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World – Increased competition for talent, digitalisation behind talent trends

26 April 2018

Increased competition for talent and the importance of preparing for increased digitalisation are behind five talent trends identified by human resources consulting firm Mercer in a new report titled “2018 Global Talent Trends Study – Unlocking Growth in the Human Age.”

Those five trends include:...


UK – Hiring plans remain cautious despite economic confidence, REC finds

26 April 2018

Employers’ confidence in the economy has improved but their hiring plans remain cautious, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

The net balance of employers who think economic conditions are getting better over worse grew seven points since March,...


UK – Freelancer confidence falls on Brexit concerns

26 April 2018

The confidence of UK freelancers in the economy is draining away as Brexit approaches, according to IPSE’s new report, “Brexit deal for the self-employed.” This is the first time since IPSE has been tracking confidence that concerns about Brexit have overtaken other factors, such as government...


Europe – Eurostat reports Iceland, Czech Republic and Germany had lowest unemployment in 2017

26 April 2018

The countries with the lowest unemployment rates among 34 countries tracked in 2017 were Iceland, the Czech Republic and Germany, according to a report by Eurostat, part of the European Commission. The highest unemployment rates were in Macedonia, Greece and Spain.

However, jobless rates varied widely...


France – Synergie first quarter revenue up 10.9% on a like-for-like basis, international and domestic business drives growth

26 April 2018

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of €589.6 million, an increase of 14.2% when compared to the same period in the previous year and 10.9% on a like-for-like basis.

Both international and France contributed to the group’s total revenue...


France – Groupe Crit Q1 revenue growth boosted by French operations, international business remains stable

26 April 2018

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of €564.6 million, up 6.5% on an organic basis, compared with the same period last year.

In France, the group recorded revenue of €432.1 million, up organically by 8.7% over last year. However, the...


Germany – Amadeus FiRe records 7.5% uptick in first quarter revenue

26 April 2018

Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR), the German staffing firm, reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of €48.2 million, an increase of 7.5% compared with the same period last year.

(€ millions) Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Change
Revenue 48.2 44.8 7.5%
Gross Profit 22.0 ...


Netherlands – DPA Group first quarter revenue up 21% organically, profits also rise

26 April 2018

DPA Group (DPA: NL), the Dutch staffing firm, reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of €39.8 million, an increase of 21% on an organic basis when compared to the previous year.

(€ millions) Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Change Organic
Revenue 39.8 31.1 27.9% ...


Netherlands – HeadFirst full year revenue up 9.4% organically

26 April 2018

Dutch staffing firm HeadFirst Source Group NV (HFS:NA) reported revenue for the full year 2017 of €498.9 million, an increase of 9.4% on an organic basis when compared to €191.7 million last year.

HeadFirst’s growth was mainly due to the completion of the merger between HeadFirst and Source...


Sweden – Poolia Q1 revenue steady, but profits down

26 April 2018

First-quarter revenue at Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS) increased by 0.6%, year-on-year, during the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 to SEK 200.4 (€19.1 million).

(SEK millions) Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Change Q1 2018 (€ millions)
Revenue 200.4 199.2 0.6% 19.1 ...