UK – Brexit pushing construction wages up 11%

The UK’s vote to leave the EU has pushed construction wages up 11%, according to data released yesterday by Engage Technology Partners.

In an analysis of pay trends following the referendum in 2016, the staffing software supplier found that wages are on an upward trajectory in the industry...

France – Firm raises €8 million to build bank alternative for freelancers (TechCrunch)

French startup Shine received €8 million (USD 9.3 million)  in a funding round to build an alternative to banks for France-based freelancers, TechCrunch reported. “While it’s pretty easy to get started as a freelancer in many countries, France is not one of them,” according to...

UK – Search Consultancy acquires specialist technology recruiter Henderson Scott

Glasgow-based recruitment firm Search Consultancy announced that it has acquired Henderson Scott, a specialist provider of executive search and recruitment solutions in technology.

Established in 1999, Henderson Scott’s focuses on six core markets: enterprise architecture, IT infrastructure and data...

France – Temporary employment growth slows down in July

The number of temporary workers in France remained steady with an increase of 0.3% year-over-year in July, according to the Barometer report by Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

The 0.3% growth was a marked slowdown following temporary employment growth of 2.2% in May and...

Europe – Monster announces personnel changes for Europe and DACH regions

Jobs website Monster announced personnel changes for Monster Europe as well as Monster DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

The group announced that Marc Irmisch-Petit has become Monster Europe's new General Manager with an effective date of 1 July 2018. Monster also announced that Sylvia Edmands...

UK – Average advertised vacancies down 7.2% while competition for available jobs falls to historic lows

Average advertised vacancies in the UK declined by 7.2% in July 2018 when compared to July 2017, according to Adzuna’s latest report on jobs.

The Adzuna Job Index this month showed average advertised vacancies sitting at 1,143,386 in July 2018, 7.2% lower than a year prior.

Adzuna added that month-on-month...

UK – Contract Watch: Gibbs Hybrid, Affinity Workforce

Gibbs Hybrid announced that it has won major contracts across each of its markets. The total value of these four contracts is £50 million over the next five years.

The contract wins range across Poland, Dublin, UK and US, supporting multiple Fortune 500 clients including a bank, a digital technology...

Thailand – Government to recruit up to 42,000 temporary workers for the seafood sector (Undercurrent News)

Thailand’s government is stepping up its recruitment efforts which includes implementing an agreement with Myanmar’s government to recruit an extra 42,000 temporary workers for the seafood sector by November 2018, reports Undercurrent News. Thailand is reportedly facing a shortage of approximately...

UK – Dillistone provides trading update, highlights progress of GatedTalent division

Dillistone Group (DSG: LSE), the UK-based supplier of recruitment software for the recruitment industry, announced a trading update today.

The group, which will announce its interim results in the week beginning 24 September 2018, expects full year results to be in line with market expectations before...

UK – Gattaca to withdraw from several international markets to focus on more profitable territories

UK-based specialist engineering and technology recruiter Gattaca PLC announced today that it intends to withdraw from a number of international markets in order to focus on more profitable territories.

Gattaca said it will withdraw from the contract telecommunications infrastructure markets in Africa,...