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World – SThree appoints new CEO

28 February 2019

International specialist recruitment firm SThree appointed Mark Dorman as CEO, taking  over from current CEO Gary Elden on 18 March 2019.

“An entrepreneurial and tech-savvy executive, Mark’s energy and relentless focus on results will be central to the delivery of our mission to bring skilled...


UK – Restructuring costs to hit Dillistone’s profits for 2018

28 February 2019

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the UK-based supplier of recruitment software to the executive search industry, provided a trading update yesterday for the year ended 31 December 2018.

The group announced that it will be exiting its London office, bringing the number of offices down to two from three. The...


Spain – Eurofirms turnover rises 10% in 2018

28 February 2019

Eurofirms, a Spanish HR firm with operations in Spain and Portugal reported turnover for the full year 2018 of €386 million, a 10% increase compared to €351 million in 2017.

The company added that it continued its expansion process in Spanish and Portuguese territory during 2018, consolidating and...


Netherlands – STAN Partners to acquire Teamflex

28 February 2019

Dutch recruitment group STAN Partners announced that it reached an agreement to acquire all shares of Teamflex which includes Teamflex Personnel Services and Teamflex Training.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Teamflex is a temporary employment agency based in the Netherlands that...


UK – Decline in employer confidence deters hiring plans, REC finds

27 February 2019

Employers’ confidence in the UK economy fell 6% in the quarter ending January 2019, when compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions declined by 3%. Both barometers reached the lowest level recorded since June 2016, according...


Netherlands – PostNL to end third-party contracting, will use temporary employees in parcel sorting centers

27 February 2019

Dutch postal giant PostNL announced it will stop the use of third-party contracting and begin working with temporary employees in its parcel sorting centers.

The move to end contracting comes shortly after FNV, the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation, accused Randstad subsidiary Tempo Team of evading...


EMEA – Businesses put more focus on learning and development in bid to close skills gaps: LinkedIn

27 February 2019

Budget constraints felt by EMEA learning and development professionals have nearly halved in the past two years, decreasing to 26% in 2019 from 49% in 2017. At the same time, 37% reported their talent development budgets are increasing, according to a report from LinkedIn.

The report found that with less...


UK – Contract Watch: Parity lands Department of Education contract

27 February 2019

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group announced Tuesday that it was awarded a two-year contract with the Department for Education to support the digital transformation of the Funding and Contracting Service.

Parity says the contract represents a total value of up to £4.5 million over the...


World – Heidrick and Struggles Q4 revenue growth driven by Executive Search business

26 February 2019

Net revenue rose at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018 by 9.4%.

Excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations which negatively impacted results by $2.6 million, or 1.4%, consolidated net revenue increased 10.9%.

The US-based company...


France – DLSI revenue rises 5.6% in fourth quarter

26 February 2019

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR) reported consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of €59.9 million, an increase of 5.6% when compared with the same period last year.

The company also reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2018 of €230.1 million, up 6.9% when compared with...