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Germany — First temporary employment trade fair in Elmshorn
1 September 2009The regional office of the German Agency for Labour (Agentur fuer Arbeit) based in Elmshorn, north of Hamburg is the organiser of the first new trade fair for all matters concerning temporary employment. The trade fair will take place on 10 September 2009.
Thomas Kenntemich, Head of the regional Agency...
UK — Managing Director bought kitchen instead of paying workers
1 September 2009The Managing Director of a Norfolk recruitment agency paid for a fitted kitchen and new windows out of company funds instead of paying casual workers, a court heard on Friday, Norfolk News report.
Norwich Crown Court heard that Christine Lewiss fleeced nine members of staff to the tune of £11,000.
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UK — Union calls off picket due to bankruptcy
1 September 2009A union that threatened to picket a recruitment agency which it claimed owed money to workers said it would call off the action if reports the company has gone into liquidation are true, this is Derbyshire reports.
Unite had threatened to picket West Recruitment at its offices in Osmaston Road, Derby,...
Monaco — Serious shortage of nurses and other carers
1 September 2009The tiny but extremely wealthy Mediterranean principality is suffering from an acute shortage of nurses, carers for the elderly and pharmaceutical assistants. Just like in neighbouring France, the health sector is beginning to find itself in a situation where patients cannot be treated due to a lack...
Spain — Professional training relegated to second place
1 September 2009According to the National Council for Economic and Social Affairs (CES), Spain spends 1.4% of her gross domestic product on unemployment benefits and early retirement payments compared to only 0.6% on professional training for the unemployed, Expansion reports.
Spain has the highest unemployment rate...
France — Difficult start for government employment programme for the young in deprived areas
1 September 2009"The government is a little bit behind on finding employment for young people in deprived areas", the Secretary of State in charge of cities told Agence France Presse.
The so-called 'Espoir Banlieue' (hope for the outskirts) programme, which involves finding jobs, training or helping with company start...
UK — One in five UK workers considers career change
28 August 2009According to Monster.co.uk’s 'Keep The UK Working' research, which carried out a YouGov poll on 2,505 GB adults (1,626 workers), the British workforce is likely to emerge out of the ashes of the current recession happier with their jobs than they were before. We are also likely to see a wave of...
UK — Robert Walters reports loss before tax of 2.6 million Pounds
28 August 2009Robert Walters plc (RWA:LSE), the permanent and contract recruitment services group, reports a fall in revenues from 169.8 million Pounds in the first six months of 2008 to 141.7 million Pounds in the same period of 2009. Gross profit was down from 71.7 million Pounds in 2008 to 50 million Pounds in...
UK — Parity reports loss before tax of 362,000 Pounds
28 August 2009Parity Group plc (PTY:LSE), the IT recruitment and consulting specialists, report revenues for the first six months of 2009 of 62.8 million Pounds down from 66.3 million Pounds for the same period in 2008. Operating profits fell to 366,000 Pounds from 735,000 Pounds in 2008. Loss before tax from continuing...
Portugal — Professional training falls victim of the economic crisis
28 August 2009A research report among 800 employees carried out by the Portuguese subsidiary of Adecco S.A., reveals that 38.4% of interviewees believe that professional training is the area which has most suffered from the current economic crisis. 61.5% of respondents, on the other hand, said that companies would...