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SIA’s Staffing Tech Summit to help firms get future ready

8 March 2024

The rapid pace of technological innovation means some staffing firms are at risk of being left behind. To be ready for transformation, SIA’s upcoming event, the Staffing Tech Summit, will highlight the challenges and opportunities presented by the newest technology.

The inaugural event comes as...


Staffing firms aim to decentralise data with software project

8 March 2024

Staffing firms such as Randstad are making moves to protect personal data, such as job applicant information, using software that aims to decentralise the data.

According to The BBC, an open-source software project, called Solid is designed to allow individuals and groups to store their data securely...


Hays highlights barriers to women’s workplace inclusion

8 March 2024

Some of the biggest barriers to women’s inclusion in the workplace are gender bias, discrimination and inflexible work arrangements, according to a survey by Hays which coincides with International Women’s Day today.

The survey polled 4,500 individuals to identify workplace inclusivity. Of those surveyed,...


Personnel on the move: Personio, Unique, Circle8Group, Adcorp

8 March 2024

Personio, a European HR software company for small and mid-sized organisations, appointed Lenke Taylor as chief people officer (CPO). Taylor joins to lead Personio’s people strategy as the company enters its next phase of growth as well as support its product teams in building market leading solutions...


Korn Ferry non-search offerings provide revenue ‘buffer’ in Q3

7 March 2024

Revenue for the third-quarter period ending 31 January 2024 fell 2% in constant currency at Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), with declines in both the firm’s executive search and RPO businesses. The two lines were impacted by the challenging economic environment. However, revenue rose across the firm’s other...


PageGroup full year revenue up marginally, but profits down

7 March 2024

PageGroup, the UK-based staffing firm, reported revenue increased by 1.1% in constant currency for the full-year ended 31 December 2023 to £2.01 billion.

The company published its Q4 results on 16 January together with a profit warning and the announcement that it had shed 224, or 3.7%, of its fee-earning...


HeadHunter Q4 revenue and net income rise

7 March 2024

Russian job board operator HeadHunter Group plc  reported revenue of RUB 8.49 billion (USD 93.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2023 ended 31 December 2023, up 72.0% over the previous year.

Revenue growth was mostly driven by the increase in average revenue per customer (ARPC) and an increase...


Robert Walters full year revenue down 3%, NFI falls

7 March 2024

UK-based global recruiter Robert Walters Plc (RWA: LSE) reported revenue of £1.06 billion for the year ended 31 December 2023, a decrease of 3.2% when compared to the previous year.

Group net fee income was down 8% in constant currency (CC) to £386.8 million against a record prior year comparative,...


Spring budget 2024 highlights NHS agency staffing and AI skills

7 March 2024

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the spring Budget on Wednesday 6 March focusing on key changes for agency staffing in the healthcare sector, AI skills, and National Insurance.

NHS agency staffing

In the announcement, Hunt addressed the NHS productivity plan and funding and said the government will work...


ZRG buys UK-based Ignata Finance Group

6 March 2024

ZRG, an US executive search firm, acquired Ignata Finance Group, a UK-based executive search and finance recruitment business.

“Partnering with Ignata will enable our European growth strategy both in private equity but across our shared global customers, especially in the UK,” ZRG CEO Larry Hartmann...