Middle East – Job candidates rank salary and career development as top motivating factors in job searching

Nearly half, or 47% of candidates in the Middle East are looking for a job for a better salary package, according to a barometer from Michael Page.

The survey showed also showed that 42% of candidates are motivated to seek another job as their current role isn’t offering opportunities for further development....

World – International markets hold back Robert Half Q3 revenue growth

Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported third-quarter revenue rose 5.4% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis.

International revenue rose by 1.4% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis. US revenue increased by 6.6% on a same billing-day, constant-currency...

France – Groupe Crit reports flat results in Q3

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue yesterday for the third quarter of 2019 of €649.5 million, an increase of 0.1% compared to last year but down by 0.4% when adjusting for constant currency and acquisitions.

The staffing & recruitment division posted revenue of €528.4...

France – Synergie Q3 rises on back of strong domestic growth

Synergie, the Paris-based staffing firm, reported third-quarter revenue rose 3.0% to €652.8 million when compared to the previous year.

Germany – Amadeus FiRe revenue and profits show improvement

German staffing firm Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR) reported revenue for the nine months ending 30 September 2019 of €173.5 million, an increase of 13.9% compared with the same period last year.

Sweden – Dedicare third-quarter revenue down due to weak Swedish operations

Dedicare (DEDI: SS), a Swedish staffing firm, reported revenue for the third quarter ended 30 September 2019 of SEK 211.2 million (€0.7 million), a fall of 4.3% compared with the same period last year.

UK – HMRC to reform its CEST tool ahead of coming IR35 changes

HM Revenue and Customs announced that it will reform its ‘check employment status for tax’ tool ahead of approaching IR35 changes in the private sector.

The tool was first introduced in 2017 to help individuals and organisations decide if a worker should be treated as employed for tax purposes. It...

Sweden – Poolia Q3 revenue down but profits on the rise

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS) reported revenue for the third quarter ended 30 September 2019 of SEK 420.1 million (€39.1 million), down 12.1% compared to the previous year.

Due to the merger between Poolia and Uniflex, which was completed on 31 October 2018, the third quarter results...

Netherlands – Brunel halts its industrial services operations, earnings outlook downgraded

Dutch staffing firm Brunel International announced that it has decided to stop its Brunel Industrial Services operations, based in Texas, US.

Since 2017, BIS has worked on various construction and maintenance projects, including large projects in shale oil & gas.

As previously announced in its second-quarter...

World – Despite recruiter confidence, skills gaps hit the hiring process

The majority, or 95%, of recruiters around the world say they are confident they can find the right candidate for open positions according to a survey from job board Monster.

However, despite their confidence 71% of recruiters say they struggle to fill a position because of candidate skills gaps.

Monster’s...