Europe – Executive Forum Europe is next week: Dare to Lead

Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum Europe takes place next week in London. Senior executives from staffing firms across Europe will come together to learn about industry developments, hear inspiring keynote speakers and network with each other.

The theme this year is ‘Dare to Lead.’

“Our...

World – SIA list ranks largest global staffing firms for 2017, Adecco remains largest

The Adecco Group remains the world’s largest staffing and recruitment firm, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ newly released list of largest global staffing firms. Randstad Holding and ManpowerGroup followed as second- and third-largest.

The full report features the top 100 staffing and recruitment...

UK – Public sector bearing costs of IR 35 legislation changes, APSCo finds

Public sector organisations are shouldering the costs of recent changes to legislation around ‘Off-Payroll’ working, according to the latest research from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

A recent survey of APSCo’s professional recruitment consultancies found that 45%...

Belgium – T-Groep appoints new CEO

HR consultancy group T-Groep (T-Group) has appointed Tom Verhaegen as its new CEO with effect from 6 September 2017.

Verhaegen follows Mark Verstraete who oversaw T-Groep for more than 15 years. Under Verstraete’s leadership, T-Groep grew to 140 offices in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Poland. Verstraete...

UK – Norman Broadbent appoints new CFO and COO

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) announced that it has appointed William Gerrand as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and will be joining the Board with immediate effect.

Gerrand, a chartered accountant, replaces James Webber, who is stepping down...

UK – Over half of employers believe social media recruitment is more harmful than helpful

More than half, or 59%, of employers in the UK believe employee involvement in recruitment via social media risks damaging rather than enhancing the employer brand, according to a study of 155 HR decision makers by SocialReferral, a recruitment software company.

The research also found that 39% are...

UK – Fastest growing salaries found in tech sector as demand rises

Technology sector workers can expect the biggest rise in salaries in the coming year as demand for the highly skilled workers grows and businesses compete for talent, according to the latest Robert Half Salary Guide.

The report shows that specialised IT and technology staff, such as junior developers...

UK – GCS Recruitment appoints new CEO

UK-based technology staffing firm GCS Recruitment, a subsidiary of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, announced that it has promoted managing director David Bloxham to CEO with immediate effect.

GCS stated that following its acquisition by nGAGE in May this year and the subsequent integration into the group,...

France – Prism’ Emploi re-elects president

Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies, announced that it has re-elected Gilles Lafon as president for the fourth consecutive year.

"I am delighted to continue the actions taken for the professionals of temporary employment, services and jobs,” Lafon said. “Faced with the...

UK – Uber and TfL fail to reach agreement over licence row, further talks planned (The Guardian)

Uber and Transport for London are expected to hold further talks after they failed to reach an agreement during a meeting yesterday in which Uber attempted to regain its licence, reports The Guardian. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi flew to London yesterday to meet with Mike Brown, the Tfl Commissioner,...