CORRECTION: List of Best Staffing Firms to Work For

Note: This story has been corrected from a previous version. Nominations for the Best Staffing Firms to Work For list for the UK and Ireland will be accepted next spring. However, nominations for the North American list are open now.

Employee satisfaction is one of the key drivers of staffing firm success. But...

World – Resources Connection revenue hit by slowdown in Europe

Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (RECN: NASD), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue decreased by 3.0% year-over-year in constant currency to $172.2 million in its fiscal first quarter 2020 ended 24 August 2019. On a reported basis, revenue was down...

Germany – Unemployment falls in September, but labour market shows signs of a slowdown

Germany’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1% to 4.9% in September when compared to the previous year, according to data from the Federal Employment Agency.

Compared to the previous year, a total of 22,000 fewer people were registered as unemployed with the number of unemployed totalling 2.23 million in...

Switzerland – Adecco Group Swiss job market index rises 5%

Swiss companies advertised 5% more job ads in the third quarter of 2019 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index conducted by the Swiss Job Market Monitor from the University of Zurich.

Compared to the previous quarter, the number of job ads remained...

UK – Skills gap to cost small businesses £145,000 next year

The average UK SME (small to medium enterprise) faces a skills gap that would impact total revenue by £145,000 in the next year, rising to £318,000 in the next five years, according to new research from Robert Half UK.

The skills gap, defined as the difference in skills required within an organisation...

World – Bullhorn acquires Erecruit in major staffing software deal

Staffing software company Bullhorn announced yesterday it acquired Erecruit, a provider of applicant tracking and pay and bill solutions for the staffing and recruitment industry. The deal closed yesterday.

Erecruit will operate as a business line under Bullhorn. Terms of the transaction were not announced....

UK – Barclays to cease engaging off-payroll contractors, demands PAYE only

UK banking giant Barclays announced it would no longer engage contractors who provide their services via a personal services company, limited company, or other intermediary, unless they work on a PAYE (pay as you earn) basis.

The shift will see Barclays avoid potential liability for tax and national insurance...

World – Organisations with Total Talent programmes and plans on the rise

A new survey of over 150 US and European organisations showed that those with a Total Talent programme in place, or those considering implementing one within the next two years, outnumbered those with no such plans by a factor of three to one, according to a study by Alexander Mann Solutions, in partnership...

Russia – Labour Ministry says four-day working week could improve workers’ lives despite higher costs

The Russian Ministry of Labour has sent a report to the Government of Russia on the risks and benefits of introducing a four-day working week in the future.

The report found that a reduction in the duration of the working week can lead to an increase in labour costs, as well as production costs.

At the...

Slovakia – Salary growth to slow by 2020: Grafton

Average monthly wages in Slovakia are expected to grow 5% to 7% in 2020, down from the expected growth of 6% to 8% this year, according to survey data from Grafton Recruitment.

During the second quarter of the year, the average monthly salary increased to €1,110, a growth of 9.7%, year-on-year. The...