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UK — Remploy manager's achievements officially rewarded
9 October 2009Lesley-Jane Holt, a National Manager at Remploy, the specialist recruitment agency for people with disabilities and other complex barriers to employment, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London, the Bury Times reports.
Mrs. Holt helped establish Remploy's professional cleaning company to...
Spain — By December 30% of all new unemployed in the EU will be Spanish
9 October 2009According to the latest 'Labour Euro-Index' compiled by Adecco and IESE Business School, unemployment in Spain will reach 19.2% in December 2009 with an increase of 1.2 million new unemployed compared to December 2008.
Total unemployment in Spain is estimated to reach 4.1 million. By the end of the...
UK — Matchtech revenues up but profits down
8 October 2009Matchtech Group plc (MTEC:LSE) the specialist technical recruitment firm, today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2009.
Revenues were up by 4% to 269.6 million Pounds from 258.8m million Pounds in 2008. Net Fee Income was down by 9% to 30.3 million Pounds from 33.2 million...
Europe — One employee in three goes to work even when they are ill
8 October 2009According to a new research report published by specialist staffing group Accountemps (part of Robert Half International Inc.), among 5,494 HR and Finance Managers in 19 countries, there are big cultural differences by country in attitude towards taking time off during sickness.
On the question of whether...
UK — Hays Group net fees down by -37% in last quarter
8 October 2009Hays plc (HAS:LSE), has today issued an interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2009.
Group net fees were down by -37% compared to the same quarter last year. Net fees from permanent placements decreased by -52% whilst net fees from temporary placements decreased by -27%.
Net...
Switzerland — Unemployment rises sharply but is still among the lowest in Europe
8 October 2009According to research published by the Office of the Secretary of State for the Economy (SECO), unemployment in Switzerland has gone up from 3.8% in August 2009 to 3.9% in September.
Compared to September 2008 unemployment is up by 58,429 job seekers, an increase of 61% on a year-on-year basis.
Unemployment...
UK — Michael Page in tax battle with the government
8 October 2009Michael Page International, Britain's second largest staffing firm, was warned by the Inland Revenue last month that it was 'considering taking steps' to recover 37.4 million Pounds, which it had handed over as a part settlement of an alleged overpaid Value Added Tax (VAT), The Times reports.
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UK — Opposition plans to abolish National Insurance for new companies
7 October 2009Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that the Conservative Party would abolish National Insurance for the first 10 recruits of new company start ups for a period of one year during the first two years of a Conservative government, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The announcement formed the...
UK — Michael Page Q3 gross profits fall by 41.8%
7 October 2009Michael Page International plc (MPI:LSE), the specialist recruitment consultancy, reports a decrease of 41.8% in third quarter group gross profits from 141.3 million Pounds in the third quarter of 2008 to 82.2 million Pounds in the same period this year. Operating profit from trading activities was in...
Turkey — Unions rejoice at President's veto
7 October 2009Union leaders have praised Turkey's President Abdullah Gul for vetoing a bill giving 'Private Labour Offices' broad rights to place temporary workers in companies, Just-style reports.
At a meeting between officials from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Istanbul, the unions...