UK – Permanent staff appointments see fastest decline since 2016 as Brexit-related uncertainty intensifies

Permanent staff appointments by recruitment consultancies in the UK in March declined at the quickest rate since July 2016 amid uncertainty related to the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the latest Report on Jobs from IHS Markit/REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and professional...

Finland – StaffPoint acquires Valtti Personnel Solutions

Finnish staffing and recruitment firm StaffPoint announced that it has acquired Valtti Personnel Solutions, an HR services firm based in Finland.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Valtti operates mainly in the Pirkanmaa region in Finland, just north of Helsinki, provides personnel...

UK – MPs debate Loan Charge and Off-Payroll legislation, but water leak forces early closure of Parliament

MPs met yesterday in Parliament to debate and voice their concerns about Off-Payroll rules as well as the impact of the Loan Charge on their independent contractor constituents, however a conclusion to the debate was abandoned due to a water leak in Parliament.

The Loan Charge, first announced in 2016,...

UK – 78% of companies pay men more than women

Despite increasing awareness, the UK median gender pay gap decreased only marginally from 9.7% to 9.6% between 2017 and 2018.

Approximately 78% of companies paid men more while 14% had a pay gap that favoured women, while the rest reported no difference.

Last year saw the first mandatory gender pay gap...

World – Tech Roundup: Oberon Solutions, Talentuno

UK-based HR services firm Oberon Solutions has secured a “significant" funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, according to Insider Media. The firm said it expects to create up to 90 jobs over the next two years and agreed a working capital facility with Lloyds to support its plans....

World – Resources Connection revenue and profits up in third quarter, appoints new President and COO

Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue increased by 4.1% year-over-year to $179.5 million in its fiscal third quarter 2019 ended 23 February 2018.

Sweden – Dedicare CFO steps down

Swedish staffing firm Dedicare announced today that CFO Eva Jonbacker has stepped down from her role effective immediately.

Jenny Pizzignacco, a business development manager at Dedicare, will take over the role and remain in the role until a successor is found.

Pizzignacco has previously been CFO of Dedicare...

UK – New Street Group acquires Wickland Westcott

London-based recruitment consultancy New Street Group announced that it has acquired Wickland Westcott, a UK-based executive search and consultancy for an undisclosed sum.

Wickland Westcott, founded in 1977, provides executive search, leadership and management consultancy services. Its leadership services...

UK – Encore Personnel full year revenue rises 11.7%

UK-based specialist recruitment firm Encore Personnel reported revenue of £72 million in 2018, an increase of 11.7% compared to the previous year. Gross profit was up 17.2%.

Encore Personnel, founded in 2001, provides blue-collar temporary workers in various sectors.

The company operates from nine offices...

Netherlands – Polish workers make up majority of EU workforce in the Netherlands but earn lowest wages

The majority of foreign employees from the EU working in the Netherlands are from Poland, despite being among the lowest paid foreign employees, according to data from Statistics Netherlands.

The data looked at jobs in 2017 and found that more than 838,000 jobs in the Netherlands were filled by foreign...