Ireland – Cpl revenue up 5% in first half, increases in permanent and flexible talent net fee income

Revenue rose 5% at Cpl Resources plc (CPS:LSE) in the first half of fiscal year ended 31 December, and gross margin improved, the Dublin-based recruitment company announced Wednesday. It reported net fee income growth in both its permanent placement operations and flexible talent division.

UK – Government releases draft secondary legislation for IR35 off-payroll working rules

HM Revenue and Customs released draft secondary legislation for the off-payroll working rules, or IR35, on Wednesday. The off-payroll working rules are due to come into effect for the private sector on 6 April.

“This secondary legislation is necessary to give HMRC the power to recover any unpaid tax...

South Africa – Workforce Holdings acquires Chartall Business College

South African recruitment and outsourcing company Workforce Holdings (WKF:JNB) announced that it acquired Chartall Business College.

Workforce entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Co-Founder Kevin Walpole Boyers, Uni Education Group, Limited and Co-Founder Karen Annette Deller. Walpole is the...

UK – Recruitment industry took in a record £38.9 billion revenue despite a difficult year, 85% generated through temp/contract placements

The recruitment industry in the UK turnover reached £38.9 billion in the year to March 2019 with £33.4 billion generated through temporary/contract placement activity while £5.5 billion was achieved through permanent placements, according to a report published by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation....

World – Staffing 360 provides 2020 overview and previews 2019 results

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK, provided its 2020 outlook and previewed fiscal 2019 revenue results.

In its 2020 overview, Staffing 360 stated, “On a macro level, there is growing optimism in the business media that the world economy will continue...

Global – World Economic Forum launches ‘Reskilling Revolution’ with staffing firms, other businesses

The World Economic Forum announced the “Reskilling Revolution” initiative, which is aimed at reskilling a billion people around the globe by 2030. Companies taking part include The Adecco Group, ManpowerGroup, Infosys, LinkedIn, Coursera Inc. and Salesforce.

It comes as 75 million jobs are expected...

UK – Employed parents who lose child to be given two weeks’ bereavement leave

Working parents who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to two weeks’ statutory leave, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced today as she laid new regulations in Parliament.

The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, which will be known as Jack’s Law in memory of Jack Herd whose...

Germany – Temporary workers down 8.4% in 2019, study finds

The number of temporary workers in Germany saw a decline of 9.2% in 2019 when compared to the previous year, according to a study from the Federal Employment Agency.

The study is based on a moving annual average until June 2019. It showed 948,000 temporary workers were employed in Germany. When compared...

UK – Tech sector is fastest-growing for jobs and salary: Reed Recruitment

Salaries in the UK’s technology industry surged in 2019 with a 13.8% hike in jobs posted and a 4.7% increase in the average salary, according to a report from Reed Specialist Recruitment.

Reed’s report, which analysed 7.5 million jobs posted since the start of 2016, showed the new data protection...

UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers decrease in Q4, Morgan McKinley finds

The number of jobs available in London decreased by 42% in the fourth quarter of 2019 when compared to a year ago, according to the London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time there was a 31% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis,...