DLSI Q1 revenue down 3.4% in constant currency

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR) reported consolidated revenue of €49.5 million, up 7.2% on the first quarter of the previous year, but down 3.4% at constant exchange rates and before integration of external growth.

ML Intérim and Prestim, fully integrated into the group's scope of consolidation...

Job Solution Sweden Q1 revenue and profits projected to grow

Recruitment firm Job Solution Sweden announced today in an update that revenue and operating profit are expected to grow in the first quarter of 2024.

The group’s preliminary figures for Q1 show that revenue for the group amount to approximately SEK 66.2 million (€5.6 million), up 305% over the prior...

London’s financial services jobs market falls 33% in Q1

Job openings in London’s financial services fell 33% in Q1 2024 when compared to the corresponding period last year, according to Morgan McKinley’s 2023 London Employment Monitor.

At the same time, there was a 20% increase in jobs available quarter-on-quarter (Q1 2024 vs Q4 2023).

David Leithead, COO,...

Robert Half Q1 revenue down amid client and candidate caution

First-quarter revenue at Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) fell by 13.4% year over year when adjusted for the impact of billing days and currency; revenue was down 14.0% on a reported basis.

President and CEO M. Keith Waddell said client and candidate caution continues to impact hiring activity...

Dedicare Q1 revenue down due to limits on Swedish contracting staff

Dedicare AB (DEDI:STO), a staffing firm focused on healthcare, life sciences and social work, reported yesterday for the first quarter of SEK 430.2 million (€36.8 million), down 14.5% over the previous year.

Dedicare CEO Krister Widström said it was a challenging start on all Nordic markets in 2024,...

Norman Broadbent Q1 NFI down against strong comparator

Norman Broadbent, the London-listed executive search and recruitment firm, yesterday reported first quarter net fee income (NFI) of £2.15 million, down 12% against record breaking Q1 2023 (£2.43 million) and 47% up on Q1 2022 (£1.46 million).

In its trading update for the quarter ended 31 March 2024,...

zvoove acquires French VMS provider DirectSkills

The zvoove Group, a Germany-based provider of SaaS (software as a service) solutions for personnel (including temporary and permanent staff) announced the acquisition of DirectSkills, a provider of external workforce management solutions for the French temporary staffing industry.

This marks zvoove's...

Recruitment demand falls to 2019 levels in France

Hiring intentions in France are down 8.5% this year when compared to 2023, returning to 2019 levels, according to the latest ‘survey on manpower needs’ by French government employment service France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi).

The decline was seen in a large number of sectors, notably construction,...

HMRC issues warning to recruiters on using umbrella firms

The HMRC said in an announcement this week that it is aware of some umbrella companies who use employment and recruitment agencies to promote their tax avoidance schemes.

It warned that while employment and recruitment agencies might believe they are agreeing to one set of arrangements, it could be a...

Dillistone returns to operating profitability for FY2023

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the AIM listed supplier of recruitment software to the international recruitment industry, reported a 2% fall in revenue but a 2% gross profit for the year that ended 31 December 2023.

Giles Fearnley, Non-Executive Chairman, said, "I am pleased to report the Group has...