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Italy – Number of temporary agency workers up 15.1% in May
11 July 2018The number of temporary agency workers in Italy for May 2018 increased by 15.1% when compared to the same period last year, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.
Ebitemp figures also showed that the total...
Switzerland – Unemployment rate falls to 2.4% in June
11 July 2018The Swiss unemployment rate stood at 2.4% in March, down from 3.0% in June of last year according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
In June 2018 there were 106,579 unemployed registered in Switzerland’s regional employment agencies. Compared with the same month last year, unemployment...
UK – Robert Walters posts Q2 trading update, NFI up 18% in constant currency on the back of strong international growth
10 July 2018International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) provided a trading update for the second quarter ended 30 June 2018. Group net fee income was up 18% in constant currency when compared to the same period last year.
Group Net Fee Income was as follows.
| (£ millions) | Q2 2018 | Q2 2017 | Change ... |
Netherlands – ABU reports slower staffing growth
10 July 2018The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 1% in the sixth period (weeks 21-24) of 2018, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).
ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the sixth period...
Sweden – Financial Supervisory Authority approves of Uniflex and Poolia merger
10 July 2018Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, announced that it has approved of the merger of Swedish staffing firms Uniflex and Poolia.
The two staffing firms announced in June that they will merge to create a Nordic staffing “powerhouse”. The boards from each firm unanimously decided...
UK – Organisations must combine centralized command with local delivery to engage top tier graduates, Alexander Mann finds
10 July 2018Global organisations must combine centralised command with local delivery if they are to effectively engage top graduate talent, according to the latest research from talent acquisition and management consultancy Alexander Mann Solutions.
The report, ‘The Next Chapter: Your New Global Graduate Programme’...
UK – Staffing 360 acquires Clement May
9 July 2018Staffing 360 Solutions, a staffing provider in the US and UK, announced that it has acquired Clement May Limited, a recruitment firm based in London with offices in Malaysia and South Africa.
Clement May offers executive search, selection and interim management within specialist sectors, payroll management...
UK – Businesses in services and manufacturing face recruitment difficulties and tougher trading condition amid sluggish growth
9 July 2018The percentage of UK firms looking to recruit in both the manufacturing and services sector improved, however the number of those struggling to recruit also rose, according to the latest quarterly economic survey from the British Chambers of Commerce.
The survey, based on the responses of more than 6,000...
UK – Businesses to face higher costs and skills shortages if new Off-Payroll tax hits the private sector, finds ContractorCalculator
9 July 2018Increasing costs, shrinking talent pools, reduced flexibility and legal challenges to status assessments are among the difficulties that firms are expected to have to navigate if the Off-Payroll tax reaches the private sector, according to a survey from ContractorCalculator.
The survey, which polled more...
Netherlands – APSCo announces Netherlands Trade Delegation
9 July 2018The Association of Professional Staffing Companies announced that it would take a trade delegation to Eindhoven, Netherlands on 9-11 October 2018.
“Valued at €18.2 billion, the Netherlands staffing market is the sixth largest in the world and this growth shows no sign of abating” Ann Swain, Chief...