US – ManpowerGroup Revenue Edges Up

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) reported first-quarter revenue fell in the U.S. and France, but rose in parts of Southern Europe, Asia-Pacific and other portions of the Americas. Total revenue at the Milwaukee, Wis.-based staffing giant edged up 0.5 percent to $5.10 billion from $5.07 billion in the year ago...

Sweden – Profits down at Uniflex

The Sweden-based staffing Group, Uniflex AB (UFLXB: STO), increased sales in the first quarter of 2012 by +4% to €41.2 million (SEK365.6 million), compared to €39.5 million (SEK€350.7 million) a year ago.

But operating income dropped significantly by -44% to €0.78 million (SEK7.0 million) in the...

Canada – Staffing Hits Pre-Recession High

The Canadian staffing index reached its pre-recession high in March with a reading of 107 and marked six consecutive months above its July 2008 benchmark of 100. The index is produced by the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS) and Staffing Industry Analysts.

March’s...

EU – Employment Package aims to limit ‘non-standard’ employment

The European Commission has just published a document detailing measures to spur a job-rich recovery. With EU unemployment hitting record levels and forecasts of a grim economic outlook for the months ahead, the Commission has come forward today with a set of concrete measures to boost jobs. Inherent...

US – BLS, IQNavigator Report Bill Rates Stable

Temporary labor bill rates have remained roughly stable over the last nine months, according to information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the first-quarter IQNdex report analyzing trends in temporary employee bill rates. The IQNdex was released by IQNavigator, a vendor managements system...

UK – Unemployment down but labour market remains fragile

The unemployment rate in the UK has fallen by -0.1% in the three months to April 2012, the Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’) announced today. This is the first fall since last spring as unemployment was down by 35,000 to 2.65 million over the period. The current figure now stands at 8.3%, dropping...

World – Adecco Names New North America Head

Adecco S.A. named Robert Crouch as new regional head of North America effective May 1. He replaces Tig Gilliam, who will pursue a career outside of Adecco.

Crouch had served as CFO of the MPS Group from 2001 until 2010, and had been elected to the MPS board in 2008.

Adecco acquired MPS in 2010. At that...

US – Kelly: 62% of U.S. Workers to Seek New Jobs

More than half of U.S. workers, 62 percent, plan to look for a new job in the next year, according to the annual global workforce survey by Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA). Among Gen Y workers, ages 19 to 30, the percentage is 66 percent compared to 62 percent for other age categories.

Globally, 66...

Netherlands – Medical sector drags temporary billings down

The amount of temporary hours worked in the Netherlands decreased by -4% year-on-year in March (weeks 9 – 12), reports the Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU) today. Staffing industry turnover in the period also shrank by -2% from a year ago and this period had an equal amount of workable...

US – Contingent Workers Settle California Suit

A settlement has been reached in a wage and hour lawsuit by contingent workers against PrO Unlimited and staffing client Juniper Networks Holdings International Inc., a computer networking firm, according to court documents. The workers claimed they did not receive overtime for working more than...