UK – GMB Union claims temporary workers’ costs are ‘spiraling out of control’

The annual costs for employing temporary workers across the public sector has increased by £2.5 billion over the past five years to reach £11 billion, according to data from the GMB Union.

The union adds that the increase is being driven by concerns over recruitment as well as a cap on public sector...

Greece – Unemployment falls to 21.1% in second quarter, number of temp workers up

The jobless rate in Greece fell to 21.1% in the second quarter of 2017, down from 23.1% during the same period last year, according to figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority. The number of temporary workers also grew compared to last year.

According to the data, the number of employed persons...

UK – SThree provides Q3 trading update, gross profit growth in Continental Europe and US offset by decline in UK and Ireland

International recruitment firm, SThree (STHR: LSE) published a trading update for the third quarter ended 31 August 2017 with group gross profit up 5% year-on-year in constant currency.

SThree reported group gross profit was as follows:

Ireland – Professional vacancies down in August

The number of professional job vacancies in Ireland decreased by 3% in August compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Ireland Monthly Employment Monitor.

The monitor, published in Business World Ireland, tracks the number of new job vacancies and new candidates within...

France – Temp employment rises in second quarter

In the second quarter of 2017, temporary employment in France in Q2 2017 rose by 23,200 jobs (3.4%) after it decreased by 0.6% in Q1 2017. Over the year, it increased by 105,000 (17.4%), according to figures from INSEE (National Institute of Statistics for Economic Studies).

The data also showed...

UK – Hundreds join rally as part of campaign to connect millennials with jobs (Evening Standard)

More than 250 people are estimated to have turned up for a tech rally in London this week as part of a campaign to connect 2 million millennials with jobs via social media platform called Yourfeed, reports the Evening Standard. The platform was founded by Jack Parsons who started out as an 18-year-old...

France – Synergie H1 revenue boosted by domestic and international growth

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) reported revenue yesterday of €1.09 billion for the six months ending 30 June 2017, an increase of 16.5% on a like-for-like basis compared with €942.8 million during the same period last year.

France – Groupe Crit revenue up in first half, domestic and international revenue improves

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) reported revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2017 of €1.17 million, an increase of 9.7% on an organic basis, compared with the same period last year.

UK – Robert Walters reports H1 up 17% in constant currency, UK revenue increases

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported revenue of £562.7 million for the six months ending 30 June 2017, an increase of 17% in constant currency compared with last year.

UK – Parity Group revenue down, Professionals Services impacted by IR35 changes

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group (PTY: LSE) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2017 of £42.9 million, a decrease of 7.1% compared with £46.2 million during the same period last year.