UK – Impellam reports half-year growth, CFO steps down

UK recruitment firm Impellam Group (IPEL: LSE) reported revenue for the 26 weeks ending 1 July 2016 of £1,085 million, an increase of 30.5% compared with £831.6 million during the first half of 2015 boosted by acquisitions. Organic changes over the first half of 2015 were not announced.

World – Robert Walters gross profit impacted by EU Referendum uncertainty

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported revenue of £451.4 million for the six months ending 30 June 2016, an increase of 17% in constant currency compared with £377.6 million last year.

Revenue and Gross Profit during H1 2016 was as follows:

UK – Parliamentary inquiry findings suggest employment agencies possibly breached REC code of ethics

Last week, Parliament’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee published a report into the employment practices of Sports Direct, condemning the company over its employment practices and blasting two staffing firms that supply workers to the company’s warehouse. Both companies, Transline Gtoup...

UK – REC: Legal status of Gig economy workers must be clarified to remedy skills shortages

The legal status of gig economy workers must be clarified so that businesses and individuals can thrive, according to a new report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

The report, ‘Gig economy - The Uberisation of work’, produced in partnership with Indeed, explores the impact...

UK – Nearly 3,000 recruitment agencies launched in 2016

According to the latest research from recruitment finance provider, Sonovate, 2,926 new recruitment agencies launched in the first half of 2016: a 10% increase on the number of agencies launched in the same period in 2015.

 The data, taken from Companies House, suggests that despite recent economic...

UK – Capita half-year growth boosted by new contracts and acquisitions

Capita (CPI: LSE) the provider of business process outsourcing solutions and professional support services announced revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2016 of £2.4 billion, an organic increase of 5% in underlying revenue compared with £2.2 billion last year. Underlying revenue on a like for...

UK – Robert Half Q2 growth decelerates

Robert Half (RHI: NYSE), the US-headquartered international professional staffing firm, yesterday reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2016 of USD 1.34 billion, an increase of 5.6% compared with USD 1.27 billion during the same quarter last year. 

France – Groupe Crit reports H1 results driven by temporary staffing and recruitment

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2016 of €1.02 billion, an increase of 11.5% or 11.4% in constant currency (CC) compared with €918.6 million during the same period last year. 

UK – Staffline reports half-year growth boosted by acquisitions

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based staffing and employability organisation reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2016 of £414.7 million, an increase of 39.5% compared with the first half of 2015.

UK – Dillistone wins software contract from French recruitment firm

Dillistone Systems, the UK-based supplier of recruitment software to the executive search industry has announced that it has secured an order for its FileFinder Anywhere product from French executive search firm Alexander Hughes International.

Dillistone’s FileFinder Anywhere software which combines...