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Poland – Work Service revenue up slightly, losses widen

29 November 2018

Work Service Capital Group (WSE:WSE) the Polish staffing, RPO, and outsourcing company reported revenue of PLN 1.57 billion (€365.5 million) for the first nine months of 2018, an increase of 0.6% compared with the same period last year.

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Finland – VMP acquires staffing and recruitment services firm Personnel Work Force

29 November 2018

Finnish HR services firm VMP Plc announced that it has acquired Helsinki-based staffing and recruitment services firm Henkilöstövoimalo Voima (Personnel Work Force).

VMP said it will strengthen its position in the Finnish Personnel Services Market with the acquisition. 

In addition to staffing and...


Germany – The Adecco Group Germany to acquire 51% stake in LOGworks GmbH

29 November 2018

The Adecco Group Germany announced that it will acquire 51% of the shares in the personnel service provider LOGworks GmbH in Germany.

LOGworks was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of LGI Logistics Group International GmbH in Germany, a supply chain management company involved mainly in industrial...


UK – Public sector faces up to 7 years of skills shortages, REC finds

29 November 2018

The UK’s public sector faces up to seven more years of skills shortages based on current demand, according to a new report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

The REC’s report, ‘Public Sector 2025’, found that the public sector also faces stiff competition from the private sector...


World – Global staffing revenue at $466 billion, SIA forecasts 6% growth

28 November 2018

The global staffing industry generated an estimated $466 billion of revenue worldwide in 2017, according to the latest update to Staffing Industry Analysts’ global staffing market forecast. Three countries — the US, Japan and the UK — comprised a majority of the revenue, and the top 17 countries...


World – Executive Forum Europe concludes today, keynote speaker David Rowan offers insight on impact of automation on staffing industry

28 November 2018

SIA’s Executive Forum Europe 2018 kicked off its second day today in London and will conclude with a keynote and a debate on the impact of automation on the staffing industry.

Keynote Speaker David Rowan, founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED UK and world-renowned expert on future trends, will lead ‘Innovate...


Belgium – Federgon: Temporary workers’ hours fall in October

28 November 2018

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in October decreased by 1.15% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The white-collar sector reported a slight year-on-year increase of 0.86% while the blue-collar...


World – Egon Zehnder names new CEO

28 November 2018

Swiss-based executive search and leadership advisory services firm Egon Zehnder International appointed Edilson Camara as CEO, effective immediately.

Camara began his career in Egon Zehnder’s Sao Paulo office 20 years ago working with industrial clients. In 2001, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to open Egon...


Spain – Labour Inspectorate finds Ryanair and two Irish recruitment firms breached employment law (RTE)

28 November 2018

The Spanish Labour Inspectorate has found Ryanair committed breaches of employment law, some of which were deemed "very serious”, reports RTE. Ryanair was guilty of violating cabin crews’ right to strike and work safety regulations as well as obstructing labour inspections. In addition, two...


Netherlands – Staffing growth steady, ABU reports

27 November 2018

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands remained stable in the eleventh period (weeks 41-44) of 2018, 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 eleventh...