UK – Social care and recruitment rank at the top of industries where workers are most likely to experience workplace stress

The majority of UK workers (67%) state that their job makes them feel stressed, according to a survey from jobs site CV-Library.

The survey aimed to discover the top causes behind workplace stress and which industries were most affected. CV-Library ranked the sectors below where UK workers are most likely...

Germany – Industry body warns no-deal Brexit would jeopardise hundreds of thousands of jobs, disrupt economic growth (DailyFX)

The Federation of German Industries has warned of the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit, warning that ‘any lack of clarity would jeopardise tens of thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs in Germany, and more particularly in the UK’, reports DailyFX. BDI Chief Executive Joachim...

Switzerland – Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index rises 8% in Q4

Swiss companies advertised 8% more job ads in the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index conducted by the Swiss Job Market Monitor from the University of Zurich.

Almost all job groups saw growth, although to varying degrees,...

Ireland – Average salary rises by an average of 3.9%, according to Cpl Resources

Due to skills shortages and high demand of some sectors in Ireland, the overall average salary increased by 3.9% in 2018, according to latest salary guide from Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources. The 3.9% increase follows the trend of continued, year-on-year wage increases for the last five years.

Cpl’s...

UK – Lack of talent remains a challenge for employers, but most still plan to ramp up recruitment in 2019

While the majority, or 72%, of UK organisations plan to increase their recruitment efforts this year, 84% of hiring professionals cite lack of relevant talent as a major issue right now, according to data from job board CV-Library.

CV-Library’s survey data from 300 hiring professionals in the UK sought...

Ireland – Most employers hesitate to hire job hoppers, Indeed finds

More than half, or 65%, of Irish employers have reported that they decided not to interview someone who has had short-tenure jobs in the past, according to research from Indeed.

In seeking to define "job hopping", on average employers consider six months to be a short-tenure to spend in a job,...

UK – Entrust Resource Solutions acquires executive search firm Horton International UK

Scottish life sciences and IT recruitment firm Entrust Resource Solutions announced that it has acquired executive search firm Horton International UK.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Horton International UK provide Executive Recruitment services specialising in Board level positions,...

World – Korn Ferry: Real wage salaries forecasted to grow 1% in 2019

A forecast issued today by Korn Ferry reveals that, adjusted for inflation, real-wage salaries globally are expected to grow of 1.0% in 2019, this is below the company’s 1.5% prediction for 2018.

“With inflation rising in most parts of the world, we’re seeing a cut in real-wage increases across...

Germany – Employment rate for migrants improving, temporary work a key driver for refugees

The state of employment for immigrants in Germany has shown improvement in the past ten years, with the employment rate for foreign-born workers increasing from 59% in 2006 to 67% in 2017, according to a study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The study looked at the progress...

Netherlands – Amsterdam plans to name and shame firms who discriminate on the job market (Dutchnews.nl)

Amsterdam plans to tackle discrimination in the jobs market by using what city officials call ‘mystery guests’ to identify companies using unfair practices to recruit staff, reports DutchNews.nl.  The plan also includes ‘naming and shaming’ companies which have discriminated against job...