UK – Prime Minister’s EU withdrawal deal defeated in House of Commons

Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected in the biggest parliamentary defeat for a sitting government in history.

After eight days of debate on the withdrawal agreement with the European Union, MPs rejected the government's deal in the 'meaningful vote'. MPs voted by 432 votes...

Netherlands – Court rules Deliveroo riders are not self-employed

An Amsterdam court ruled this week in two separate cases, that riders working for human cloud food delivery firm Deliveroo are not self-employed and are entitled to the same pay and benefits as an employee.

The case could have a significant impact for gig economy workers in the Netherlands.

In 2017, Deliveroo...

UK – Berry Recruitment Group acquires London Staff Bureau

St. Albans-based staffing firm Berry Recruitment Group acquired recruitment agency London Staff Bureau.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Berry, the acquisition will add around £1 million to the group’s turnover.

London Staff Bureau, founded in 1988, operates in the...

Spain – Majority of employees want to work remotely but their company forbids it, Randstad finds

Approximately 69% of employees in Spain want to work from home or “telecommute”, but cannot because their company does not allow it, according to research from Randstad Spain.

Randstad found that employees who typically request this form of working are between 25 and 45 years (78%). This was followed...

World – Germany and Rest of World lift Hays net fees in Q2

Hays (HAS: LSE), the sixth largest staffing firm in the world, today reported net fee income growth of 9% on a like-for-like basis for the second quarter ended 31 December 2018, compared with the same period last year. This represented the 23rd consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth for...

Italy – Average number of temporary employees up 0.8% in November

The average number of temporary employees in Italy in November rose slightly by 0.8% when compared to the same period last year, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The number of hours worked by temporary...

UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers decrease in December, Morgan McKinley finds

The number of jobs available in London decreased by 39% in December when compared to a year ago, according to the London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time there was a 29% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

On a month-over-month basis, the number of available...

UK – Study finds majority of CVs contain spelling errors

Most jobseekers in the UK make spelling mistakes in their CV, having problems with words such as ‘experience’ and ‘professional’, according to research from jobs site Adzuna.

The research indicated that nine out of 10 CVs contain spelling errors or typos. An analysis of 20,000 CVs recently submitted...

World – PageGroup Q4 gross profit rises 15.4% in constant currency, growth led by Americas and APAC

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) provided a trading update for the fourth quarter reporting a group gross profit of £211.1 million, an increase of 15.4% in constant currency (CC) compared with last year.

Growth during the fourth quarter was led by the Americas with an increase...

France – Paris Court rules in favour of Uber driver in landmark employment case

Human cloud ride-sharing giant Uber lost an appeal in France against one of its former drivers over his employment status.

The ruling in a French court last week could have an impact on gig economy workers and also overturns a ruling from last year that saw a French labour tribunal rule in favour of Uber....