Europe – KellyOCG recognizes top European suppliers

A number of European staffing firms are recipients of KellyOCG's latest annual Supplier Excellence Award, the fourth consecutive year that KellyOCG has honored suppliers who are members of the company's preferred supplier network.

The European recipients were Brunel (Netherlands), Harvey Nash (UK), iRelate...

UK — Staffing 360 chairman says more acquisitions coming

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), with operations in the UK and US, still plans to acquire more firms as part of its strategy to grow to USD 300 million in revenue, Executive Chairman Brendan Flood wrote in a letter to employees and shareholders.

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UK — Staffline finance director leaves, firm names CFO

Staffing provider Staffline Group plc (LON: STAF) reported Monday that Finance Director Phil Ledgard will step down effective 30 May 2016 to pursue other opportunities. The company also announced Chris Pullen will assume the role of CFO effective 1 June 2016; he currently serves as mergers and acquisitions...

Poland — Work Service replaces two management board members

Two members of the management team are being replaced at Work Service Group, which ranks No. 65 on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of largest global staffing firms.

Members Dariusz Rochman and Hubert Rozpedek are leaving the Poland-based company, and Work Service will replace them with Adam Pawlowicz...

UK — Background checker for gig economy gets $25 million

Onfido, an online background check firm aimed at the ‘sharing economy’, raised USD 25 million (€22.1 million) in a series B funding round. The London-based company announced the funding in a blog post last week.

“Background checking isn’t new — what has changed is business”, said Husayn...

France – DLSI revenue boosted by international revenue

DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR), the French staffing firm, reported revenue of  €189.9 million for the quarter ending 31 December 2015, up 5% compared to the previous year.

UK – Agency clampdown leads to cancelling of transplant operation

Liver transplant operations in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been cancelled due to a shortage of staff while Leeds states that the Government-imposed agency clampdown is having an impact and that it has continued to breach the cap in order to keep safe staffing levels, reports the Telegraph....

Switzerland – Adecco Group receives over 53,400 online registrations for its CEO for One Month program

Adecco Group has received over 53,400 online registrations for its 50 ‘CEO for One Month’ internships. Adecco plans to provide the 50 selected candidates with an opportunity to work alongside top management.

Screening and interviews have started to select the 50 candidates, however only one will work...

UK – Businesses fail to provide career guidance

According to new research from Right Management, 46% of UK employees have never spoken to their manager about their career goals, with 84% only talking about it with their employers once or twice a year.

The absence of career goal discussion is due to a lack of confidence (as reported by 31% of respondents),...

Germany – Adecco helping migrants

In a report this morning from Reuters, Adecco claims to be helping migrants in Germany to find work.

"We're already working with the authorities in Germany to ensure initial registration” said Adecco CEO, Alain Dehaze in an interview published in Swiss paper, Finanz und Wirtschaft, on Friday. "But...