UK – Recruitment firm loses pay case over employee surgery dismissal claim (Lancashire Telegraph)

A business development manager who suffered unlawful wage deductions after having surgery has won an employment tribunal claim from recruitment firm HSK Consultancy, reports Lancashire Telegraph. Bosses at HSK Consultancy, in Nelson, UK, claimed Jessica Walsh had been sacked from their Manchester Road...

France – A third of executives plan to resign to become freelancers (Courrier Cadres)

A third, or 33%, of executives in France plan to resign to become freelancers, reports Courrier Cadres, citing a study from the French Institute of Public Opinion for French online staffing group Freelance.com. The study showed that 77% of executives have a ‘very good’ opinion of self-employment...

UK – Harvey Nash CEO Albert Ellis to step down

Harvey Nash announced that CEO Albert Ellis intends to step down from his role on 31 January 2020.

The group have appointed Beverley White as the new CEO.

White will take up her position on 3 February 2020. She brings significant expertise in both the technology and recruitment sector having previously...

UK – Temporary employees down 4.8%, employment rate reaches record high

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 4.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of approximately 1.45 million for the three-month period from September through November 2019 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers...

Netherlands – Temporary workers’ hours fall 8%: ABU

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands decreased by 8% in the thirteenth period (weeks 49-52) of 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the...

UK – Recruitment industry calls for review and delay of IR35

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, along with leaders from 14 UK recruitment firms, have written to the Chancellor calling for a delay and an urgent review into the upcoming IR35 legislation.

From April 2020, IR35 reforms will be extended to medium and large organisations in the private and...

UK – Recruitment agency gives its non-smokers extra holiday (BBC News)

Employees at Swindon-based recruitment agency KCJ Training and Employment Solutions are being rewarded with four extra days of holiday for not smoking at work, reports BBC News. The firms said it wants to compensate staff who do not smoke, rather than penalise those who do. Managing director Don Bryden...

UK – Department store Beale goes into administration with 1,300 jobs at risk (The Guardian)

The department store chain Beales has gone into administration, threatening 1,300 jobs, reports The Guardian. Accountancy firm KPMG was appointed on Monday as administrator to the 23-shop chain, having initially been engaged by the retailer last month to explore possible sale and refinancing opportunities....

France – Cornerstone acquires tech startup Clustree

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD), a US-based talent management solutions provider, announced it has acquired Clustree, a French technology company.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2014, Clustree developed a sophisticated skills engine using machine learning and...

UK – The Classroom Partnership buys Concord Education

UK-based specialist education recruitment company announced that it has acquired Concord Education.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Concord Education, based in the UK, is a privately owned independent recruitment company dedicated to the sourcing and provision of specialist staff for schools, academies...