UK – Number of temporary employees down 6.9%, employment at joint-highest on record

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 6.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of approximately 1.42 million for the three-month period from May through July 2019 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...

UK – Graduate jobs market grows 10% in 2019, but internships and work placements fall

The UK’s graduate labour market saw an increase of 10% more jobs than the previous year according to the Institute of Student Employers’ annual student recruitment survey.

Nearly 22,000 graduate jobs were created. This was mainly driven by significant increases in finance and professional services...

UK – Juice Recruitment names new CEO, appoints managing director

Bath-based recruitment firm Juice Recruitment announced that it has named Emma Summers as the company’s new CEO.

Emma Summers founder and managing director of Juice Recruitment in 1998, prior to this was Chair of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for Bath and West Wilts.

Juice Recruitment...

South Africa – Workforce Holdings revenue up but profits take a hit from national minimum wage

South African recruitment and outsourcing company Workforce Holdings (WKF: JSE) reported revenue today for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of ZAR 1.53 billion (USD 104.3 million), up 7.7% compared to last year.

Switzerland – Jobless rate steady in August

The Swiss-registered unemployment rate stood at 2.4% in August 2019 steady when compared to the same period in 2018, according to figures from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

Data from SECO showed there were 99,552 unemployed people registered at the regional employment agencies in...

UAE – Online recruitment flat in July: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in the UAE remained flat in July when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Monster Employment Index for the UAE.

The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com, which records the industries and occupations that show the highest and...

UK – Lying ranked as worst mistake a candidate can make, CV-Library finds

The majority, or 68% of UK employers agree that lying in an interview is the worst mistake a candidate can make, according to a survey from job board CV-Library.

The survey, which polled over 300 employers, found that 79.3% of employers admit to feeling infuriated by a candidate’s actions when conducting...

World – Korn Ferry first quarter revenue up 7%

Revenue rose 7% in constant currency at Korn Ferry in its fiscal first quarter ended 31 July 2019. The increase in fee revenue was mainly due to growth in the group’s RPO and Professional Search offering.

UK – Recruitment activity hindered by political uncertainty as permanent staff appointments fall at quickest rate in three years

Permanent placements fell in August at the quickest rate for over three years as many employers chose to postpone staff hiring amid heightened political and economical uncertainty, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.

The Midlands, north and...

Europe – Employment rises 1.0% in the EU28 during second quarter

Employment increased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU28 in the second quarter of 2019, when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

When compared to the previous quarter, the number of persons employed increased...