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UK – Robert Walters’ deputy CEO stepping down; reports revenue up 7% in constant currency

3 March 2019

Robert Walters Plc (RWA: LSE), a UK-based global recruiter, on Friday reported Giles Daubeney will be stepping down from the board and his role as deputy CEO after working for the company for more than 30 years. The announcement came as the London-based firm also announced earnings for 2018 with revenue...


Belgium – Temporary agency workers’ hours down 2.4% year over year in January

3 March 2019

Hours worked by temporary agency workers fell 2.37% in January compared to the same month last year, according to numbers released Friday by Federgon, the Belgian federation of staffing agencies. Compared to December, the number of temporary agency workers was down by 0.02% in January, according to seasonally...


UK – Client company gets £60,000 fine after agency worker suffers life-changing injuries

3 March 2019

A client company was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,203 after an agency worker suffered life-changing injuries after he fell to the road from a lorry and being struck by beer kegs, the UK Health and Safety Executive announced last Wednesday.

The worker’s injuries occurred 18 May 2017...


UK – Nearly 10% of adults never had a paid job

3 March 2019

Despite a record high employment rate in the UK,  nearly 10% of adults have never done paid work, according to recent data from the UK Office of National Statistics.

The 10% figure comes to approximately 3.6 million adults in the UK who have never been paid for work.

For the Office of National Statistics’...


UK – Army’s £495 million recruitment contract raises concerns again (City A.M.)

3 March 2019

Capita Plc’s (CPI: LSE) £495 million contract to recruit for the UK Ministry of Defence came under fire again on Friday, according to City A.M. The Public Accounts Committee accused the Army of naively getting into the decade-long contract and that Capita did not fully understand its complexity.


Finland – VMP Q4 revenue up 5.9%

1 March 2019

Finnish HR services firm VMP Plc reported turnover yesterday of €31.1 million for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2018, an increase of 5.9% compared to the same period last year.

VMP has a comprehensive offering of staffing, recruiting and organisational development and self-employment services....


UK – SIA reveals Best Staffing Firms to work for at Executive Forum

1 March 2019

Winners of the 2019 Best Staffing Firms to Work For competition were announced Wednesday at the 28th annual Executive Forum North America in Austin, Texas. The competition was sponsored by Monster.

The Best Staffing Firms to Work for UK winners were organised into two categories: up to 50 internal employees...


UK – Work-related immigration to UK at lowest level since 2014

1 March 2019

Immigration to the UK for work has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, according to data from the Office of National Statistics.

Data from the ONS showed that immigration to the UK for work-related reasons stood at an estimated 231,000 persons in the 12 months ending September 2018.

The fall in work-related...


Switzerland – Temp workers hours on the rise, according to Swiss Staffing

1 March 2019

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland increased by 1.7% for the three months ended January 2019 when compared to the same period of the previous year, according to Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.

The 1.7% growth is a slowdown from the previous quarter’s...


World – The Adecco Group’s Q4 revenue falls 1% on organic, trading-day adjusted basis

28 February 2019

The Adecco Group (ADEN:VTX) today reported revenue of €6.13 billion in the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2018. Revenue fell 1% on an organic and trading-days adjusted basis.

The group’s fourth-quarter was a slowdown from the 2% growth (trading days adjusted) reported in Q3 2018 and also down from...