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Germany – Amadeus FiRe revenue up 11.6% with growth across the board

25 October 2018

Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR), the German staffing firm, reported revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2018 of €152.4 million, an increase of 11.6% compared to the same period last year.

(€ millions) 9 months ended 30 Sep 2018 9 months ended 30 Sep 2017 Change
Revenue 152.4 ...


Sweden – Poolia revenue down 4.7%, profits hit by merger costs

25 October 2018

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS) reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018 of SEK 172.7 million (€16.6 million), a decrease of 4.7% compared with last year.

(SEK millions) Q3 2018 Q3 2017 Change Q3 2018 (€ millions)
Revenue 172.7 181.2 ...


UK – Majority of Northern Irish firms are reporting recruitment difficulties

25 October 2018

Eight in ten businesses in Northern Ireland trying to recruit new staff in the third quarter are facing significant challenges in doing so according to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey published by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and business advisers BDO.

The survey found that recruitment...


Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records increase in job ads of 15.2% in October

25 October 2018

The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increase in advertised jobs of 15.2% in October 2018 when compared to the same period last year.

The Index measures the number of advertised vacancies on company sites throughout Switzerland.

On a month-to-month basis, advertised jobs grew by 2.2% in October....


World – Tech Roundup: Coople, Stellares

25 October 2018

Coople, a European flexible jobs platform previously known as Staff Finder, announced that it has raised USD 21 million from One Peak Partners, Goldman Sachs Private Capital and Harbert European Growth Capital. The new capital will be used to fund further investment into Coople’s product and technology...


Sweden – Dedicare Q3 operating profits sink, expansion in Finland

24 October 2018

Dedicare (DEDI: SS), a Swedish staffing firm, reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018 of SEK 220.6 million (€21.3 million), an increase of 13.0% compared with the same period last year.

(SEK millions) Q3 2018 Q3 2017 Change Q3 2018 (€ millions)
Revenue ...


UK – ARZ Management gets its Gangmasters licence revoked over worker exploitation

24 October 2018

ARZ Management Limited, a Southampton-based recruitment firm has had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked after inspectors uncovered a host of issues which exposed its workers to exploitation.

The recruitment firm, which specialises in the placement of candidates in permanent,...


UK – Employer confidence in the economy drops to lowest level in 8 months

24 October 2018

Employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy have plummeted in October, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook report.

The net balance of employers seeing a positive outlook as opposed to a negative one reached -14, a fall of 9% from September and...


UK – Healthcare recruiter Acton Banks undergoes management buyout

24 October 2018

Wolverhampton-based healthcare recruitment firm Acton Banks announced that it has been acquired in a management buyout backed by Maven Capital Partners, a private equity firm.

Acton Banks was established in 2006. The group places staff into nursing homes, NHS hospitals, care homes, residential homes,...


World – Randstad’s third quarter revenue growth weakened by slowdown in Europe

23 October 2018

Randstad (RAND: NV), the second-largest staffing firm in the world, today reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018 of €6.0 billion, an increase of 3% on an organic basis compared with €5.8 billion a year ago.

Rest of the World led revenue growth in the third quarter with organic...