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UK – Empresaria full year revenue and profits rise
14 March 2019Empresaria (AIM: EMR), the international specialist staffing group, reported revenue today for the year ended 31 December 2018 of £366.8 million, an increase of 5% in constant currency, when compared to last year.
Net Fee Income increased by 6% in constant currency at £72.3 million from £69.4 million...
Netherlands – USG People appoints new CEO
14 March 2019USG People, part of Recruit Global Staffing, announced that it has appointed Adriaan Belonje as its new CEO.
In his new role, Belonje is responsible for implementing the new strategic course of USG People, which was presented in November 2018.
Belonje will be taking over from Raymond Puts, who will be...
UK – Spring Statement focuses on jobs, apprenticeship levy and Brexit
14 March 2019Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his Spring Budget yesterday in which he addressed the UK’s labour market, education and skills, as well as the UK’s plan to leave the EU.
On the labour market, the Chancellor recognised the UK’s historically low unemployment. He pointed to forecasts from the Office...
World – Recruit Global Staffing CFO steps down, new execs join management team
12 March 2019Recruit Global Staffing, which encompasses the worldwide staffing operations of Tokyo-based Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., announced Tuesday that CFO Leen Geirnaerdt will step down. It also announced other management changes that will bring its executive management team to five members.
Geirnaerdt was appointed...
France – Temp jobs fall by 1.5% in Q4 despite overall increase in payroll employment
12 March 2019Temporary employment in France fell by 1.5%, or 6,900 jobs, in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter; the decrease follows the third quarter’s decline of 0.9%, according to INSEE, France’s national institute of statistics and economic studies. The year-over-year decrease in temporary...
Germany – Labour costs rise 2.3% in 2018
12 March 2019Total labour costs in Germany rose 2.3% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.
Looking at the fourth quarter, labour costs in Germany rose by 2.0% in calendar-adjusted terms. However, fourth-quarter labour costs were down from the third quarter with...
World – OECD `harmonised’ jobless rate stable at 5.3% in January; down in Spain, up in Korea
12 March 2019The unemployment rate in January for the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s 36 member countries was stable at 5.3% in January 2019, according to the OECD’s “Harmonised Unemployment Rates” report released Tuesday. However, the number of unemployed people rose for the fourth...
UK – Parliament rejects Prime Minister May's Brexit deal for second time (The Guardian)
12 March 2019Ministers of Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second on Tuesday, The Guardian reported. MPs are set to vote again today on whether to reject a prospect of a no-deal Brexit; on Thursday they will on whether to seek a vote on postponing the March 29 deadline.
Sweden – Recruitment firm tries in-person interview robot (BBC)
12 March 2019Swedish recruitment firm TNG is using a robot named Tengai to conduct interviews with job candidates, the BBC reported. Tengai sits across the table from candidates and has a human-like face to help put workers at ease. It also aims to offer interviews that are free from unconscious biases.
UK – Staffline allocates extra £3.5 million costs for National Minimum Wage irregularities
12 March 2019Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, announced an update following its announcement earlier this year of an investigation relating to concerns over invoicing and payroll practices within its Recruitment division.
In its update, the company said it would book higher costs...