UK – Government slammed over employing low-paid temporary workers to make crucial decisions on human trafficking (The Independent)

The Home Office has come under criticism over its commitment to tackling modern slavery after it emerged the department was employing temporary workers on low pay to make “crucial” decisions about trafficking cases, reports The Independent. An online job ad for national referral...

People – VMAGROUP, Alexander Mann Solutions, Cielo, Morgan McKinley

UK-based interim and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist VMAGROUP announced the appointment of Andrew Harvey as Group CEO. Harvey will take over the role previously held by Julia Meighan, who moves into the position of Chair of VMAGROUP. Harvey joined VMAGROUP in 2013 and for the last...

World – Kelly Services Q4 revenue up 0.6%; ‘Challenging talent supply’ in US

Fourth-quarter revenue at Kelly Services (NASD: KELYA) rose 0.6% on a constant currency basis. However, revenue was down 0.5% on a reported basis. The company reported a “challenging talent supply environment” in the US.

Kelly noted Americas staffing revenue reflects continuing growth in Kelly Educational...

Netherlands – Number of flexible workers rises to nearly 2 million in 2018

The number of flexible employees in the Netherlands reached nearly 2 million in 2018, according to data from Statistics Netherlands.

Statistics Netherlands and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) jointly reported these figures on the basis of a joint analysis of the latest...

World – Korn Ferry: Most business leaders focus on short-term hiring when finding talent

Dynamic changes in business and a lack of focus on the future are impacting the way hiring professionals do their jobs, according to a new global survey by Korn Ferry.

The survey was conducted in November and December 2018 and garnered responses from more than 600 talent acquisition professionals worldwide....

World – In Tech: Google UK, Randstad France

Google this week announced that it is expanding its hire recruitment management platform to the UK, as well as Canada. According to TechCrunch, the two countries represent the first international markets for the product outside the US. Google Hire first launched in the US in 2017 with the basic ability...

Switzerland – Egon Zehnder full year revenue up 10% in 2018

Privately-held Switzerland-based executive search firm Egon Zehnder today reported global revenue of CHF 738 million (€648.5 million) for the full year 2018, an increase of 10% compared to the same period in 2017.

Egon Zehnder’s 2018 financial performance reflects consistent increases across...

UK – Norman Broadbent revenue rises to 10-year high as it reduces losses

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) today provided an unaudited trading update ahead of its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2018. Group revenue increased by 40% to £9.2 million, the highest annual revenue in over ten years.

Group Net Fee Income increased by...

Netherlands – Trade union FNV accuses Tempo Team of dodging Collective Labour Agreement rules

FNV, the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation has accused Tempo Team, which is part of the Randstad Group, of evading Collective Labour Agreement rules for workers at mail company PostNL. FNV is also threatening legal action.

According to Flexnieuws, the FNV stated that thousands of parcel sorters who...

World – OECD unemployment rate stable in December 2018

The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) announced that the overall unemployment rate stood at 5.2% in December 2018, stable compared to the previous month. Across the OECD countries, 33.4 million people were unemployed.

The unemployment rate was also stable in the euro...