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Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records increase of 21.5% in February

20 February 2019

The number of jobs advertised throughout Switzerland rose by 21.5% in February 2019 when compared to the previous year, according to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index. Between January and February 2019, growth stood at 7.6%. This was the highest growth for this period since the Index began in 2012.

The...


South Africa – Jobless rate rises in fourth quarter

20 February 2019

The unemployment rate in South Africa stood at 27.1% for the fourth quarter of the year, up 0.4% from the same period last year, according to the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics South Africa.

Compared to a year ago, the number of unemployed increased by 4.2% (259,000) to 6.21...


Sweden – Poolia’s post-merger Q4 revenue and profits fall

19 February 2019

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS), which merged with Uniflex in 2018, reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018 of SEK 476.2 million (€45.4 million), down 6.9% compared to the previous year.

Due to the merger between Poolia and Uniflex, which was completed on 31 October...


UK – Number of temporary employees up 0.9% over the year, employment rate remains at record high

19 February 2019

The number of temporary employees in the UK increased slightly by 0.9% year over the year to a total of 1.54 million in the three months ended December 2018, according to data published today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

The number of temporary employees as a percentage of total employment...


Netherlands – ABU reports fall in temporary workers’ hours

19 February 2019

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands fell by 4% in the first period (weeks 1-4) of 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the first period...


UK – NHS wasting £300 million a year through ‘disjointed’ staffing strategies, according to Healthier Recruitment

19 February 2019

NHS Trusts are wasting away hundreds of thousands of pounds each year though managing temporary and permanent staffing in entirely different departments, according to specialist consultancy, Healthier Recruitment. 

Healthier Recruitment says that trusts are typically structured so that permanent...


Denmark – Jobindex revenue rises 5.5% while profits slip

18 February 2019

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of DKK 81.2 million (€10.8 million), an increase of 5.5% compared with the same quarter in the previous year.

(DKK millions) Q4 2018 Q4 2017 Change Q4 2018 (€ millions)
Revenue 81.2 ...


Sweden – SJR in Scandinavia revenue and profits slip in Q4, announces acquisition

18 February 2019

Swedish staffing company SJR in Scandinavia (SJRB: SS) reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018 of SEK 98.5 million (€9.4 million), a decrease of 0.9% compared to the previous year.

(SEK millions) Q4 2018 Q4 2017 Change Q4 2018 (€ millions)
Revenue ...


UK – REC expels ARZ Management for breaching code of professional practice

18 February 2019

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has expelled ARZ Management Limited, a Southampton-based recruitment firm, for breaching three principles of the REC Code of Professional Practice.

In October 2018, ARZ had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked after inspectors...


UK – Outsource UK appoints CFO

18 February 2019

Outsource UK, a Swindon-based independent technology, change and engineering staffing specialist firm, today announced that it has appointed Paul Jezzard as their new Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.

Jezzard had initially joined Outsource UK in an interim capacity in November 2018. He started...