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UK – Growth in Europe and Asia Pacific boosts Q3 net fee income at Robert Walters
9 October 2018International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) provided a trading update for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. Group net fee income increased by 13% in constant currency to £101.2 million, compared to £90.7 million during the same period last year.
Net Fee Income was as follows.
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Sweden – Dedicare appoints new CFO
9 October 2018Swedish staffing firm Dedicare announced today the appointment of Eva Jonbacker as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 7 January 2019.
To cover the period until Jonbacker takes office in January, the group has hired Lars Ericsson as interim CFO.
In April this year Dedicare announced that its CFO,...
UK – McGinley CEP acquires construction recruitment firm First Choice
9 October 2018McGinley Construction, Engineering & Property (CEP) has acquired London-based construction recruiter, First Choice.
No financial details were disclosed.
McGinley CEP said that it felt First Choice’s service delivery and established client relationships, built up over its 15-year history, was the...
France – Youth are more receptive to temporary work, Prism’Emploi finds
9 October 2018Young people under the age of 25 in France are becoming receptive to temporary work, according to new research from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.
The research found that youth are significantly more likely to have experienced this form of employment. Prism’Empoi found...
UK – Northern Irish man awarded £3,000 in workplace age discrimination case (BBC News)
9 October 2018A 63-year-old man has been awarded £3,000 by an industrial tribunal after it found that he had been discriminated against when a firm told him he was too old to apply for a job, reports BBC News. Patrick Matier, from Northern Ireland, said he was told that there was no point in applying for a job as...
UK – Services sector recruitment falls to 25-year low
8 October 2018The number of private sector services firms looking to recruit in the third quarter has fallen to a 25-year low, according to survey data from the British Chamber of Commerce.
The survey of 5,600 businesses, found that the percentage of services firms attempting to recruit fell from 60% to 47%, its lowest...
UK – TV presenter faces £2 million tax probe over freelance earnings
8 October 2018Freelance presenter Eamonn Holmes is being investigated as part of a test case by officials from HM Revenue and Customs. It is estimated that Holmes is facing a tax bill of up to £2 million.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Holmes, who presents for ITV, is paid through his own limited liability...
Switzerland – Jobless rate down to 2.4% in September
8 October 2018The Swiss registered unemployment rate stood at 2.4% in September, down from 3.0% in September of last year according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
SECO found that there were 106,586 unemployed who were registered at the regional employment agencies, down by 20% compared to the...
Netherlands – 1,000 jobs to expire at Nedcar, including 200 temporary jobs (De Limburger)
8 October 2018Approximately 1,000 jobs at car manufacturer VDL Nedcar are set to get the axe, including 200 temporary jobs, reports De Limburger. BMW, which is Nedcar’s only client, plans to build fewer cars next year which means that less staff will be needed. The job losses involve 500 employees who were hired...
World – Resources Connection revenue up 26.5%
5 October 2018Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue rose 26.5% in its fiscal first quarter 2019 ended 25 August 2018.
The results include revenue from US-based Accretive Solutions Inc., which was acquired...