UK – Impellam H1 revenue rises 1.4% on a like-for-like basis

UK staffing firm Impellam Group plc (IPEL:LSE) reported revenue today for the six months ending 5 July 2019 of £1.13 billion, an increase of 2.5% and 1.4% on a like-for-like basis when compared to the previous year.

The group adopted the new accountancy standards ‘International Financial Reporting...

UK – Parity issues trading update, performance in line with expectations

Parity (AIM:PTY), the London-based technology focused consultancy and staffing business, provided an update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2019 ahead of its interim results.

The company said its results will be consistent with the market's expectation for the full year. Board expectations...

Switzerland – Temp workers’ hours down in Q2: Swiss Staffing

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland fell by 6.1% in the second quarter of 2019 when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation of Staffing Companies.

Since the start of the year, the decline in temp workers’ hours stands...

France – DLSI international revenue growth offsets decline in France

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR), reported revenue on Friday for the second quarter ended 30 June 2019 of €59.7 million, down 0.4% compared to €59.9 million during the same period last year.

The group also reported H1 revenue of €111.3 million, an increase of 1.5% compared to the same period...

France – Temporary employment falls 3.4% in June: Prism Emploi

The number of temporary workers in France decreased by 3.4% year-over-year in May 2019, according to the latest Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

There was no change when compared to the previous month.

Among the sectors, temporary employment rose in services...

UK – London job vacancies rise 23%: ASPCo

Vacancies across the city of London increased by 23% year-on-year, according to new data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), based on research undertaken by Vacancysoft.

While job openings in banking remain flat due to a number of financial services firms relocating...

UK – Number of businesses planning to boost recruitment on the rise

Recruitment intentions across the UK have strengthened in the second quarter when compared to the first quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Totaljobs.

The report found that 60% of UK businesses attempted to recruit new...

Sweden – Poolia Q2 revenue slips, but returns to profit

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS), which merged with Uniflex in 2018, reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2019 of SEK 439.3 million (€41.7 million), down 14.0% compared to the previous year.

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

Germany – Number of temporary employees falls due to impact of legislation

On average in 2018, approximately one million temporary workers were employed in Germany, a decrease of 32,000, or 3%, when compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data from the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and the Federal Employers' Association of Personnel Service Providers...

UK – Majority of recruiters say umbrella usage is set to soar in response to IR35 private sector changes

The majority of professional recruitment companies expect umbrella company usage to soar in response to changes to IR35 in the private sector, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

On 11 July, HMRC  published draft legislation extending IR35 off-payroll...