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28/01/2012

Company statement I am pleased to report that in the six months to 31 December 2011 the Cpl Group ('Cpl' or the 'Group') delivered a strong operating performance and recorded increases in revenues and profits. Highlights 28% increase in revenues to €143 million 27% increase in operating profit to €4.2 million The economic uncertainty in Ireland and in other markets in which we operate has not abated in the six months to December 2011. As with many businesses this uncertainty and its effects on employment and on business confidence generally have given rise to...

We are extremely disappointed with the decision taken by the tax tribunal and we will be appealing. The case raises a number of highly complex legal issues and it has taken over nine months for this decision to be reached. In addition to the appeal we will continue to pursue our claim for a judicial review over what we consider to be unfair treatment by the Revenue. We would like to clarify that this is a dispute between HMRC and Reed and this case does not have an impact on temporary workers past or present. There has also been no decision taken on the size of the claim, and Reed disp...

In light of the Reed announcement, Kevin Barrow will cover this issue at RI's FD Conference on 16th February in London. The decision is likely to be appealed on a number of grounds by Reed. In the meantime it highlights the need for all umbrella companies, staffing companies and hirers who use umbrella arrangements, to immediately review the terms of their contracts with umbrella companies and/or umbrella workers.

up 22 percent in a year, as employers continue to rely heavily on temporary staffing solutions amid an uncertain economy One of the nation's largest private staffing companies, Express helped the most people in its 29-year history - more than 335,000 workers in the United States and Canada - find a job last year. Express associates worked an average of 2.4 million hours per week at more than 550 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada and South Africa, and they achieved a company milestone in October 2011 by working a combined 3 million hours in one week.