UK – Manufacturing and services sector recruitment difficulties remain high in Q4 2018

Recruitment difficulties stand at near-record highs for the manufacturing and services sector in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to survey data from the British Chambers of Commerce.

The survey of more than 6,000 firms, found that labour shortages have risen in the UK as 81% of manufacturers that...

UK – Contract Watch: Staffline expands presence in prison education

Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, announced today that its PeoplePlus division has secured contracts in the latest round of prison education tenders worth a total of £104.6 million over a four-year period.

At the group’s interim results, the group’s management set a...

Czech Republic – Wages to increase more than 5% in 2019, but labour market expected to slow down

The Czech Republic’s labour market is expected to slow down in 2019 with wage growth and staff shortages predicted to persist, according to survey data from Grafton Recruitment.

The data found that while wages are expected to continue to grow at a rate of 5%-8% per year, some firms are already talking...

Hungary – Thousands of protesters march against labour reform (France24)

France24 reports that, on Saturday, approximately 6,000 people demonstrated in Budapest against nationalist-conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the latest of a wave of Hungarian protests targeting a labour reform branded a "slave law" by the opposition. The reform allows employers to...

World – Resources Connection revenue rises 20.5%, net income surges

Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue increased by 20.5% in its fiscal second quarter 2019 ended 24 November 2018.

The second-quarter results include revenue from US-based Accretive Solutions...

Luxembourg – CTG to acquire Luxembourg-based Tech-IT in $10 million deal

US-based IT staffing and solutions provider CTG (NASD: CTG) yesterday announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tech-IT PSF S.A., a Luxembourg-based consulting and IT solutions company, through its subsidiary CTG Luxembourg PSF S.A.

Founded in 2007, Tech-IT employs approximately 50 people...

UK – Siamo Group undergoes management buyout

Siamo Group, a UK-based provider of temporary workers, announced that it has undergone a management buyout (MBO) with private equity firm Key Capital Partners having sold its stake in Siamo Group to the management team in a deal backed by Clydesdale Bank.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....

Ireland – Professional job vacancies up 7% in November, according to Morgan McKinley

The availability of professional jobs in Ireland increased by 7% in November when compared to the same time last year according to data from the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

The monitor measures the pulse of the Irish professional jobs market by tracking the number of new job vacancies...

Germany – Immigration helps employment rise to highest level since German reunification

On an annual average in 2018, approximately 44.8 million people were employed in Germany, up by 562,000 persons, or 1.3%, compared to last year, according to data by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Destatis added that increased labour force participation and the immigration of foreign workers...

Switzerland – Kilpatrick Group SA acquires BFK HR Consulting

International executive search firm Kilpatrick Group SA has acquired Switzerland-based recruitment agency BFK HR Consulting.

BFK HR Consulting, founded in 1983, offers consulting services in human resources as well as personal search and selection; headhunting, executive search and coaching services....