World – Robert Half Q2 revenue up 9.6% with growth across the business

Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported yesterday that second quarter revenue rose 9.6% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis to $1.39 billion. In reported rates, revenue grew 11.4%.

International revenue in same billing days and constant currency stood...

UK – Staffline Group revenue up 2.8% organically but sees reduced profits

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2018 of £481.0 million, an increase of 12.4% compared with the first half of 2017.

Underlying results were as follows for H1 2018.

UK – Bullhorn acquires UK-based executive search software provider Invenias

Bullhorn, a supplier of software to staffing firms, yesterday announced the acquisition of Invenias, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for executive search firms.

Incorporated in 2005 and backed by MMC Ventures since 2013, Invenias is headquartered in Reading, UK, with additional offices...

UK – Permanent hiring up 9%, but professional vacancies dip 4%

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in June 2018 increased by 9% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

APSCo’s research, which focuses on professional recruitment,...

UK – More employers are expecting a shortage of permanent candidates

Half of UK employers looking to recruit for permanent roles expect to find a shortage of candidates, this is 5 points higher than in the same period last year (March – June 2017), according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook report.

The report, which was...

World – Randstad Q2 revenue up 5% organically and profitability ahead of expectations

Randstad (RAND: NV), the second-largest staffing firm in the world, today reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2018 of €6.0 billion, an increase of 5% on an organic basis compared with €5.8 billion a year ago.

Second-quarter revenue growth was led by Italy with an organic growth...

World – Hays Chairman Alan Thomson dies

Hays plc announced today that Chairman Alan Thomson died following a rapid deterioration caused by a medical condition. Thomson had been appointed to the board in October 2010, overseeing the UK-based firm that ranks as the sixth-largest global staffing provider.

“Alan has provided the board and me...

Spain – Number of temporary contracts converted to indefinite contracts reaches highest figure since 2008, Randstad finds

The number of temporary contracts in Spain that were converted to indefinite contracts stood at 407,900 in the first half of 2018, up 17.7% from the same period last year and the highest figure since 2008, according to data from Randstad Spain.

The 407,900 figure is second only to 2008’s figure of 432,700...

UK – Capita’s Ministry of Defence contract suspended after rival Serco challenges decision (Reuters)

The Ministry of Defence said it had suspended a contract for UK-based outsourcing group Capita, to provide firefighting services on military sites after rival Serco began a legal challenge to the decision, reports Reuters. Capita announced in June that it had beaten rival Serco for a contract for the...

UK – Public sector workers set to receive biggest pay rise in five years (Business Times)

Approximately 1 million public sector workers in the UK are expected to receive their biggest pay hike since 2013, reports the Business Times. The public sector workers include teachers, prison officers, doctors, military personnel and dentists and their pay rises are believed to be between 1.5% and...