Netherlands – Jobseekers increasingly looking at Poland for work opportunities, Indeed finds

Job searches from the Netherlands for roles in Poland have spiked this year, according to data from Indeed.

Nearly 14% of overseas job searches in the Netherlands are for Poland, an increase of 2.5% compared to last year. Poland was second only to the US (nearly 18%) for overseas job searches. However...

UK – Chancellor commissions independent review of Loan Charge

Sajid Javid, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, has commissioned an independent review of the Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge.

The Loan Charge, first announced in 2016, targets those who used so-called disguised remuneration schemes to avoid tax as far back as 1999. HMRC aims to recover losses from the...

Italy – Average number of temporary workers down 5.9% in July

The average number of temporary agency workers in Italy in July 2019 fell by 5.9% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The 5.9% decrease was an improvement over June’s 6.5% decrease....

Germany – Nearly four in ten employees on temporary contracts, research finds

Approximately 38% of new employees in Germany subject to social insurance contributions in 2018 were offered fixed-term contracts, according to data from the Institute for Employment Research.

The data, which is based on a survey of more than 10,000 companies in Germany, found that a total of 3.87...

France – Court rules that employee who died during sex on business trip was a workplace accident (BBC News)

A French company has been found liable for the death of an employee who had a cardiac arrest while having sex with a stranger on a business trip, reports BBC News. A Paris court ruled that his death was an industrial accident and that the family was entitled to compensation. The firm had argued that...

UK – Work visas for international graduates to be extended to two years

International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduating from a UK university so they can find a job, according to new proposals announced by the Home Office.

The move is set to reverse Theresa May’s 2012 policy that is currently still in effect, which forces overseas...

World – UK, US and Swiss workers among least concerned about losing their job due to AI and technological changes

Approximately 24% of UK workers are concerned or very concerned about losing their job because of technological changes, second only to workers in the US (17%) and on par with workers in Switzerland (24%), according to a study from the Adecco Group in partnership with Boston Consulting Group.

The Adecco...

EMEA – Tech Roundup: Jobteaser, Stoke

JobTeaser, the graduate recruitment and career guidance platform, has raised £45 million in new funding to help it expand its careers service to more students across the UK and Europe, according to TechCrunch. The investment is led by investment company Highland Europe with continued backing from existing...

UK – Labour pledges to create ministry of employment rights (The Guardian)

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to introduce the biggest ever extension to workers’ rights and create a ministry and government agency should he get into government, reports The Guardian. Making his announcement at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, the Labour leader pledged to “put...

Ireland – Cpl Resources full year revenue up 8%, profits surge

Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources (CPL: ID) reported revenue today for the full year ended 10 September 2019 with revenue of €564.8 million, an increase of 8% compared to last year. The group reported continued growth in all of its business sectors and markets.