UK – “Flexible working can be key to cutting the skills gap and boosting UK productivity” – Staffing Quote of the Week

Claire Walker, co-executive director of policy and campaigns at the British Chambers of Commerce is urging UK businesses to embrace new ways of working.  “Flexible working can be key to cutting the skills gap and boosting UK productivity” she said.

Businessleader.co.uk reports that Walker, who...

World – Tech Roundup: Zenjob, Technically Compatible, Sendhelper

Zenjob, a Berlin-based tech startup for temporary employment, has raised €15 million in Series B financing round, led by AXA Venture Partners. Additional capital investors are current investors Acton Capital Partners, Redalpine, and Atlantic Labs. Zenjob helps large and medium-sized businesses find...

UK – Employer confidence in the economy improves, but remains pessimistic

Employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy saw a slight improvement in November, but remained negative for the fourth successive month, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook report.

The net balance of those seeing a positive outlook...

UK – Contract Watch: Sopra Steria Recruitment and Northumbrian Water

Sopra Steria Recruitment, a UK-based staffing company, announced that it has recently been reappointed by Northumbrian Water as Master Vendor for the supply of IS Contractor Resources.

Northumbrian Water supplies 2.7 million customers in the North East with both water and sewerage services, trading as...

Ireland – Professional job vacancies up 11% in October, according to Morgan McKinley

The availability of professional jobs in Ireland increased by 11% in October 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...

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 3.7% increase in November

The number of jobs advertised throughout Switzerland, between October and November 2018 increased by 3.7%, according to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index. This is the highest increase in advertised job vacancies for this period, since the start of the index.

The German-speaking region led monthly growth...

UK – Upskill talent to curb job losses amid digitisation, Alexander Mann says

Business leaders must invest in retraining existing workforces before they are forced to replace incumbent employees with those who have specialist digital skills, global talent acquisition and management specialist Alexander Mann Solutions, advises.

The recommendation follows the recent announcement...

Denmark – Jobindex Q3 revenue rises 5.7%

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the third quarter of DKK 71.7 million (€9.6 million), an increase of 5.7% compared to last year.

Sweden – Wise Group Q3 revenue rises 9.8%, but profits slip

Wise Group (WISE:SS), the Swedish staffing firm reported revenue on Friday for the second quarter ending 30 September 2018 of SEK 196.0 million (€19.0 million), an increase of 9.8% compared with the same quarter last year.  

UK – Prime People H1 revenue boosted by overseas business

UK-based recruitment firm Prime People reported revenue yesterday for the six months ended 30 September 2018 of £12.57 million, an increase of 11.5% compared to £11.27 million last year.