Poland – Work Service enters agreement to sell subsidiary Exact Systems

Polish contract, RPO, and outsourcing company Work Service announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell all of its shares in subsidiary Exact Systems.

The buyers will be funds managed by Cornerstone Partners and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”).

Work Service describes Exact Systems’...

World – Hudson names new CEO and Chairman, completes sale of European and Asia-Pacific staffing operations

Hudson Global (NASD: HSON) announced that Jeffrey E. Eberwein has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Eberwein, who currently serves as chairman of the company’s board of directors, will succeed Stephen A. Nolan effective 1 April.

Prior to becoming Hudson’s CEO, Eberwein was CEO of Lone Star...

Belgium – Temporary workers’ hours increase in February

In February 2018, the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium increased by 6.1% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

February’s increase was led by growth in both the blue-collar and white-collar sector. The...

Netherlands – April Fool’s Day prank leads to fake news; firm claims candidates not offered marijuana

Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital on March 26 issued a press release, a twitter post and an online video saying it was offering marijuana and alcohol to job candidates as a way to calm their nerves. Yesterday, the company issued a press release saying the press release was an April’s Fool’s joke and...

Romania – Smartree full year turnover up 20%, growth driven by temporary work segment

Smartree Romania, an HR services outsourcing firm reported turnover increased by 20% to €14.5 million for the full year 2017, when compared to the previous year.

The group announced that turnover was driven by an increase in the temporary labour services segment and in salary calculations outsourcing,...

Switzerland – Temporary hour increase in double digits for the first time in history

In the three months to February 2018, the number of hours worked by temporary workers rose by 9.6% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for staffing companies.

Swiss Staffing’s figures also showed that year-to-date growth for temporary workers’...

UK – Businesses face workforce crisis due to Brexit and ageing population, study finds

The impact of Brexit, falling net migration and an ageing population are set to cause a UK workforce crisis by 2025, according to a study from consulting firm Mercer.

The study showed that the UK’s available workforce is projected to increase by 820,000 (2.4%) in 2025, a fall from the 9% figure in the...

UK – Number of EU workers looking for jobs in the UK falls by 11%

The number of EU workers actively searching for jobs in the UK has dropped by 11% since the EU Referendum in June, according to research from job board Monster.

Monster’s data showed that workers from Romania were the least likely to come to the UK to work as job search traffic on Monster from Romania...

Spain – Majority of workers satisfied with their current job

Most Spanish employees are satisfied with the current labour market, according to the research from Randstad.

The study, which polled employees during the first quarter of 2018, showed that 74% of them are happy with their job. Employees under 25 were the happiest with their jobs (81%) and this was followed...

World – Next Daily News on Tuesday

There will be no EMEA and APAC Staffing Industry Daily News on Friday and Monday due to the Easter Holiday. The next Daily News will be published on Tuesday 3 April.