UK – PSI Services acquires emotional intelligence specialist JCA Global

PSI Services Limited, a global workforce solutions provider, announced that it has acquired UK-based JCA Global, a firm that specialises in applied Emotional Intelligence (EI) and training in the workplace.

According to PSI, the acquisition further extends the company’s presence in the talent measurement...

UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers slip in September

The number of jobs available in London fell by 38% in September when compared to a year ago, according to the latest London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time, there was a 35% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

When compared to August, the number of available...

Germany – Businesses face growing difficulties in filling job vacancies (Xinhua)

German companies are increasingly struggling to fill job vacancies due to historically low unemployment, reports Xinhua, citing data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the research institute of Germany's Federal Employment Agency. The unemployed-to-vacancies ratio has fell to its lowest...

UK – Growth in Europe and Asia Pacific boosts Q3 net fee income at Robert Walters

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) provided a trading update for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. Group net fee income increased by 13% in constant currency to £101.2 million, compared to £90.7 million during the same period last year.

Net Fee Income was as follows.

Sweden – Dedicare appoints new CFO

Swedish staffing firm Dedicare announced today the appointment of Eva Jonbacker as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 7 January 2019.

To cover the period until Jonbacker takes office in January, the group has hired Lars Ericsson as interim CFO.

In April this year Dedicare announced that its CFO,...

UK – McGinley CEP acquires construction recruitment firm First Choice

McGinley Construction, Engineering & Property (CEP) has acquired London-based construction recruiter, First Choice.

No financial details were disclosed.

McGinley CEP said that it felt First Choice’s service delivery and established client relationships, built up over its 15-year history, was the...

France – Youth are more receptive to temporary work, Prism’Emploi finds

Young people under the age of 25 in France are becoming receptive to temporary work, according to new research from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

The research found that youth are significantly more likely to have experienced this form of employment. Prism’Empoi found...

UK – Northern Irish man awarded £3,000 in workplace age discrimination case (BBC News)

A 63-year-old man has been awarded £3,000 by an industrial tribunal after it found that he had been discriminated against when a firm told him he was too old to apply for a job, reports BBC News. Patrick Matier, from Northern Ireland, said he was told that there was no point in applying for a job as...

UK – Services sector recruitment falls to 25-year low

The number of private sector services firms looking to recruit in the third quarter has fallen to a 25-year low, according to survey data from the British Chamber of Commerce.

The survey of 5,600 businesses, found that the percentage of services firms attempting to recruit fell from 60% to 47%, its lowest...

UK – TV presenter faces £2 million tax probe over freelance earnings

Freelance presenter Eamonn Holmes is being investigated as part of a test case by officials from HM Revenue and Customs. It is estimated that Holmes is facing a tax bill of up to £2 million.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that Holmes, who presents for ITV, is paid through his own limited liability...