World – Korn Ferry revenue up 14.6% in constant currency in Q2

Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) yesterday reported total fee revenue rose 14.6% in constant currency in its fiscal second quarter ended 31 October. The increase was 11.8% on a reported basis. It was driven by organic growth in all three lines of business.

UK – Job market softens in November

Permanent placements and temporary billings in the UK both increased at softer rates in November, however the growth in permanent staff appointments was the second-weakest since October 2017, while temp billings expanded at the joint-weakest rate for just over two years. This is according to the latest...

Europe – Employment Council agrees to set up a new European Labour Agency

The European Council yesterday on the establishment of a European labour authority with the aim to support EU member states in implementing EU legislation in the areas of cross-border labour mobility and social security coordination, including free movement of workers, posting of workers and highly mobile...

Germany – Employment up 1.3% in third quarter, number of hours worked reaches record high

Employment in Germany rose by 1.3% in the third quarter compared to the same quarter last year according to figures from the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB).

Employment also reached a new record level with more than 45 million people employed in the third quarter.

At the same...

UK – Carter Wellington launches “Uber-style” platform for freelance recruiters

UK-based recruitment group Carter Wellington has recently launched a new concept for the recruitment industry, enabling recruitment professionals to work independently as freelancers while eliminating the need for financing or resources to create everything from scratch.

The company aims to disrupt the...

UK – Deliveroo riders lose landmark court battle over collective bargaining

Deliveroo riders are not entitled to collective bargaining rights, a High Court has ruled. The ruling confirms a previous court decision by the Central Arbitration Committee which ruled that the Deliveroo’s riders were self-employed contractors and not employees.

The decision deals a setback for the...

UK – NRL Group acquires technical and engineering recruitment firm Intec UK

UK-based NRL Group, a privately-owned recruitment and technical services business, has acquired Intec UK Limited, a technical and engineering recruitment firm.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Intec, founded in 1983, also provides temporary and permanent personnel within the Power,...

France – Temporary employment declines in October

The number of temporary workers in France fell by 4.6% in October 2018 when compared to last year, according to the Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

The 4.6% decrease was also a slowdown from the previous month’s 1.7% decrease.

The construction sector...

UK – Glassdoor’s 2019 ‘best places to work’ list includes Reed Recruitment and Alexander Mann

Online job board Glassdoor, part of Recruit Holdings, announced its 2019 ‘50 best places to work in the UK’. The list is based on a survey of UK-based employees in the past year and is also based on their feedback provided on Glassdoor’s site, alongside the numerical ratings, which are on a scale...

World – Hudson Global rebrands to focus on RPO

RPO provider Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) has rebranded as Hudson RPO, effective yesterday.

This change marks the completion of a strategic realignment process launched several years ago to focus on its core recruitment process outsourcing business. The transition was completed this year with the ...