported net fee income growth of 10% on a like-for-like basis for the third quarter ending 31 March 2017, compared with the same period last year.

The group reported its 16th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. Hays states that Q3 had two additional...

UK – Temporary employee numbers down 2.6%, unemployment rate at lowest level since 1975

The number of temporary employees fell by 2.6% to a total of 1.60 million in the three-month period of December 2016 to February 2017 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

ONS figures also showed that...

Ireland – Number of professional job vacancies down 10%

The number of professional job vacancies in Ireland for March fell by 10% when compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

Morgan McKinley states that the reduction in professional job vacancies is due to seasonal factors. Meanwhile, However,...

Belgium – Adecco-backed Beeple set to expand further into Europe

The world’s largest staffing firm, The Adecco Group, has announced that online staffing management platform Beeple will continue its geographic expansion during Q2 2017.

The Adecco Group is a major shareholder in Beeple, a Belgian start-up that developed an end-to-end online staffing tool focused on...

UK – Businesses are struggling to recruit staff (BBC)

Firms in the UK are having difficulty in recruiting staff, reports BBC with data from the British Chamber of Commerce. The BCC spoke to 7,300 businesses in the manufacturing and services sectors, and found the percentage seeking to hire had grown by up to 9% in the last quarter. While both sectors reported...

World – Lists of largest staffing firms and more: survey opens

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...

World – Next European and ROW Daily News is on Tuesday

The next European and Rest of World Staffing Industry Daily News will be on Tuesday due to the Easter holiday. 

World – PageGroup reports 9% growth in gross profit for Q1

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) reported gross profit for the first quarter ending 31 March 2017 of £170.3 million, an increase of 9.1% in constant currency (CC) compared with £142.2 million during the same period last year.

"The group delivered record quarterly gross...

Italy – Temporary agency worker numbers rise and overall unemployment drops

The number of temporary agency workers in Italy during February 2017 was up by 15.8% compared to the previous year according to the latest figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The figures showed that the number of...