Half of UK tech leaders considering Generative AI for shortages

Around half of UK tech leaders (51%) are considering Generative AI to combat skills shortages, according to research commissioned by talent platform Gigged.AI and carried out by Sapio Research.

The firms interviewed over 250 senior executives across the UK during the second half of 2023 and found that...

Irish tech sector gears up for hiring rebound (Irish Independent)

AI, cybersecurity and software engineers in Ireland are in high demand as more than two-fifths of tech employers (41%) plan to hire this year, reports The Irish Independent, citing research from Irish recruitment firm Stelfox. The research showed that Ireland’s IT sector is gearing up for a rebound....

Investment firm Onex acquires majority stake in Morson Group

Onex Corp. (TSX: ONEX), a Canada-based investment firm, today announced a majority investment in Morson Group, the sixth-largest staffing firm in the UK.

Morson is based in Manchester, and focuses on engineering, IT and technical staffing as well as RPO. It has a history spanning 55 years and employs...

People on the move: Randstad BeLux, SD Worx

Randstad BeLux

Randstad BeLux (Belgium and Luxembourg) announced that it has appointed Jerry Hamal as new managing director for Randstad Digital BeLux. He succeeds Andy Stynen who has left the company.

Randstad Digital BeLux is Randstad's division that helps companies transform faster by providing them...

Germany launches major 4-day workweek trial (Euronews)

Germany launched a six-month four-day workweek trial that will allow employees at 45 companies across the country to work one less day per week for the same pay, reports Euronews. The initiative is led by Berlin-based management consultancy Intraprenör together with the collaboration of the non-profit...

Snap axes 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs (Forbes)

Social media company Snap is laying off about 10% of its employees worldwide, reports Forbes. More than 500 employees will be laid off as part of Snap’s latest round of cuts in order to “best position our business to execute on our highest priorities,” according to a regulatory filing. The exact...

Universities UK and DfE move to ensure fairness in recruitment

Universities UK, an organisation representing universities across the UK, and the UK’s Department of Education, announced they are taking action following news reports of preferential treatment received by international students.

Last week, The Times (paywall), announced that its investigation revealed...

Most Ukrainian workers in the Netherlands in flexible work

Most Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands who were employed worked in a flexible manner including as on-call workers, temporary workers or another form of temporary employment, according to data from Statistics Netherlands.

When broken down, on-call workers comprised 26% of these workers on flexible...

Global GDP growth to continue at steady pace through 2025

The OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) latest Interim Economic Outlook projects global GDP growth of 2.9% in 2024 and a slight improvement to 3.0% in 2025, broadly in line with the previous OECD projections from November 2023.

Asia is expected to continue to account for...

Survey opens for 2024 List of SIA's largest and fastest-growing staffing firms

Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual survey to determine the largest and fastest-growing staffing firms for 2024 is now open.

SIA compiles and publishes the List of Largest and Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms each year, based on this annual survey. The list is also based on our own industry research. ...