UK – Recruitment firm owner jailed for cocaine dealing (Portsmouth News)

A recruitment agency owner caught with £14,500 worth of cocaine in his desk drawer has been jailed, reports Portsmouth News. Portsmouth Crown Court heard Dutch national Pieter van Oorschot was stopped by police in Portsmouth while driving a Mercedes. Van Oorschot had four small packets of cocaine on...

Netherlands – Number of people working into their 70s doubles in 15 years (RTL Nieuws)

The number of people working in the Netherlands beyond their 70th birthday has more than doubled in the last 15 years, reports RTL Nieuws. In 2018 7.3% of septuagenarians earned an income from working, compared to 3.3% in 2003. More than half (55%) were zzp’ers (self-employed), a proportion that rises...

Germany – Number of temporary workers falls by 10%, study finds

The number of temporary workers in Germany fell by approximately 10% in the second half of 2018 when compared to the same period in the previous year, according to research from professional services firm PwC, citing data from the German Federal Employment Agency.

The research, which also interviewed...

UK – Wages flat-line as technology makes mid-tier jobs redundant: Hays

Wages in the UK are flat-lining because companies are scrapping mid-tier positions and replacing them with algorithms and cheap offshore labour, according to research from international recruitment firm Hays.

Hays found that with jobs like paralegal work and administration, new technology is making these...

UK – Women experiencing menopause would receive flexible hours under Labour party’s plans

In a speech at the annual Labour Party’s conference, Dawn Butler MP, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary, announced that the next Labour government will require all large employers to introduce a menopause workplace policy to break the stigma associated with the menopause.

The announcement...

World – Travel giant Thomas Cook’s collapse could put 21,000 jobs at risk (Coventry Live)

Approximately 21,000 staff worldwide could lose their jobs, including 9,000 in the UK, due to the collapse of travel giant Thomas Cook, reports Coventry Live. The travel firm announced today that it ceased trading after failing to secure a last-ditch rescue deal. The company was unable to secure the...

UK – Parity Group H1 revenue up slightly but swings into loss

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group (PTY: LSE) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2019 of £44.5 million, an increase of 3% compared with £43.2 million during the same period last year. 

Parity Group reported revenue and profits from continuing operations as below....

UK – Dartmouth Partners acquires Pure Search

Dartmouth Partners, a London-based recruitment consultancy, announced that it acquired privately owned recruitment firm Pure Search.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Pure Search was established in 1999 and focuses on finding talent in tax, legal, finance, risk and compliance. It...

UK – Employers not ready for post-Brexit labour ‘supply shock’, CIPD finds

Most employers in the UK are not equipped to deal with a potential ‘supply shock’ of a reduced inflow of EU workers post-Brexit, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The new report, ‘A practical immigration system for post-Brexit Britain’, highlights...

Ireland – Most workers would leave current role for a flexible job

Nine out of ten workers in Ireland said they would leave their current job if they were offered flexibility in another role, according to a survey from Irish recruitment agency Employflex.

The survey, which polled 670 workers across Ireland, found that four out of five believe that flexible work should...