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France – Temp employment growth stagnant, but the market remains at historically high level

27 September 2018

The number of temporary workers in France remained steady for the second consecutive month in August, edging up 0.1% year-on-year, according to the Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies. This follows a year-on-year increase of 0.3% in July.

The 0.1% growth was...


Belgium – Temporary workers’ hours increase in August: Federgon

27 September 2018

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in August edged up by 0.55% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The white-collar sector posted a year-over-year increase of 2.17% while the blue-collar sector reported...


Switzerland – Temporary workers’ hours rise 6.8% over year

27 September 2018

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland was up 6.8% year over year for the period from June to August, according to Swissstaffing’s new Staffingindex.

Since the beginning of the year, temporary worker hours  have grown by 10.9%, suggesting a  gradual slowdown in the...


Netherlands – Agency workers at airport to get up to €50,000 each, judge rules

27 September 2018

A judge ruled that 16 temporary workers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are receiving a supplemental payment of between €6,500 and €50,000 each, according to an announcement by Dutch union FNV on 21st September.

The temps were cargo handlers and worked through a company called Flexcargo for DHL or Menzies,...


South Africa – Report says 69,000 jobs lost in Q2; country in recession

27 September 2018

South Africa lost 69,000 jobs in the second quarter of this year compared to the first, according to a report released Wednesday by Statistics South Africa. Total employment was 9.7 million at the end of the second quarter.

Earlier this month, Statistics South Africa reported the country had fallen into...


Ireland – Survey finds 39% of adults worried about robots, AI replacing their jobs

27 September 2018

Some 39% of Irish adults are worried about robots or artificial intelligence replacing their jobs, according to a survey commissioned by Lego, the Science Foundation Ireland’s Irish Software Research Centre. And concern was higher among younger people, 49% of those between 18 and 34 were concerned...


World – SIA announces Inaugural Contingent Workforce Program Game Changers List

27 September 2018

Staffing Industry Analysts has honored the top executives at staffing companies, now it’s honoring executives at client companies.

Leaders who manage contingent workforce programs at companies around the globe are being recognized in SIA’s inaugural “Contingent Workforce Program Game Changers List.”...


UK – Impellam issues profit warning, Group CFO resigns

27 September 2018

UK staffing firm Impellam Group plc (IPEL:LSE) issued a trading update yesterday covering the financial year up to 31 August 2018.

In its trading update, Impellam stated that as a result of the subdued trading performance in Healthcare and in the UK Retail sector as well as exchange rate movements,...


South Africa – Adcorp provides trading update, EBITDA expected to rally in H1

27 September 2018

South Africa-based workforce management solutions group Adcorp Holdings Ltd. (ADR: JSE) published a trading statement and operational update for the half year ended 31 august 2018.

Total EBITDA for the period to August 2018 will range between ZAR 200 million and ZAR 220 million (USD 14.1 million to USD...


Netherlands – Job vacancies reach record numbers

27 September 2018

Demand for labour in the Netherlands jumped to a record number of 251,000 job vacancies at the end of June, an increase of 46,000 from last year, however there was a drop in the supply of labour leading to a tightening in the labour market, according to the UWV, the Dutch employee insurance agency.

The...