World – Executive Forum Europe concludes today, keynote speaker David Rowan offers insight on impact of automation on staffing industry

SIA’s Executive Forum Europe 2018 kicked off its second day today in London and will conclude with a keynote and a debate on the impact of automation on the staffing industry.

Keynote Speaker David Rowan, founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED UK and world-renowned expert on future trends, will lead ‘Innovate...

Belgium – Federgon: Temporary workers’ hours fall in October

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in October decreased by 1.15% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The white-collar sector reported a slight year-on-year increase of 0.86% while the blue-collar...

World – Egon Zehnder names new CEO

Swiss-based executive search and leadership advisory services firm Egon Zehnder International appointed Edilson Camara as CEO, effective immediately.

Camara began his career in Egon Zehnder’s Sao Paulo office 20 years ago working with industrial clients. In 2001, he moved to Rio de Janeiro to open Egon...

Spain – Labour Inspectorate finds Ryanair and two Irish recruitment firms breached employment law (RTE)

The Spanish Labour Inspectorate has found Ryanair committed breaches of employment law, some of which were deemed "very serious”, reports RTE. Ryanair was guilty of violating cabin crews’ right to strike and work safety regulations as well as obstructing labour inspections. In addition, two...

Netherlands – Staffing growth steady, ABU reports

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands remained stable in the eleventh period (weeks 41-44) of 2018, 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 eleventh...

Netherlands – ManpowerGroup appoints Managing Director for the Netherlands

ManpowerGroup Netherlands announced that it has appointed Jeroen Zwinkels as new Managing Director with effect from 1 January 2019.

Zwinkels takes over from Frits Scholte, who will now hold the same position at ManpowerGroup Germany.

Prior to joining ManpowerGroup, Zwinkels held various leadership roles...

World – SIA Executive Forum Europe goes Future Forward today

Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum Europe 2018 is underway today in London. The two-day event challenges the industry to take a long-range view of how to stay competitive and successful into the future, with Future Forward the theme of tomorrow’s conference. 

SIA’s Executive...

UK – The Adecco Group: A third of businesses have considered automation in response to Brexit skills shortage

A third, or 34%, of UK managers say that their organisation has considered automating elements of their business in order to tackle skills shortages that might come about because of Brexit, according to a report from The Adecco Group UK and Ireland.

The report found that 71% of managers think the UK’s...

UK – HR leaders say skills are the missing piece of Digital Transformation puzzle

The majority, or 82%, of UK HR leaders, say their workforce needs to improve its skills in order to get the most out of digital transformation, according to research from Capita Resourcing.

Capita’s research suggests that UK organisations are hampering their digital transformation efforts by overlooking...

UK – European Union leaders agree on deal for UK’s withdrawal

EU leaders have approved and endorsed an agreement on the UK's withdrawal and future relations.

Yesterday’s discussion in Brussels saw EU leaders take less than an hour to endorse the EU withdrawal agreement: a 599-page, legally binding document setting out the terms of the UK's exit from the EU, and...