World – Korn Ferry fee revenue up 7% in constant currency, Executive search business boosted by EMEA and APAC operations

International executive search firm Korn Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) announced first quarter fee revenue of $401.3 million.

Ireland – CPL Resources full year revenue up 5%, temporary fees also rise

Irish recruitment firm CPLl Resources (CPL: ID) reported revenue for the full year ended 30 June 2017 with revenue of €455.2 million, an increase of 5% compared to €433.4 million last year.

Germany – Employment up 1.5% in second quarter, number of hours worked declines

Employment in Germany rose by 1.5% in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year according to figures from the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB).

The figures also showed that Germany’s labour force worked a total of 14.2 billion hours in the second quarter, which...

UK – Sports Direct Chairman defends use of zero-hours contract (The Scotsman)

At Sports Direct’s Annual General Meeting, Chairman Keith Hellawell defended the company’s use of zero-hour contracts, reports the Scotsman. Last year the company promised to offer guaranteed hours to its workers and transfer some of its warehouse staff to permanent contracts. However, it failed...

Europe – SIA’s European Staffing 100 list now online

The European Staffing 100 list of the most influential people in the European workforce solutions ecosystem has now been released by Staffing Industry Analysts.

On the list are the leaders and entrepreneurs who help shape the industry and guide their firms through the rapidly changing ecosystem. These...

Netherlands – Brunel acquires Australia-based SES Labour Solutions

Dutch staffing firm Brunel International (BRNL: NL) announced the acquisition of SES Labour Solutions, a contingent workforce provider specialising in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Construction sectors throughout Australia.

Brunel stated that the acquisition supports its strategic direction to be the...

UK – Options Group announces acquisition of MCL Search

Options Group, a US-based executive search and strategic consulting firm, has announced the acquisition of MCL Search Ltd, an executive search firm based in London specializing in electronic markets (trading and distribution), prime brokerage/clearing and financial trading technology with a...

South Africa – Adcorp announces appointment of new CEO, sells its minority stake in Nihilent Technologies

South African staffing firm Adcorp has announced that it will appoint Innocent Dutiro as its new CEO effective 1 October 2017.

Dutiro will succeed Richard Pike who resigned earlier this year along with COO Nelis Swart. Mark Jurgens, former CEO and founder of Paracon, which Adcorp acquired in 2011, has...

UK – Leaked document reveals plans to curb immigration of low-skilled EU nationals

Proposals for new restrictions to cut numbers of low-skilled migrants from Europe following Brexit have been revealed in a leaked Home Office paper.

The 82-page document, marked as “Official Sensitive” and obtained by The Guardian, suggests that new arrangements would be immediately...

Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 6% in period 8 (weeks 29-32), compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the 8th period the most recently...