UK – Staffline acquires apprenticeship levy provider LDA

Staffline, the staffing and employability organisation, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of LDA, a UK-based Apprenticeship Levy provider from Learndirect Apprenticeships Limited.

Staffline will integrate LDA into PeoplePlus, its Skills and Training division. The group added that the...

UK – Gig economy transgender van driver sues courier firm over discrimination

A transgender van driver has launched a discrimination claim against the courier firm that employed her as an independent contractor.

According to BBC News, the case is thought to be the first to test LGBT+ rights and discrimination in the gig economy.

Hayley Stanley claims she was discriminated against...

UK – Number of temporary employees down 1.2%, unemployment rate falls to joint lowest since 1975

The number of temporary employees in the UK decreased by 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.56 million in the three-month period from March to May 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified when...

Spain – Contractor demand surges in July following economic expansion

A period of unprecedented economic growth has caused a spike in contractor demand in Spain, as the country has seen a 154% year-on-year increase in contractor numbers in July 2018, according to data from 6CATS International, a supplier of international contractor management solutions.

6CATS found that...

UK – Teacher Active announces management buy-out (Insider Media)

Teacher Active, a UK-based recruiter of supply teachers, teaching assistants & Special Education Needs specialists, announced that it has undergone a management buy-out, reports Insider Media. Teacher Active says the MBO will drive further growth into regional markets by allowing the company to expand...

UK – REC responds to Brexit white paper: ‘Britain needs a comprehensive mobility deal with the EU to support national prosperity’

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has responded to the government’s Brexit white paper, ‘The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union’.

The White Paper affirms that the UK will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. In the paper, the government puts forth...

Netherlands – Tempo Team partners with national government to supply temp workers for the next three years

Tempo Team, part of the Randstad Group, announced that it will be a regular partner of the Dutch national government for the delivery of temporary workers for the next three years. 

The temporary workers will be supplied for functions in several major ministries and other governmental units and will...

Iceland – Number of foreign workers up in Q1, wages also rise while staffing agencies report increase in workers

In the first quarter of 2018, foreign workers accounted for 17.5% of working people, up from 15.1% in the same quarter of 2017, according to figures from Statistics Iceland.

Data from Statistics Iceland also showed that total wages in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 4.9% from the previous year....

France – Groupe Crit signs two new contracts with Air France Cargo

French staffing firm Groupe Crit (CEN: FP) announced that it has signed two major contracts with Air France Cargo at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport.

“These new contracts meet the group's dual strategy of supporting the needs of its companies and extending the range of its airport assistance services...

World – Hays net fees up 15% on a like-for-like basis, international markets drive growth while the UK sees improvement

Hays (HAS: LSE), the sixth largest staffing firm in the world, today reported net fee income growth of 15% on a like-for-like basis for the fourth quarter ended 30 June 2018, compared with the same period last year and the 20^th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. 

According...