Spain – Court rules former Ryanair pilot was employee and not a contractor

A Spanish court ruled a former Ryanair pilot should have been considered an employee rather than an independent contractor.

Under Spanish law, a contractor does not enjoy the same workers’ rights as an employee and this means that Ryanair would not have to contribute to a contractor’s social security...

Poland – Number of temporary workers declines in Q2

The number of temporary employees declined by 18% in the second quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period in 2017, according to the Polish Human Resources Forum (Polskie Forum HR).

The Forum said there was an estimated 323,000 temporary employees in the second quarter, down from 394,000 in the...

World – Adecco Group trading update: Revenue growth in Continental Europe slows in Q3

The Adecco Group today provided a trading update at its Analyst and Investor Seminar in London.

In July and August, revenue increased by 2% organically and trading days adjusted. Volume trends in early September indicate a slight deceleration compared to the first two months of the third quarter of 2018....

UK – Acquisition boosts revenue and NFI for Hydrogen Group

UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group (HYDG: AIM) reported revenue yesterday for the full year ending 30 June 2018 of £68.6 million, an increase of 21% and up 22% in constant currency compared to £56.8 million during the same period last year.

UK – Kellan Group revenue up 5%, considers delisting from AIM

UK-based staffing firm Kellan Group PLC (KLN:LSE) reported revenue yesterday for the six months ended 30 June 2018 of £10.8 million, an increase of 5% compared with £10.3 million for the same period last year. Net Fee Income (NFI) remained flat at £3.2 million.

UK – Gattaca appoints new CEO

UK-based specialist Engineering and Technology recruitment firm Gattaca today announced the appointment of Kevin Freeguard as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors with effect from 1 October 2018.

Freeguard previously worked for Verifone as Managing Director for UK and Ireland from...

UK – Employers’ confidence in the economy plunges to lowest level in six months

Employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy declined further in September, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook report.

The report found that the balance of those seeing a positive outlook as opposed to a negative one was a net -5,...

France – Randstad France takes stake in tech start-up Illuin Technology

Randstad France announced today that it has invested in Paris-based tech start-up Illuin Technology.

François Béharel, Group CEO of Randstad France wrote in a LinkedIn blog post today that he would be joining the board of Illuin Technology as part of the investment.

The investment, a 10% stake,...

Sweden – Poolia appoints CEO for its new subsidiary

Swedish staffing firm Poolia announced that it has appointed Åsa Bergman-Målbäck as CEO for its newly created and wholly-owned subsidiary Poolia Interim.

The CEO appointment comes at a time when Poolia and Swedish staffing firm Uniflex are completing a merger that will see the two companies form a...

UK – Recruiter jailed for cheating HMRC of £470,000 in VAT payments

A recruiter who ran two agencies in Wakefield, UK pocketed more than £470,000 in the VAT he charged his customers rather than pass it on to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Shaun Clark, who was disqualified from running a business for five years in 2009, used money from the fraud to buy two houses in Tingley...