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World – Kelly Services CEO to step down in May

17 April 2017

Kelly Services Inc., the seventh-largest recruitment firm in the world, announced President and CEO Carl Camden will retire effective 10 May, immediately prior to the company’s annual meeting of shareholders. Camden informed the board of his decision on 11 April.

Executive VP and COO George Corona will...


UK – Gattaca lowers profit expectations

17 April 2017

Gattaca plc (GATC:LSE) reported last week that it now believes profits will be approximately 10% to 15% below prior expectations.

The UK-based specialist engineering and technology recruiter had previously reported on 2 February that performance in the first half of the year reflects the tougher UK trading...


Northern Ireland – 4c Executive Search acquires MSL Search & Selection

17 April 2017

4c Executive Search, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, acquired MSL Search & Selection, the companies announced Wednesday. Both firms provide executive search services in Northern Ireland.

MSL will be subsumed into the 4c brand which includes 4c Executive Search, 4c Boardroom and 4c Third Sector....


Bahrain – ‘Win-a-worker’ contest results in recruitment agency licence suspension (The Independent)

17 April 2017

The Independent newspaper reported a recruitment agency Al Hazeem Manpower in Bahrain had its licence suspended after it ran a social media campaign that advertised “win a domestic worker” contest on social media. The recruitment firm said it had used the “wrong wording” and immediately made...


UK – Using vs. working in the ‘gig economy’ (Business Insider)

17 April 2017

UK residents are happy to reap the benefits of the gig economy and on-demand startups — but they don’t want to actually work in it themselves, according to a report in Business Insider that cites a study by Glassdoor. Only 13% would consider working in the gig economy full-time in 2017, according...


Europe, Middle East and Africa – SIA realigns Staffing Industry Daily News coverage areas

17 April 2017

Staffing Industry Analysts has realigned its Staffing Industry Daily News and analyst coverage. This adjustment allows us to provide more content regionally, offering a broader selection of research and reporting and more focused analysis, bringing you the most relevant insights into the world of work. ...


World – Hays reports Q3 net fee income up 10% like-for-like

13 April 2017

International recruitment firm Hays (HAS: LSE) today reported net fee income growth of 10% on a like-for-like basis for the third quarter ending 31 March 2017, compared with the same period last year.

The group reported its 16th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. Hays states that Q3 had two additional...


UK – Temporary employee numbers down 2.6%, unemployment rate at lowest level since 1975

13 April 2017

The number of temporary employees fell by 2.6% to a total of 1.60 million in the three-month period of December 2016 to February 2017 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

ONS figures also showed that...


Ireland – Number of professional job vacancies down 10%

13 April 2017

The number of professional job vacancies in Ireland for March fell by 10% when compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

Morgan McKinley states that the reduction in professional job vacancies is due to seasonal factors. Meanwhile, However,...


Belgium – Adecco-backed Beeple set to expand further into Europe

13 April 2017

The world’s largest staffing firm, The Adecco Group, has announced that online staffing management platform Beeple will continue its geographic expansion during Q2 2017.

The Adecco Group is a major shareholder in Beeple, a Belgian start-up that developed an end-to-end online staffing tool focused on...