UK – Parity Group issues trading update, performance in line with management expectations

London-based specialist technology staffing company issued a trading update during its Annual General Meeting for the first four months of 2018.

The group said its performance during the period has been in line with management expectations and that it is making ‘good progress’ in building its Consultancy...

Europe – Spain has highest share of temporary employment among EU countries

When it comes to temporary employment in the European Union, Spain leads the pack with 26.8% of employees on a temporary contract in 2017, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical body of the European Union.

Eurostat’s data found that in 2017, 27 million employees aged 15 to 64 in the EU had...

Netherlands – European Commission warns Dutch government to act on bogus self-employment

The European Commission has warned the Dutch government to address bogus self-employment and said that it needs to reduce the incentives given to both employers and employees to work via temporary and self-employment contracts.

The commission made the recommendations as part of its annual country report...

Europe – GDPR comes into effect today in the European Union

Today the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in the European Union.

The new law aims to provide clarity and consistency across the EU and make it simpler to do business in the EU. From today, data protection authorities will be enforcing the new law though it remains to be seen...

UK – Disability pay gap increases to highest level since 2013, TUC study finds

Disabled workers in the UK earn £2,730 a year less than non-disabled workers, according to a new report published by the Trades Union Congress.

In 2017 average hourly pay for disabled workers was £9.90, compared to £11.40 for non-disabled workers, a disability pay gap of £1.50 an hour and £2,730...

World – Next Staffing Industry Daily News on Tuesday

The next European and Rest of World Staffing Industry Daily News will be on Tuesday due to the holidays observed in the UK and US.

France – Number of temporary workers up 8.2% in March

At the end of March 2018, the number of temporary workers increased by 8.2% when compared to the same period last year according to data from Pôle Emploi.

Seasonally adjusted data found that there were 815,500 temporary workers at the end of March, an increase of 62,200 from last year.

Among sectors,...

Switzerland – Digitisation and ageing workforce could lead to labour shortage of half a million workers by 2030

The progression of digitisation as well as changing demographic trends are some of the biggest challenges in the Swiss labour market, according to a study from the Adecco Group Switzerland and the University of Zurich.

The study focuses on skills shortages in Switzerland and found that, with the rapid...

Germany – Employees want to reduce their weekly working hours, study finds

A new study from the German Institute for Employment Research found that 50% of male employees and 40% of female employees want to cut their weekly working hours by at least 2.5 hours.

The research also found that this figure was higher particularly among employees with higher educational qualifications...

Poland – Fewer Poles are planning on taking jobs overseas

The number of working-age Poles who plan to take a job overseas fell to 11.8% this year, down 2% from last year and the lowest figure in four years according to survey data from Work Service.

The study from Work Service found that higher wages were the biggest motivator for those who plan on emigrating...