UK – Access Group expands recruitment division with acquisition of Microdec

The Access Group, a UK-based software provider to growing mid-market businesses, announced today that it has acquired Microdec, a software supplier with over 35 years’ experience providing CRM software exclusively to the recruitment industry.

“The acquisition of Microdec, with revenues of over £5.3...

Italy – Number of temporary agency workers rises 5.5% in August

The number of temporary agency workers in Italy for August 2018 increased by 5.5% when compared to the same period last year, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The total payroll of temporary workers...

UK – Amazon scraps AI recruiting tool that favoured men over women (The Telegraph)

Online retail giant Amazon announced that it has ditched its AI recruiting tool after its machine learning specialists uncovered that their new recruiting engine did not like women, reports The Guardian.  The machine learning specialists team, based in Edinburgh, had been building computer programs...

UK – PageGroup Q3 gross profit up 19% in constant currency with broad-based growth

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) reported a record group gross profit for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018 of £207.7 million, an increase of 19.7% in constant currency when compared to last year.

Gross profit for the third quarter by region and recruitment type...

UK – PSI Services acquires emotional intelligence specialist JCA Global

PSI Services Limited, a global workforce solutions provider, announced that it has acquired UK-based JCA Global, a firm that specialises in applied Emotional Intelligence (EI) and training in the workplace.

According to PSI, the acquisition further extends the company’s presence in the talent measurement...

UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers slip in September

The number of jobs available in London fell by 38% in September when compared to a year ago, according to the latest London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time, there was a 35% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

When compared to August, the number of available...

Germany – Businesses face growing difficulties in filling job vacancies (Xinhua)

German companies are increasingly struggling to fill job vacancies due to historically low unemployment, reports Xinhua, citing data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the research institute of Germany's Federal Employment Agency. The unemployed-to-vacancies ratio has fell to its lowest...

UK – Growth in Europe and Asia Pacific boosts Q3 net fee income at Robert Walters

International 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.

Sweden – Dedicare appoints new CFO

Swedish 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

McGinley 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...