Temporary employment in France falls 7% in Q4

Temporary employment in France fell by 7.0% in the fourth quarter of 2023 when compared to Q4 2022, according to the most recent data by INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies).

This means there was a decrease of 56,700 jobs year-on-year in the temporary employment in Q4 2023.

When...

Swiss unemployment rate rises to 2.5% in January

The unemployment rate in Switzerland rose from 2.2% in January 2023 to 2.5% in January 2024, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

When compared to the same month last year, unemployment increased by 12,399 people (12.3%).

According to surveys by SECO, 113,175 unemployed people...

Survey opens for SIA’s 2024 Largest Staffing Firms EMEA and APAC

Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2024 survey of the largest and fastest-growing staffing firms based in EMEA and APAC is now open.

Each year, SIA publishes rankings of the largest staffing firms by country, region, sector, and globally. This annual survey allows firms to report their data and ensure the...

Bluestones Investment Group acquires two recruitment firms

Bluestones Investment Group, a UK-based specialist investment group that focuses on the recruitment sector, announced the successful acquisitions of Australasian Recruitment Company (ARC) and Home Recruitment.

Financial details were not disclosed.

ARC, headquartered in London, specialises in the placement...

Temporary work placements in Portugal fall in November

The number of temporary work placements in Portugal decreased by 3,381 people in November 2023 when compared to November 2022, according to the latest Barometer from the Portuguese Association of Companies in the Private Sector of Employment and Human Resources and ISCTE (University Institute of Lisbon)....

Jobindex job ads higher than pre-pandemic levels in December

Danish job board Jobindex reported 25,600 new job advertisements were posted online in December. This was higher than the 23,700 new job ads posted in September. 

The job board noted that, while December’s new job ads level is considerably lower than at the beginning of 2021, the number of job...

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...