Next EMEA and APAC daily news is on Tuesday

The next EMEA and APAC Staffing Industry Daily News will be on Tuesday due to the bank holiday in England and Wales on 29 March and 1 April.

Norman Broadbent FY revenue climbs 41% as profits improve

Norman Broadbent, the London-listed executive search and recruitment firm (NBB: LSE), reported organic revenue growth of 41% to a total of £12.3 million in its audited final results for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Group net fee income increased 44% to £10.5 million (FY22: £7.3m).

At the same time,...

Uber Eats driver wins pay out over facial recognition checks

An Uber Eats driver in the UK received a pay out settlement, following allegations that facial recognition checks required to access his work app were racially discriminatory, which led to him being unable to access the Uber Eats app to secure work.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and...

Business leaders say AI will prompt rethink of skills and HR

The majority of business leaders (81%) globally believe that AI and other tech disruptions will force organisations to radically rethink skills and human resources across large areas of their workforce, according to a survey by the World Employment Confederation.

The survey polled hundreds of senior executives...

Rise of AI could create skills glass ceiling

The rise of AI is set to create a ‘skills glass ceiling’ and non-graduates, older workers and those in lower socio-economic brackets could be left behind, according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI), an economic confidence tracker produced in partnership with the Centre for Economics...

Nurse hiring from developing nations branded ‘new form of colonialism’

The UK and other countries have been accused of adopting a “new form of colonialism” in recruiting huge numbers of nurses from developing nations to fill their own staffing gaps, reports The Guardian. Howard Catton, the chief executive of the International Council of Nurses, said there was “real...

AdvTech full year revenue up 13% with growth across the board

South Africa-based recruitment and education firm AdvTech (ADH: SJ) reported revenue Monday of ZAR 7.86 billion (USD 416.0 million), an increase of 13% compared to the previous year.

AdvTech’s revenue increase was due to enrolment growth in both the schools and tertiary divisions together with increased...

Empresaria revenue and profits down amid tough market conditions

Empresaria (AIM: EMR), the international specialist staffing group, reported revenue today for the year ended 31 December 2023 of £250.3 million, a fall of 4% on a constant currency (CC) basis and also down 4% on a reported basis.

The group's 2023 results reflect tough market conditions. Net fee income...

RTC Group full year revenue up, returns to profit

RTC Group plc (RTC:LSE), the UK-based engineering and technical recruitment firm, reported revenue of £98.8 million for the full year ending 31 December 2023, an increase of 37.3% over the previous year.

Despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, the UK recruitment division saw a near 41% year-on-year...

UK issues guidance for responsible AI in recruitment

Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI)‑enabled tools in HR and recruitment processes could pose novel risks, including perpetuating existing biases, digital exclusion, and discriminatory job advertising and targeting, according to the ‘Responsible AI in Recruitment guide’ published by the UK government’s...