Denmark – Online job ads hit by political uncertainty: Jobindex

The number of new online job ads fell in October 2019 when compared with the previous year according to data from Danish job board Jobindex.

The seasonally adjusted figure for job listings was 21,400 in October 2019. This was a decrease compared to October 2018 when the figure was 24,000 job listings....

Spain – ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ set to generate over 30,000 temp contracts: Randstad

Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday will generate approximately 32,050 contracts in Spain, an increase of 4.8% when compared to 2018, when 30,577 contracts were signed, according to research from Randstad Spain.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday will take place on Friday 29 November 2019 and...

UK – Hydrogen Group issues profit warning on weakness in UK and APAC

Hydrogen Group, the UK-based specialist recruitment group, provided an update on trading for the year ended 31 December 2019.

As reported in the group's interim report on 3 September 2019, the Hydrogen Group said it traded in line with expectations during Q3.   Subsequently, trading conditions...

Sweden – Hedera Group appoints new CFO

Swedish recruitment services firm Hedera Group announced that it has appointed Per J Levin as its new CFO.

Per J Levin was previously an auditor at Ernst & Young AB.

Earler this year the group announced that CEO Maria Nordin has resigned from her role. Nordin is still currently CEO of the group.

Nordin...

Netherlands – Directors for cargo employment agency found liable for underpayment of temp workers

Three directors for Dutch cargo employment agency Flexcargo, have been found liable for the underpayment of 16 temporary employees, according to the FNV, the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation.

Flexcargo went bankrupt in 2018 which then threatened to leave the 16 temporary employees underpaid.

However,...

UK – Majority of firms not ready for upcoming IR35 changes, study finds

The majority, or 74%, of UK organisations are not ready for the upcoming changes to off-payroll working rules, according to a poll from HR and payroll software and service provider MHR.

The off-payroll IR35 rules are being extended to include the private and voluntary sectors from April 2020. Previously,...

Sweden – Wise Group revenue drops as it slides into loss

Wise Group (WISE:SS), the Swedish staffing firm, reported revenue today for the third quarter ending 30 September 2019 of SEK 193.2 million (€18.1 million), down 1.4% compared with the same quarter last year. 

UK – Nearly half of contractors unaware of upcoming IR35 reforms: Morson Group

More than a third, or 40%, of contractors are unaware of the upcoming IR35 off-payroll reforms which are set to impact the contractor community from April 2020, according to a survey from Morson Group.

Morson’s survey of more than 1,000 contractors also found that more than half, or 54%, of limited...

UK – Recruitment firm admits to misleading Pensions Regulator and avoiding auto-enrolment duties (Professional Pensions)

Hertfordshire-based SKL Professional Recruitment Agency and its managing director have pleaded guilty to misleading The Pensions Regulator by falsely claiming staff had been put into a workplace pension, reports Professional Pensions. In August 2019 it was reported that SKL and managing director Linus...

People – Acorn, Catenon, PeopleStrong

UK-based recruiter Acorn has appointed Stephanie Nestaval as a specialist headhunter in executive search, direct search and interim projects. She joins Acorn after transferring from its parent company Synergie. She brings more than a decade of experience in managing high-level assignments for supply...