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Italy – Nearly half of all jobs found through personal connections (The Local.it)

17 May 2018

Personal connections such as friends and family account for almost half of jobs across Italy, reports The Local.it citing data from national statistics agency Istat. The agency added that a total of 47% of jobs in Italy are gained through these "informal channels", with that figure rising to...


Italy – Openjobmetis Q1 revenue up 7.7%, growth driven by temporary work

16 May 2018

Italian recruitment firm, Openjobmetis SpA (OJM:MIL) reported revenue for the first quarter ended 31 March 2018 of €140.1 million, an increase of 7.7% compared with last year.

The company engages in employment services and focuses on the provision of specialist recruitment activities.

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France – DLSI reports first quarter revenue up 12%

16 May 2018

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR), reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of €49.7 million, up 11.9% compared to €44.4 million during the same period last year.

DLSI also reported that revenue for temporary employment in France rose 8.8%. Revenue from international activities...


Sweden – Wise Group first quarter revenue and profits increase, growth led by Swedish and Finnish operations

16 May 2018

Wise Group (WISE:SS), the Swedish staffing firm, reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of SEK 227.5 million (€22.0 million), an increase of 16.3% compared with the same quarter last year. 

In comparable units, sales of SEK 10.7 million (€1.0 million) have been eliminated...


World – Hudson Q1 revenue up 11% in constant currency, Asia Pacific leads growth

16 May 2018

Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported first-quarter revenue rose 10.7% in constant currency — the increase was 15.9% on a reported basis at the New York-based recruitment process outsourcing provider. Revenue growth was boosted by growth in Asia Pacific, but impacted by the loss of a global contract...


Belgium – Harvey Nash Belgium acquires IT solutions firm eMenKa

16 May 2018

Harvey Nash, through its Belgian subsidiary Harvey Nash Belgium, announced that it has acquired Belgian IT solutions firm eMenKa.

The acquisition of 100% of eMenKa will require an initial cash consideration of €1 million and a further €1 million deferred cash consideration subject to three-year earnings...


Ireland – Programme aims to address labour shortages in agri-food sector

16 May 2018

Irish Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys has signed off on changes to Employment Permit Regulations to make it easier for businesses in the agri-food sector to source workers from outside the European Economic Area.

The changes, which will operate on a pilot basis initially,...


World – Staffing 360 first-quarter revenue up 37%, bolstered by acquisitions

15 May 2018

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider with operations in the UK and US reported first-quarter revenue rose 37.0%, which includes $17.9 million in acquisitions completed in September 2017 and $800,000 in favorable foreign currency translation.

US$ thousands) Q1 2018 Q1...


UK – Norman Broadbent full year revenue up 15% but loss widens amid restructuring

15 May 2018

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) announced its final results for the full year ended 31 December 2017 with revenue of £6.5 million, an increase of 15.2% compared to last year.

(£ millions) FY 2017 FY 2016 Change
Revenue 6.5 5.6 15.2%
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UK – Number of temporary employees increases slightly, unemployment rate falls to record low

15 May 2018

The number of temporary employees in the UK increased by 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.59 million in the three-month period from January to March 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...