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France – Synergie Q2 revenue lifted by growth in France

25 July 2019

Synergie, 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 2019

French 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 2019

German 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 2019

International 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 2019

The 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 2019

UK 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 2019

Two 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 2019

Second-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 2019

Empresaria 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 2019

The 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...