Gi Group Spa is one of the largest companies in the staffing industry and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. The Group, founded by Stefano Colli Lanzi in 1998, is also a global corporate member of World Employment Confederation (former CIETT), ^[1] the international confederation of private employment agencies.

History

Gi Group was founded in Italy in 1998 by Stefano Colli Lanzi. ^[3] In 2004 the Group acquired the employment agency of Fiat, Worknet. ^[4] One year later, the operations in the outplacement sector started with DBM Italia. Thanks to these acquisitions, the Group became the first Italian staffing agency with a turnover of 360 million Euros and 180 branches in Italy. ^[5] In 2007 the internationalization process started with acquisitions in Germany and Poland. In 2008 Générale Industrielle and Worknet became one brand: Gi Group. International expansion continued with operations in China, France, Brazil, Spain and India. ^[6] In 2009 the international expansion of Gi Group further increased: UK, Argentina and also Romania, where the company acquired Barnett McCall Recruitment. ^[7]

Another important acquisition occurred in 2015: the business process outsourcing firm Holomatica, based in Brazil, became part of Gi Group. ^[8] In 2016 the acquisition of TACK & TMI, global learning and development companies now known as Tack TMI, ^[9] was announced. ^[10]

Corporate social responsibility

Gi Group has recently focused on corporate social responsibility. In 2014, the first CSR Report was published. ^[11] In 2016, Gi Group organized its first global CSR initiative, "Destination Work", ^[12] aimed at increasing employability through free workshops held by Gi Group's volunteering employees.

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