UK – Committee report calls on smaller businesses to report gender pay gap

A new report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has suggested that small businesses should be required to publish gender pay gap figures alongside big companies.

Currently, only businesses with more than 250 staff must report on their gender pay gap.

The Committee noted...

Ireland – Job vacancies up 7% in Q2, but border counties report a fall in vacancies

Job vacancies in Ireland grew 7% year-on-year in the second quarter when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest vacancies index from IrishJobs.ie.

The index also showed that while job vacancies grew nationally, border counties were at risk of economic decline.

In the second quarter...

France – UK firm ordered to pay former employee €60,000 for breaching ‘right to disconnect’ from work (The Telegraph)

The French wing of British pest control and hygiene company Rentokil Initial has been ordered to pay a former employee €60,000 after it breached his ‘right to disconnect’ from work outside of office hours, reports The Telegraph. In its decision dated 12 July 2018, France’s Court de Cassation,...

UK – Capita H1 revenue and profits sink again, but says it is making progress in recovery

Capita (CPI: LSE) the UK-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and professional support services reported underlying revenue declined by 4% in H1 2018 when compared to the previous year. 

Underlying revenue on a like-for-like basis, excluding results from businesses exited...

Scotland – Taranata Group reports 2017 turnover of £62 million, plans further acquisitions

The Edinburgh-based Taranata Group, a clutch of recruitment firms brought together by entrepreneur and investor Paul Atkinson in 2017  reported its first set of figures since undertaking structuring and branding initiatives.

The Taranata Group comprises Head Resourcing, Head Medical, Change Recruitment...

UK – Research finds men are more likely to be scrutinised for their appearance at work

A study from jobs site CV-Library on workplace gender specific rules found that the majority were aimed at the appearance of male employees.

CV-Library found that 22.5% of employees have to adhere to gender specific rules at work, despite over half (56.2%) agreeing that these rules are sexist.

The...

UK – Carillion faces criticism as it plans to lay off more than 300 apprentices (The Guardian)

UK-based construction giant Carillion announced that 341 apprentices are set to lose their jobs, reports The Guardian. The company, which also runs recruitment firm SkyBlue, made headlines earlier this year when it entered liquidation. Trade union Unite said the apprentice redundancies, which made up...

World – Heidrick & Struggles Q2 net revenue up 18.4% in constant currency but consulting business declines

Net revenue rose at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the second quarter ended 30 June 2018 by 20.3%, or 18.4% in constant currency. 

The US-based company said revenue growth was driven by strong results in Executive Search. The group’s consulting segment saw a decline...

France – Sopra Steria H1 revenue rises 5.3% in constant currency, but profits hit by restructuring and seasonal effects

Sopra Steria, a France-based information consultancy and services firm, reported revenue on Friday of €2.01 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 6.5%, and 5.3% on an organic basis.

The group describes itself as providing one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end-to-end service offerings...

World – Egon Zehnder CEO plans to step down

Privately-held executive search firm Egon Zehnder announced that Rajeev Vasudeva, who has served as the CEO of Egon Zehnder since 2014, will step down at the end of October.

Hunt Scanlon reports that Vasudeva’s resignation comes after losing an election to become the next chair to Jill Ader. In a memo,...