UK – Most employees say social media has a positive effect on their careers

The majority of British workers say that social media has affected their career in a positive way, according to research from job board CV-Library.

The research surveyed 1,200 workers across the UK with 79% saying they believed social media has positively impacted their career. Nearly a quarter, or 24%,...

UK – HMRC IR35 consultation for the private sector to hit end users and staffing firms

HMRC published an IR35 consultation covering off-payroll working in the private sector on Friday which aims to address compliance with off-payroll working rules in the private sector. The consultation will close on 10 August 2018.

Last April, HMRC implemented reforms of off-payroll working rules for the...

UK – Healthcare staffing provider Independent Clinical Services acquires ProClinical

UK-based healthcare staffing provider Independent Clinical Services announced that it has acquired ProClinical Limited, a pharmaceutical and life science recruitment agency based out of London.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

 ProClinical states that it supplies highly qualified...

UK – Permanent placements up by 9% in April, while contractor vacancies drop 9%

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in April 2018 increased by 9% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

APSCo’s research found notable variations between the trade association’s...

Middle East – Monster Employment Index: Jobs in technology sector report increase in online recruitment

The UAE's software, hardware and telecom occupations recorded an increase of 20% in April when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com, which records the industries and occupations...

France – Q1 temporary employment rises by 8% year over year

Temporary employment in France rose by 8.2% year over year in the first quarter, adding 56,800 jobs to a total of 745,900, according to a report this week from the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies *

The year-over-year increase in temporary employment was strong, according to...

UK – Gattaca announces awarded four year defence procurement contract

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) announced a four-year agreement with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) — the Ministry of Defence procurement organisation responsible for equipping and supporting the UK’s armed forces....

Netherlands – Brunel elects new chairman of its supervisory board

Energy staffing firm Brunel (BRNL: NA) announced that Aat Schouwenaar was elected on Monday as chairman of the supervisory board to replace Daan van Doorn, who is retiring from the post.

Doorn served three terms on the supervisory board, first joining in 2006.

In addition, Peter de Laat was reappointed...

World – Some 65% of execs say external workforce essential to operating at full capacity: SAP Fieldglass

A survey by VMS provider SAP Fieldglass and Oxford Economics found that 65% of executives say their external workforce is essential for operating at full capacity.  Further, 46% said they would not be able to conduct business as usual without it.

The survey included 800 executives across 14 countries...

UK – Deliveroo gives company employees £10 million in shares (Reuters)

Employees at food courier Deliveroo will become shareholders in the company and receive a share of equity totalling nearly £10 million (US$13.5 billion), the human cloud firm told Reuters, although the programme will not extend to its riders. Founder and Chief Executive Will Shu said he wanted to reward...