Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 16.4% growth in January job ads

The number of jobs advertised throughout Switzerland recorded a growth of 16.4% between January 2018 and January 2019, according to the latest Michael Page Swiss Job Index.

Meanwhile, the number of advertised jobs across Switzerland between December 2018 and January 2019 showed a decrease of 2.6%.

The...

World – South Korea and Greece have among the highest rates of overqualified foreign workers in OECD

Over a third of highly-educated immigrants in employment across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries are overqualified for their jobs with the exact rate differing significantly between countries, according to Statista.  

The OECD definition of the over-qualification rate...

UK – Contract Watch: Staffing 360, Dillistone Group, ApplyDirect

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK, announced that its recently acquired recruitment business Clement May, has renewed its contract with British American Tobacco to provide Resource Process Outsourcing and staffing services. Mark Darby, Staffing 360...

UK – Number of temporary employees falls 2.5% over year

The number of temporary employees in the UK decreased by 2.55% year over the year to a total of 1.53 million in the three months ended November 2018, according to data released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The number of temporary employees as a percentage of total employment was...

Netherlands – Temporary workers’ hours fall in latest period, but 2018 figures show growth

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands fell by 3% in the thirteenth period (weeks 49-52) of 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the thirteenth...

UK – Nakama Group provides trading update, profits take a hit as Asian trading performance below management expectations

UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK:LSE) provided a trading update, based on the group's "flash" results for the third quarter of the financial year ending 31 March 2019.

During the third quarter, the group's Asian trading performance fell below management's...

World – Switzerland, Singapore and US top Global Talent Competitiveness Index

Switzerland ranks first in the world for the ability to attract, retain, train and educate skilled workers, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. The top three were rounded out by Singapore and the US. The UK ranked ninth this year.

The index covers 125 national economies and 114...

UK – Government scraps £65 fee for EU citizens to stay in the UK (The Independent)

Prime Minister Theresa May has scrapped the £65 fee millions of EU citizens were going to have to pay to secure the right to continue living in the UK after Brexit, The Independent reports. The government’s EU Settlement Scheme requires all EU nationals and their family members who want to stay...

World – ManpowerGroup: Automation prompts 87% of firms to increase or maintain headcount

A majority of employers globally, 87%, plan to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, according to ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) new report, “Humans Wanted: Robots Need You.” The report is based on a survey of 19,000 employers in 44 countries about the impact of automation on job...

Germany – In Tech: HR and recruiting platform Personio raises €35 million

German HR and recruitment start-up Personio has secured €35 million in a series B funding round led by venture capital firm Index Ventures.

Founded in 2015, Munich-based Personio said it plans to continue product development and expand its team and operation into more European markets.

According to siliconcanals.nl...