Sweden – Dedicare CFO steps down

Swedish staffing firm Dedicare announced today that CFO Eva Jonbacker has stepped down from her role effective immediately.

Jenny Pizzignacco, a business development manager at Dedicare, will take over the role and remain in the role until a successor is found.

Pizzignacco has previously been CFO of Dedicare...

UK – New Street Group acquires Wickland Westcott

London-based recruitment consultancy New Street Group announced that it has acquired Wickland Westcott, a UK-based executive search and consultancy for an undisclosed sum.

Wickland Westcott, founded in 1977, provides executive search, leadership and management consultancy services. Its leadership services...

UK – Encore Personnel full year revenue rises 11.7%

UK-based specialist recruitment firm Encore Personnel reported revenue of £72 million in 2018, an increase of 11.7% compared to the previous year. Gross profit was up 17.2%.

Encore Personnel, founded in 2001, provides blue-collar temporary workers in various sectors.

The company operates from nine offices...

Netherlands – Polish workers make up majority of EU workforce in the Netherlands but earn lowest wages

The majority of foreign employees from the EU working in the Netherlands are from Poland, despite being among the lowest paid foreign employees, according to data from Statistics Netherlands.

The data looked at jobs in 2017 and found that more than 838,000 jobs in the Netherlands were filled by foreign...

UK – Engineering net fee income growth helps Gattaca swing into profit in H1, revenue up 5.5%

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) reported revenue of £322.3 million for the six months ended 31 January 2019, an increase of 5.5% compared to the same period last year. Net Fee Income (NFI) was up 1.4% over last year.

UK – Addison Lee refused permission to appeal landmark gig economy case

Taxi and courier firm Addison Lee has been refused permission to appeal a landmark employment rights case which saw the Central London Employment Tribunal rule that bicycle couriers should be classed as workers and are entitled to all the rights of a worker.

In November 2018, the Employment Appeal Tribunal...

UK – Vibe Recruit acquires Centric Recruitment

Welsh recruitment firm Vibe Recruit announced that it has acquired Centric Recruitment, a recruitment agency based in the south of Wales.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

According to Vibe, Centric had been seeking investment after suffering some financial difficulties at the end...

World – SIA editor & publisher receives Neal Leadership Award

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, has announced that Subadhra Sriram, Editor & Publisher, is among the winners of this year’s Jesse H. Neal Awards. Given annually by the business information association Connectiv, The Neal Awards are prestigious...

UK – Hydrogen Group full year revenue up 7.7% as Net Fee Income growth boosted by integration of Argyll Scott

UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group (HYDG: AIM) reported revenue today for the full year ending 31 December 2018 of £135.7 million, an increase of 7.7% compared to the same period last year.

South Africa – Adcorp publishes upbeat trading update as turnaround continues

South African workforce management solutions group Adcorp Holdings Ltd. (ADR: JSE) published a trading statement for the full year ended 28 February 2019.

Adcorp said that it has transitioned from a loss-making position and will be posting a net profit after tax. This is driven by growth in the underlying...