UK – Gattaca full year revenue up, but swings into loss

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) reported revenue of £667.5 million for the 12 months ended 31 July 2018, an increase of 4.5% compared to the same period last year. Net Fee Income (NFI) was up 6.3% over last year.

Underlying results for the year were as...

UK – Gi Group UK acquires finance recruitment firm Marks Sattin

Gi Group UK, a provider of recruitment, staffing and workforce management services, and subsidiary of Italian staffing firm Gi Group, announced that it has purchased specialist financial and accountancy recruitment firm Marks Sattin.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Marks Sattin,...

Spain – Deliveroo withdraws appeal in employment rights case

Human cloud food courier firm Deliveroo has withdrawn its appeal against a ruling by a Spanish court that a Deliveroo rider should have been treated as an employee and not as self-employed.

The ruling dates back to June 2018 when the Valencia court said Deliveroo was not allowed to dismiss rider Victor...

UK – Permanent placements and temp billings up in October, but candidate shortages persist

The number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment consultancies across the UK rose in October, according to the latest Report on Jobs from IHS Markit/REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and professional services firm KPMG.

Demand for staff among clients, as well as relatively buoyant...

Germany – Job vacancies reach record high as labour shortage worsens

There were approximately 1.24 million job vacancies in Germany during the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 140,000 when compared to the third quarter of 2017 and the highest level ever recorded, according to data from the Federal Employment Agency’s Institute for Employment Research (IAB).

When...

Sweden – Poolia and Uniflex merger finalised

The Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) last week registered the merger between Swedish staffing firms Poolia and Uniflex.

The merger has been finalised through this registration, which means that Uniflex has been dissolved and delisted from Nasdaq Stockholm as of 1 November and all its...

Ireland – Job ads for temporary Christmas roles on the rise, Indeed finds

Christmas and seasonal job postings in Ireland have increased by 11% compared to last year according to new data published by jobs site Indeed.

According to Indeed’s data, there was a surge in postings for Christmas related roles in the early Autumn, as businesses prepare for the busy festive period. The...

Spain – Most jobseekers consider temporary contracts as main option of employment (Europa Press)

The majority of Spanish jobseekers, or 72.1%, consider temporary contracts as one of their main options for employment, the Europa Press reports, citing data from PageGroup. When broken down, the data found that jobseekers under 30 (82.1%) were most likely to opt for this type of employment while those...

South Africa – Staffing firm fires 300 drivers after they tested positive for marijuana (The Citizen)

South African-based staffing firm Innovative Staffing Solutions has sacked 300 drivers after they tested positive for marijuana, reports The Citizen. The dismissals come less than two months after the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private personal use of marijuana. Innovative...

World – The Adecco Group revenue growth slows in Q3 due to deceleration in Europe

The Adecco Group ((ADEN:VTX), reported revenue of €5.99 billion in the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. Revenue growth was 2% on an organic basis and trading days adjusted.

The 2% growth was a slowdown from the 4% growth (trading days adjusted) achieved in Q2 2018. The deceleration was primarily...