UK – Millions of gig economy workers missing out on auto-enrolment and pension savings

Millions of UK gig economy workers are missing out on a workplace pension as auto-enrolment bypasses the gig economy, according to a study from insurance firm Zurich.

The study, Restless Worklife, conducted by the Pensions Policy Institute for Zurich,  showed that gig economy workers could boost...

UK – Men have a more positive outlook on workplace automation than women do

More than a third, or 39%, of male workers feel AI and automation will make them better at tackling day-to-day tasks, in contrast to less than a quarter of female workers (24%), according to a report from by TalkTalk Business with research conducted by YouGov.

The report, Workforces 2025, also...

World – The Adecco Group revenue up 5%, growth driven by Europe

The Adecco Group (ADEN:VTX), the largest staffing firm in the world, reported revenue in Q3 2017 of €5.9 billion, up 5% organically compared to last year. Gross profit totaled €1.1 billion, up 4% on an organic basis.

Sweden – Hedera Group revenue steady in the third quarter

Swedish recruitment services firm Hedera Group (HEGR:SS) reported revenue for the third quarter ended 30 September 2017 of SEK 39.3 million (€4.0 million), an increase of 0.2% compared to last year.

UK – Armstrong Craven appoints new CEO

UK-based recruitment firm Armstrong Craven announced that it has appointed Tom Mason as new CEO.

Mason joins Armstrong Craven from his previous position as Senior VP at Pontoon Solutions, part of The Adecco Group. Mason also worked at Hudson, Allegis Global Solutions and Mason McLeod.

As the new CEO, Mason...

Germany – Job vacancies up in the third quarter

The number of job vacancies in Germany increased by 174,400 in the third quarter when compared to the same period last year according to figures from the Institute of Employment Research.

The figures showed that there were a total of 1.09 million job vacancies in the third quarter. In West Germany there...

Netherlands – DPA Group Q3 revenue rises due to acquisitions boost

DPA Group (DPA: NL), the Dutch staffing firm, reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2017 of €34.2 million, an increase of 12.5% compared to the previous year.

UK – REC CEO Kevin Green to step down

Recruitment and Employment Confederation Chief Executive Kevin Green has tendered his resignation and will be leaving the organisation in 2018.

“I regret to announce that Kevin Green will be leaving the Recruitment & Employment Confederation in spring,” REC chair Chris Moore said. “Kevin has...

UK – Living wage pay rise to give a boost to over 150,000 workers

More than 150,000 workers in the UK are set to receive a pay rise of between 30p and 45p an hour because of new rates for the voluntary living wage announced today.

The pay rate will increase by 45p to £10.20 an hour in London and by 30p to £8.75 in the rest of the UK. More than 3,600 employers signed...

UK – Education system not meeting IT employment market demands, finds Robert Half

The demands of the IT employment market are not being met by today’s education system, according to research from recruitment specialist Robert Half Technology UK.

According to the research, 92% of CIOs believe that the IT education provided by colleges, universities and technical schools doesn’t...