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Sweden – Dedicare Q2 revenue up 4.5%, Norwegian business reports strong growth
13 July 2018Dedicare (DEDI: SS), a Swedish staffing firm, reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2018 of SEK 204.6 million (€19.7 million), an increase of 4.5% compared with the same period last year.
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Sweden – Uniflex Q2 revenue increases 6.5%, Norwegian and Finnish businesses drive growth
13 July 2018Swedish staffing firm Uniflex (UFLXB: SS) reported revenue of SEK 311 million (€29.9 million) for the second quarter ended 30 June 2018, an increase of 6.5% compared with the same quarter last year.
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UK – Employers hire more interns in 2018 and over half lead to top graduate offers, study finds
13 July 2018Internships in the UK saw an increase of 6% in 2018 when compared to last year, according to a study from the Institute of Student Employers.
The Institute’s Internship Report surveyed 107 employers who invested at least £13 million to recruit 7,532 paid interns this year. Internship opportunities...
Ireland – Cpl Resources says profits in line with expectations, appoints CFO to Board
12 July 2018Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources announced a trading update and said it expects its profit before tax for the year to 30 June 2018 to be in line with market expectations. The group also announced the appointment of Lorna Conn, CFO of Cpl, to the Board of the Company with immediate effect.
Conn joined...
World – Hays appoints new Managing Director for UK and Ireland business
12 July 2018International recruitment firm Hays announced the appointment of Simon Winfield as Managing Director of the Hays UK & Ireland business, effective 1 July 2018.
Winfield moves into the role from his most recent position as Managing Director for Hays in both the South West and Wales region and Ireland....
UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers down in June
12 July 2018The number of jobs available in London fell by 29% in June when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor.
The monitor also found a 35% decrease in professionals seeking jobs in London in June, when compared to the same period last year.
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UK – Contract Watch: Capita
12 July 2018The Department for Education’s Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has selected Capita to manage the administration, processing and support for all primary school national curriculum assessment (NCA) tests in England.
The six-year contract, covering the 2020 to 2024 test cycles, is worth approximately...
Word of the month: Talent Exchange
12 July 2018“Talent exchange” is defined by Staffing Industry Analysts’ online Lexicon of workforce solutions ecosystem terms as an online (possibly cloud technology-based) platform spanning worker type, location and time. This broad definition could conceivably include job boards/social networks,...
World – PageGroup Q2 gross profit up 16%, international markets drive growth but Brexit continues to hamper UK
11 July 2018International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) reported a record group gross profit for the second quarter ending 30 June 2018 of £208.2 million, an increase of 16.0% in constant currency when compared to last year.
Gross profit for the second quarter by region was broken down as follows....
UK – Nakama Group trading update: Australian unit enters liquidation, London managing director resigns
11 July 2018UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group published a trading and corporate update.
“The Board is pleased to note that the decisive actions taken by the management team are starting to produce results,” the group stated. “Accordingly, although trading during the first three...