UK – Pontoon launches disruptive recruiter-less RPO product

Total talent solutions provider Pontoon, part of the Adecco Group, announced that it has launched its first ever recruiter-less RPO product.

Pontoon’s automated product, known as its Recruiterless RXO (Recruitment eXperience Outsourcing) Solution, aims to use technology throughout the recruitment cycle...

UK – HMRC wins IR35 tribunal against BBC presenters

HMRC has won an IR35 tribunal case at the High Court against three BBC presenters in a case that could have repercussions for contractors within the broadcasting industry.

With the exception of a few engagements, BBC presenters David Eaves, Tim Wilcox and Joanna Gosling were all deemed within scope of...

UK – UK lags behind G7 competitors on adopting workplace automation

UK government and businesses must step up efforts to manage the transition to automation or the country risks being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee says.

A report from the Committee, ‘The Automation and the Future of Work’...

Russia – Most employers against shortened workweek

The majority of employers in Russia, or 76%, said they do not support the switch to a shortened workweek, according to survey data from job board HeadHunter and local Russian newspaper Vedomosti.

The survey comes as the government announced that it would discuss a transition into a four-day workweek.

According...

UK – More than half of women have never attempted to negotiate salary: Robert Walters

More than half, or 57%, of female professionals in the UK have never attempted to negotiate a pay rise, according to a new report from Robert Walters in cooperation with TotalJobs.

The report, which surveyed more than 9,000 professionals across the UK, also found that men are 23% more likely to negotiate...

France – Synergie revenue up 2.2% on like-for-like basis as domestic and international markets boost growth

Synergie, the Paris-based staffing firm, reported revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2019 rose to €1.29 billion, up 4.6% from 2018, or 2.2% on a like-for-like basis.

The firm ranks as one of the world’s largest staffing companies and the sixth-largest staffing firm in France.

In July 2019...

UK – Nakama revenue and NFI down but shows signs of recovery

UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK:LSE) announced today its final results for the year ended 31 March 2019. Group revenue decreased by 20.2% when compared to the prior year, to £13.4 million.

“After a difficult period for the company, over the past year, the business...

Netherlands – Trade unions want more permanent jobs, a 5% wage hike and the abolition of self-employed tax breaks

Dutch trade union CNV announced its goals for 2020’s collective labour agreement and said it is aiming for more permanent jobs and less short-term and zero-hours contracts.

The union also targeted a 5% wage rise in 2020 and said, within three years, everyone should earn at least €14 per hour.

The Dutch...

UK – Asda workers stage protests against new work contracts (The Guardian)

Workers from UK-based supermarket retailer Asda have staged protests at stores across the country against a new “flexible” contract they say will leave about 3,000 shop-floor staff worse off, reports The Guardian. The new contracts, ‘Contract Six’, will see workers no longer paid for...

Russia – HeadHunter Q2 revenue rises but IPO costs hit net income

Russian job board HeadHunter Group plc (HHR: NSDQ), reported revenue yesterday of RUB 1.90 billion (USD 29.6 million) for the second quarter ended 30 June 2019, an increase of 25.7% compared to the previous year.

HeadHunter launched its IPO earlier this month and began trading shares on the...