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France – Synergie Q2 revenue lifted by growth in France
25 July 2019Synergie, the French staffing firm, reported revenue yesterday for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of €674.2 million, an increase of 3.9% when compared to the same period in the previous year.
Revenue (€ millions) | Q2 2019 | Q2 2018 | Change |
International | 340.7 | 337.8 ... |
France – Groupe Crit second-quarter revenue takes a dip
25 July 2019French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue yesterday for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of €650.0 million, a decrease of 0.3% in reported rates and down 1.1% in constant currency, compared with the same period last year.
(€ millions) | Q2 2019 | Q2 2018 | Change ... |
Germany – Amadeus FiRe H1 revenue and profits gain across the board
25 July 2019German staffing firm Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2019 of €110.9 million, an increase of 13.4% compared with the same period last year.
All service sectors contributed to the increase in revenue during the H1 period.
(€ millions) | H1 2019 | H1 2018 ... |
UK – Robert Walters H1 results supported by international growth
25 July 2019International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported revenue today for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of £634.5 million, up 1% in constant currency and reported rates, when compared to the previous year.
The group reported weakness in the UK due to political and economic uncertainty....
Belgium – Temp agency workers’ hours down 1.56% in June: Federgon
25 July 2019The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in June 2019 fell by 1.56% when compared to the previous year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.
The decline was due to the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in the blue-collar sector decreasing...
UK – Employers remain cautious about hiring amid political uncertainty
25 July 2019UK employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions remained stable in the quarter ended June 2019 when compared to the previous rolling quarter, staying at net +1, according to the latest Jobs Outlook from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
At the same time, the net balance...
UK – Recruitment agency workers allowed exploitation of more than 40 workers
25 July 2019Two recruitment agency workers based in the UK allowed the exploitation of workers who were being controlled by a gangmaster.
According to the BBC, there were 41 "extremely vulnerable" Romanians found after raids in Liverpool in March 2018. The raids were organised to tackle suspected labour...
World – Robert Half revenue rises in second quarter but growth slows in international markets
24 July 2019Second-quarter revenue rose 5.6% at Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis to $1.51 billion, ahead of market estimates.
Temporary gross margins expanded driven by better pricing and lower payroll taxes.
(USD thousands) | Q2 2019 | Q2 2018 ... |
UK – Empresaria trading update: net fee income up 6% in constant currency
24 July 2019Empresaria Group published a trading update today for the six months ended 30 June 2019 reporting net fee income growth of 7% and 6% in constant currency.
Net fee income by sector was broken down as follows.
(£ millions) | 2019 | 2018 | Change | Constant Currency |
Professional ... |
Netherlands – Competition authority says freelancers can make agreements on pay
24 July 2019The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets announced yesterday that freelancers can make collective agreements about their pay in order to obtain a minimum income.
The Authority’s draft guidelines refers to freelancers and self-employed persons without employees. Its guideline is in line with...