World – Hay Group acquisition fuels Korn Ferry Q3 revenue growth

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International (KFY: NYSE) yesterday reported fee revenue for the company’s fiscal third quarter ending 31 January of USD 381.9 million, an increase of 13.3% in constant currency compared with USD 344.2 million last year. 

Netherlands – DPA Group full year revenue up 8%, acquires Your Professionals

DPA Group (DPA: NL), the Dutch staffing firm, reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2016 of €125.6 million, an increase of 8% compared with €116.3 million the previous year.

France – Proman reports 2016 turnover up 17.5%

French staffing firm Proman reported a turnover of €1.4 billion for 2016, an increase of 17.5% compared to last year.

The company stated that its growth is credited to its network development and was in line with the company’s forecasts.

Looking to the future, the company expects to reach its turnover...

Ireland – Staffline acquires Oak Recruitment

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based staffing and employability organization announced today the acquisition of Oak Recruitment, a recruitment firm based in Ireland that specialises in industrial recruitment on a temporary and contract basis.

The acquisition supports Staffline Ireland’s aim to...

UK – Deliveroo facing tribunal over riders’ employment status (Telegraph)

A UK tribunal will determine the employment status of Deliveroo riders in a case that could affect the rights of workers in the gig economy, reports the Telegraph. The case is being brought by the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union, which claimed that Deliveroo "bogusly"...

UK – HMRC releases Employment Status Service Tool

The HMRC has released its new IR35 tool which was built to specifically determine the IR35 status of public sector contractors.

The tool is completely anonymous as there will be no record of who has used the tool.

However, contractor tax advisor, Qdos Contractor, has raised concerns over HMRC’s Employment...

UK – Average salaries rise 2% in February

Average salaries in the UK rose by 1.9% in February when compared to the same period last year, according to job market data from CV-Library.

The data shows that UK salary growth is expanding slightly beyond the national inflation rate, which was sat at 1.8% during this period. Furthermore, some of the...

Germany – Government rejected 27,000 foreign job offers in 2016

The German Federal Employment Agency (BA) rejected 27,000 job offers for Americans and other non-EU citizens in 2016.

The reasoning for the rejections were because their work could arguably be performed by a German, or because the job paid too little. The figure was double the number from 2014.

The BA...

Europe – Women make up a third of managers in the EU while earning nearly 25% less

Women make up one out of three managers in the EU, but earn on average nearly 25% less, according to figures from Eurostat, the statistical body of the European Union.

From data shows nearly 7.3 million persons holding managerial positions in enterprises with 10 employees or more located in the EU: 4.7...

World – Harvey Nash reports growth in Europe but sees UK & Ireland slowdown due to Brexit

Harvey Nash, the global executive recruitment and professional services group, issues the following trading update in advance of the group’s final results for the full year ended 31 January 2017 which will be announced on 27 April 2017.

The Board expects to report adjusted pre-tax profit for the year...