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France – Number of temporary workers up 10% in March, Prism’Emploi reports

7 May 2018

The number of temporary workers in France rose by 10.4% year over year in March, according to the Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

Numbers of temps are rising in all regions, but the biggest gains are in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, up 16.2%, and in Center-Val...


UK – RSA Group CEO steps down, executive chairman to take over

7 May 2018

The RSA Group, a global life sciences executive search firm, announced Alex Bennett will leave his post as CEO to pursue new challenges. Executive Chairman Nick Stephens will take over the running of the business.

Stephens currently leads RSA’s board services practice. A director of the RSA Group since...


Italy – Study finds 592,000 occasional workers in 2017

7 May 2018

A new study by the CGIA found that 592,000 people in Italy last year worked for less than 10 hours per week, up 20.3% from 2007.

Of those who worked less than 10 hours per week, 389,000 were employees and 203,000 were self-employed.

However, the majority of people in Italy who worked for less than 10 hours...


France – Court orders third trial for recruitment firm over €300,000 fine (Le Figaro, AFP)

7 May 2018

French employment agency Crit Intérim will face a third trial regarding a €300,000 fine over the handling of work contracts, according to media reports in Le Figaro and AFP. The Court of Cassation ordered the third trial last Thursday. According to reports, the incidents took place between 2003 and...


Netherlands - Brunel achieves strong growth in Q1 2018

4 May 2018

Brunel (BRNL: NA), the global energy staffing firm grew revenue by 11% on a like-for-like basis to EUR 214 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the prior-year quarter. EBIT also grew strongly by 26% to EUR 7.2 million despite an adverse working day effect in The Netherlands and DACH region....


Sweden – NGS Group net sales up 6% in Q1, but operating profit falls

3 May 2018

First-quarter net sales at NGS Group AB (NGS: SS) rose 5.6% from the year-ago quarter. However, the Stockholm, Sweden-based healthcare and education staffing firm reported operating profit fell 23.3%.

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UK – Freelancer.com acquires UK-based online staffing firm

3 May 2018

Freelancer.com acquired UK-based online staffing platform Freelancers.net in a deal announced Thursday. The acquired firm has more than 70,000 registered users and is primarily focused on the UK. It was founded in 1999.

Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie said the deal will enhance his company’s UK footprint,...


Finland – Business group says outlook positive, but recruiting difficulties worsen

3 May 2018

Finnish industries reported a generally positive business outlook over the next six months, but recruitment has become a problem, according to a quarterly business outlook survey by the Confederation of Finnish Industries.

“Finnish companies felt that the upward trend continued in the first quarter...


UK – Healthcare sector top category for online vacancies

3 May 2018

The number of unique job vacancies posted online in the UK totaled more than 2.4 million in the first quarter, according to analysis by Jobfeed, Textkernel’s big data tool for vacancies. Healthcare was the top job category for the first quarter, accounting for 11% of all job postings available and...


UK – Sports Direct files complaint over investigation of firm and employment agencies (The Guardian)

3 May 2018

Sports Direct and its employment agencies, Transline and The Best Connection, were required to repay warehouse workers £1 million in back pay in 2016. Now, a report in The Guardian newspaper said Sports Direct has filed a complaint against Iain Wright, the minister of parliament who led the inquiry...