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...

UK – Number of UK tech freelancers fall in the wake of public sector IR35 reforms (The Register)

The number of freelance IT contractors working in the UK fell by 2.4% in 2018 compared with the previous year, the first fall in five years, reports The Register, citing data from the Office of National Statistics and accountancy firm Access Financial. The number of freelance IT contractors totaled 121,989...

UK – Brexit, IR35 and other concerns create tougher M&A staffing market (Staffing Industry Review)

Disquiet over Brexit as well as the application of IR35 to the private sector have created uncertainties that are being felt when it comes to the buying and selling of recruitment firms in the UK. Several experts weighed in on the M&A environment for staffing firms in the UK in a new article in ...

World – Randstad Q3 revenue down as weakness in Europe and Americas offsets Rest of World growth

Randstad (RAND: NV) today reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2019 of €6.00 billion, down 2.5% on an organic basis compared with a year ago. While growth was robust in Rest of the World, the group said its declining top line in Europe stabilised, while growth in the US slightly...