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Italy – Average number of temp workers down in January

12 March 2019

The average number of temporary agency workers in Italy in January 2019 decreased by 4.4% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The total payroll of temporary workers in November...


UK – ISL Recruitment full year revenue rises 21%

12 March 2019

Bristol-based privately-held recruitment firm ISL Recruitment reported revenue for the full year 2018 of £3.8 million, an increase of 21% compared to the previous year.

Founded in 2007, the company specialises in the recruitment of highly skilled and experienced professionals for clients in the IT/Technology...


Belgium – Online job vacancies rise in 2018

12 March 2019

The number of unique job vacancies posted online in Belgium grew by 12% in 2018 when compared to 2017, according to an analysis by Jobfeed, Textkernel's Big Data tool for vacancies.

Unique job vacancies refer to the number of job vacancies that remain after deduplication. Jobfeed’s data showed that...


UK – SMEs increasingly worried about Brexit’s impact on recruitment: The Adecco Group

12 March 2019

The number of SMEs (small to medium enterprises) who don't expect future immigration policy to affect their organisation has dropped from 49% in autumn 2018, to 39% now (winter 2018/19), according to a study from The Adecco Group.

This is the first time since the Adecco Group's Brexit tracker started...


World – Hudson revenue up 13% in Q4 while net loss narrows

11 March 2019

RPO provider Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 13.3% in constant currency. Revenue rose in the Asia Pacific and European regions, while growth in Hudson Americas declined.

The US-based firm rebranded in December to Hudson RPO in December, completing a...


France – Freelance.com revenue rises 29% in Q4, full year revenue increases 21%

11 March 2019

French online staffing group Freelance.com (EPA: ALFRE) reported revenue last Friday of €59.0 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 29% when compared to the previous year.

The group also stated that this is the 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.

Freelance.com also published its...


UK – Brexit uncertainty weighs in on hiring and staff availability in February, REC finds

11 March 2019

Permanent staff appointments by recruitment consultancies across the UK remained unchanged in February according to the latest Report on Jobs from IHS Markit/REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and professional services firm KPMG. The stagnation follows a marginal drop at the start of the...


France – Temporary employment slips in January, according to Prism’Emploi

11 March 2019

The number of temporary workers in France fell by 6.6% year-over-year in January, according to the Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

January’s decrease follows a continuing fall from December 2018 of 5.9%.

Among the sectors, temporary employment in the...


Sweden – NetJobs CEO steps down

11 March 2019

Georg Tsaros, CEO of Swedish job board NetJobs, announced that he has resigned as CEO with effect from last week.

NetJobs’ Board has appointed Johan Henriksson as acting CEO effective immediately. Henriksson was previously sales manager for NetJobs Care & Education. He will remain as acting CEO...


UK – Half of UK employers struggle to recruit and retain blue-collar workers

11 March 2019

Nearly half, or 49%, of UK employers are struggling to recruit and retain blue-collar workers, according to a study from Quinyx, a workforce management software firm.

The study was developed in collaboration with Development Economics and Censuswide.

Issues with recruitment and retention were discovered...