World – Robert Half Q4 revenue falls 3%

Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI), the US-headquartered international staffing firm yesterday reported revenue for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2016. 

For the quarter ended 31 December 2016, Robert Half reported revenue of $1.27 billion, a decrease of 3.0% compared...

UK – Executive search firm SRi merges with the Cheyenne Group

SRi, an international executive search and consulting firm based out of London, announced a merger with US-based The Cheyenne Group, an executive search firm.

Founded in 1999, The Cheyenne Group provides search and consulting services by assisting management teams and boards with the recruitment and...

Austria – Number of temporary workers increases by 5.2% in 2016

The temporary employment sector in Austria grew by 5.2% in 2016 when compared to 2015 according to data from staffing firm, Trenkwalder.

"Temporary work played an important role as a job creator last year,” Klaus Lercher, CEO of Trenkwalder, said.

In 2016 there were 79,000 more temporary workers...

Switzerland – Adecco Swiss Job Market Index shows growth in Q4

The latest Swiss Job Market Index by Adecco shows an increase of 12% for the fourth quarter of 2016 when compared to the same period last year.

The quarterly Job Index, which is run in partnership with the University of Zurich, also shows that when compared to the previous quarter, the Job Index fell...

Spain – Jobless rate falls to 7-year low

The unemployment rate in Spain fell to 18.6% for the fourth quarter of 2016, the lowest level since 2009, according to employment data from the National Statistics Institute. 

The number of people out of work fell by 83,000 in the October-December period, to 4.2 million. Over the year, the unemployment...

Ireland – CPL Resources reports half year revenue up 6%

Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources (CPL: ID), reported revenue for the half year ended 31 December 2016 of €228.7 million, an increase of 5.7% compared to the previous year.

France – Randstad closes on Ausy deal

Randstad France has gained control of French consulting and engineering firm Ausy through a successful cash tender offer, holding nearly 93% of outstanding Ausy shares.

The French stock market authority, Autorité des marchés financiers, published the results of the initial offer period of Randstad France's...

UK – GMB Union set to launch legal proceedings against Hermes

The GMB trade union, is set to launch legal proceedings against courier company Hermes, arguing that the drivers are not self-employed and should have the same rights as employees.

The delivery company said that it has 14,500 couriers in Britain which they consider as self-employed. The legal proceedings...

Germany – Private sector growth slows to four-month low (RTT News)

Germany's private sector growth slowed to a four-month low in January, reports RTT News with data from IHS Markit. The composite output index fell to 54.7 in January from 55.2 in December. However, any reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector. The slowdown in private sector growth comes despite...

UK – Staffline Group reports annual revenue up 26%

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based staffing and employability organization reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2016 of £882.4 million, an increase of 26% compared to last year’s revenue of £702.2 million.