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As a leading provider in the employment services industry, Manpower has long been recognised for their expertise in many regions of the world. Manpower allows access to these insights, via its press releases for the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey and other general industry topics.

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Recent Press Releases
29/06/2010	Manpower Inc has joined forces with the Not For Sale Campaign (NFSC) to mobilise the next generation of business leaders in the fight against human trafficking. Click here to read the Not for sale full press release
22/06/2010	"On this, World Refugee Day, I ask you to help us help refugees find a place to call home." – High Commissioner António Guterres The theme of this year's World Refugee Day on June 20 is "HOME" in recognition of the plight of more than 40 million uprooted people around the world. Around 10 million of them are refugees of special concern to United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Click here to read the world refugee day press release
22/04/2010	Manpower Reports 1st Quarter 2010 Results MILWAUKEE, WI, USA, April 21, 2010 – Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today reported that net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were $2.8 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, compared to a loss of $1.8 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, a year earlier. Revenues for the first quarter were $4.1 billion, an increase of 13% from the year earlier period, or 5% in constant currency. Click here to read the press release: Manpower Reports 1st Quarter 2010 Results
08/02/2010	Employees flying blind with social media, survey reveals More than two-thirds of New Zealand employers don’t have a policy to guide their employees’ use of social media, according to a new Manpower white paper. The white paper is based on a Manpower survey of 34,000 employers in 35 countries, including over 500 New Zealand respondents, which gauged employer attitudes toward social media in the workplace. It found most are yet to form an opinion: globally, 75 percent of employers have no formal social media policy, although New Zealand is slightly more advanced, at 68 percent. Click here to read press release : Employees flying blind with social media, survey reveals
08/01/2010	Junior Achievement and Manpower Deliver Success Skills JA Asia Pacific partners with Young Enterprise Trust and Manpower volunteers to bring 21st-century work-readiness skills to local students. Young Enterprise Trust in association with Junior Achievement (JA) will provide just over 100 local high school students with work-readiness skills, thanks to the dedicated assistance of Manpower employee volunteers. Junior Achievement and Manpower® Inc., a world leader in employment services, have launched a joint initiative to provide young people with essential employability expertise through the delivery of the hands-on educational program, JA Success Skills. Click here to read the JA Success Skills press release.
22/12/2009	Manpower Inc. to Execute World’s Largest and Most Complex Recruitment Process Outsourcing Program Australian Defence Force Returns to Manpower to Leverage Global Footprint, Critical Workforce Expertise Manpower Inc., (NYSE:MAN) a world leader in the employment services industry, announced today that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) selected Manpower to lead its outcome-based recruiting services program. Delivering the largest and most complex Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) program in the world, Manpower, the global leader in RPO, will manage ADF’s complete recruitment-process life cycle as a seamless extension of the company’s human resources department. Click here to read more
03/11/2009	Manpower Calls for New Zealand Employers to Evolve Talent Strategies in the Post-Recession World Over half of NZ employers don’t view contingent labour as strategic workforce accelerators 3 November 2009 – According to a survey released by Manpower New Zealand today, more than half (60%) of Kiwi employers do not view contingent labour as a strategic part of their workforce, despite the fact that the economy’s recovery phase will require employers to use contingent staff when demand begins to increase. To read the full press release click here or to read the white paper click here.
14/09/2009	Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry, has hosted a provocative discussion, “The Evolution of the Virtual Workforce” this week in the virtual world of Second Life. To read the full press release click here or to view a video of this historic launch click here.
27/08/2009	Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN), announced today that it has been recognised as one of PINK Magazine's 2009 "Top Companies for Women," and is the only employment services firm named to the list for the second consecutive year. To read the full press release click here.
19/06/2009	Manpower New Zealand recognises World Refugee Day on Saturday, 20 June in support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) ongoing global efforts to safeguard the rights and well-being of displaced people. To read the full press release click here.
28/05/2009	Manpower New Zealand today released the results of its fourth annual talent shortage survey, revealing that 39 percent of employers in New Zealand and 32 percent of employers in the Asia Pacific region are continuing to struggle to fill positions available despite the economic crisis. To read the full press release click here.
23/04/2009	Manpower Inc.'s world headquarters has achieved Gold status under the LEED certification system--the first new building in Milwaukee, WI, to earn that distinction. To read the full press release click here.
22/04/2009	MILWAUKEE, WI, USA, April 21, 2009 – Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today reported that net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $2.3 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, compared to $75.5 million, or 94 cents per diluted share, a year earlier. Revenues for the first quarter were $3.6 billion, a decrease of 32% from the year earlier period, or a decrease of 22% in constant currency. To read the full press release click here.
06/04/2009	The world economy is slowing and clearly Australia and New Zealand is not entirely insulated from the world’s problems. In an effort to help individuals and organisations deal with these challenges and get answers to their problems while having fun, Manpower has created the Getbackin.biz campaign. To read the full press release click here.
16/02/2009	MILWAUKEE, WIS., USA (16 February 2009) Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today announced that David Arkless, Manpower’s President of Corporate and Government Affairs, is undertaking a field mission to refugee settlements in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, 16-20 February. To read the full press release click here.
28/01/2009	In the midst of a global financial crisis, business leaders need to have a plan in place to prepare for the inevitable recovery. This means they must understand and address the implications of the talent shortage. In response to this, Manpower Inc. has released their inaugural World of Work Insights paper titled “The Underworked Solution: Women and the Talent Crunch”. To read the full press release click here.

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