UK – Skills shortage is top concern for financial services, according to Robert Half

Almost half of senior leaders in financial services have identified skills shortage as their greatest worry over the next twelve months, according to research from Robert Half Financial Services.

Robert Half’s research explored key external and internal concerns facing the industry, including the impact...

Ireland – RTÉ Radio agrees to review status of contractors after report finds inconsistencies in hiring practices (Irish Times)

Irish radio broadcaster RTÉ Radio has agreed to review the employment status of 106 contractors after a law firm’s report found that they have “attributes akin to employment”, reports the Irish Times. The report by law firm Eversheds Sutherland reviewed a total of 433 RTÉ contractors and found...

France – Number of temporary workers up 11.5% in April

The number of temporary workers in France increased by 11.5% at the end of April 2018, when compared to the same period last year according to data from Pôle Emploi.

There were 87,400 more temporary workers in April 2018 when compared to the previous year.

Among the sectors, the construction sector reported...

Belgium – Demand for temp workers up 5.3% in first quarter, Federgon finds

Belgium’s temporary work market reported a 5.3% increase in demand in the first quarter when compared to the previous year, according to the latest report on the labour market from Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

Both the blue-collar and white-collar temporary worker segments...

Global – Korn Ferry: Skills shortage could lead to salary surge

Salaries for highly skilled workers could boom as global talent shortages take hold, according to the new Salary Surge study released by Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY). 

According to the report, if left unchecked, the salary surge could add $2.5 trillion to annual payrolls globally by...

Ireland – Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in first quarter

Ireland’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.8% in the first quarter of the year, down from 7.2% in the same period last year, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The 5.8% figure matches the country’s record low in February 2008, before the global financial crisis....

UK – Airswift announces new CEO

Airswift, a staffing provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, announced that Janette Marx would become new group CEO.

Marx, who previously COO of Airswift, will take over the reins from Peter Searle.

Prior to joining Airswift, Marx held the role of Senior VP of Adecco Staffing USA for...

UK – Employers worried about finding skilled permanent and temporary workers

Half of employers (50%) in the UK expressed concerns over the sufficient availability of candidates for permanent hire. This is 8% more than in the same period last year, according to the latest Jobs Outlook report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

Employers who recruit temporary workers...

Poland – Temporary workers increasingly difficult to find, according to Polskie HR Forum

According to a report from Polskie HR Forum, the Polish Human Resources Forum, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find temporary employees in Poland.

Polskie HR Forum’s latest report on the first quarter of 2018 showed that the number of temporary employees hired by member companies of Polskie...

Spain – ‘Low salary’ is the top reason why workers quit

Low salary is the main reason why employees in Spain leave their company, according to research from Randstad Spain.

Randstad’s Employer Brand Research 2018 found that 51% of employees who leave their company do so because of too low a salary. The next reason cited was lack of professional growth opportunities...