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People – FCSA, Witt/Keiffer, Rota

5 October 2018

The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) announced the appointment of Chris James as its new Chairperson.  James takes over this position from Graham Fisher who has served as Chair during 2018. In his new role, Chris will support Julia Kermode as chief executive and the FCSA team...


UK – Orion Group turnover steady while profits improve in 2017

4 October 2018

Scottish independent recruitment firm Orion Group, the fifth-largest engineering staffing firm in the UK,  reported its year end results to 31 December 2017 with turnover of £290 million, steady from £293.4 million last year. The group also reported that net profits increased to £5.6 million....


UK – Sellick Partnership turnover and profits surge

4 October 2018

Manchester-based professional services recruitment specialist Sellick Partnership reported turnover for the year ended February 2018 of £41.9 million, an increase of 8.2% compared to £38.7 million the previous year.

Gross profit was up to £6.5 million from £5.7 million the year before. EBITDA increased...


Denmark – Government proposes plans to ease recruitment of skilled foreign labour

4 October 2018

The Danish government has proposed an initiative to make it easier and less bureaucratic for Danish companies to attract and hire foreign workers.

The initiative, presented yesterday by the Danish Ministry of Employment, presents a 21-point program aimed at smoothing the way for companies that want to...


UK – Average salaries rise 6.6% in September

4 October 2018

Salaries across the UK reported an increase of 6.6% in September, when compared with data from the same period in 2017, according to the latest data from job site CV-Library.

The average salary increased from £32,337 in September 2017, to £34,461 in September 2018. What’s more, this hike in pay means...


UK – Recruitment industry responds to Prime Minister’s migration proposals

3 October 2018

EU citizens will lose priority status to live and work in Britain under a new immigration system announced yesterday by Prime Minister Theresa May.

The new system promises to crack down on low-skilled European workers with the Prime Minister adding that high-skilled workers would be prioritised with no...


World – Impellam merges, rebrands MSP businesses in US and UK

3 October 2018

Impellam Group plc yesterday formally announced the merger of its US and UK talent acquisition and managed solutions businesses — rebranding them as Guidant Global.

In the US, the MSP businesses had operated under the Bartech name. Impellam had acquired Bartech in a $120 million deal in December 2015....


Netherlands – HeadFirst completes Myler acquisition

3 October 2018

Dutch staffing firm HeadFirst Source Group NV announced that it has completed the acquisition of Myler for €27 million.

Myler is based in the Netherlands and specialises in matchmaking, contract management and global sourcing, mainly in the IT sector. HeadFirst had announced its plans to acquire Myler...


Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

3 October 2018

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 1% in the ninth period (weeks 33-36) 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 ninth period...


UK – Amazon raises its minimum wage for UK and US employees (The Guardian)

3 October 2018

Online retail giant Amazon has raised its minimum wage for British and American workers, reports The Guardian. In the UK 40,000 permanent and temporary staff will get an increase to £10.50 an hour in London and £9.50 across the rest of the country. In the US, the company will increase the US minimum...