Europe – Alma Media acquires remaining stake in recruitment services firm Kolektiv

Finland-based media company Alma Media, which operates a number of recruitment services sites, announced has acquired the remaining share capital to become the whole owner of Kolektiv Ltd, an online recruitment service in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the price of the...

UAE – Majority of business leaders deny employees promotions: Robert Half

Two in three, or 67%, of UAE business leaders have denied a promotion to an employee in the past three years, according to a study from Robert Half.

According to the research, a lack of technical skills was cited by almost half of respondents (48%) as the top reason for denying a promotion, followed closely...

Netherlands – DPA Group Q3 revenue slips but net profit improves

DPA Group (DPA: NL), the Dutch staffing firm, reported revenue for the third quarter of €36.2 million, a decrease of 7.4% when compared to the previous year.

From 1 January 2019, the group adopted the new accountancy standards ‘International Financial Reporting Standard 16. For comparison, the figures...

World – Hudson Global Q3 revenue up 56.8% in constant currency as Asia Pacific business drives growth

Hudson Global Inc. (NASDAQ: HSON), a provider of RPO and other workforce solutions, reported revenue rose 50.4% in the third quarter ended 30 September 2019, an increase of 56.8% in constant currency. The group reported strong growth in its Asia Pacific and European operations.

UK – Marlin Green appoints new CEO

Contract IT recruitment firm Marlin Green announced the appointment of Paul Hanley as CEO.

Hanley has been hired to drive the next phase of Marlin Green’s growth as the company turns its focus to expanding its reach and physical presence across Europe. 

Paul Hanley and the Leadership Team will now...

Netherlands – Recruiters approach women less than men amid staffing shortages (NL Times)

Recruiters in the Netherlands approach women much less often than they do men when they look for staff, even with the tightness in the labour market and staff shortages in multiple sectors, reports the NL Times citing a study from Financieele Dagblad and the Intelligence Group. The study kept track...

Netherlands – Brunel International Q3 revenue growth driven by Rest of World

Brunel (BRNL: NA), the Netherlands-based global energy staffing firm grew revenue by 9% on a like-for-like basis to €259.7 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the prior-year quarter.

Revenue grew strongly in the Middle East & India and Rest of World regions.

Last week Brunel published...

UK – A third of companies who engage non-permanent contractors are unaware of upcoming IR35 reforms

A third of private sector organisations in the UK who regularly engage non-permanent contractors, including temporary workers, are unaware of the reforms to IR35 legislation due to come into effect in April 2020, according to new research from Hays.

The survey found that 24% of those private sector employers...

Poland – Number of temporary employees down 19% in Q3

The number of temporary employees in Poland during the third quarter of 2019 decreased by 19% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data from Polskie Forum HR, the Polish Human Resources Forum.

Figures from the Forum showed that its member companies employed over 84,000 temporary...

People – ManpowerGroup, HMRC, Alexander Mann Solutions

ManpowerGroup has announced the appointment of Harld Peters as Regional President, Northern Europe effective January 1, 2020. Peters will oversee all of ManpowerGroup's brands and offerings across the region – Manpower, Experis, Right Management and ManpowerGroup Solutions, and will report to Chairman...