South Africa – Country needs further reforms for growth and job creation, according to OECD

South Africa’s economy needs further reforms to revive growth and create new jobs, according to a new survey from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The OECD survey states that the South African economy has registered tremendous progress over the past two decades, boosting living...

UK – Quorn Foods to invest £150 million and create 300 new jobs (Sky News)

Meat substitute firm Quorn Foods is planning to invest £150 million in the UK and create 300 new jobs over the next five years, reports Sky News. The new full time jobs will be located in the Teesside Plant and will be through its manufacturing operation. Chief executive Kevin Brennan said he expected...

France – Banks to create 1,000 new jobs in Paris as part of plan to shift operations out of UK due to Brexit (Reuters)

French bankers have pledged to create 1,000 jobs in Paris as part of a plan to shift their operations out of London once the UK leaves the EU, reports Reuters. The plan comes after a meeting between bankers and France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire. Reuters states that despite efforts from France...

Sweden – Poolia Q2 revenue down 4%, operating profit and net income also see decreases

Swedish staffing firm Poolia (POOLB: SS) announced revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017 of SEK 194.2 million (€20.2 million), a decrease of 3.8% compared with the same quarter last year.

UK – Empresaria publishes upbeat trading update, expects 26% growth in net fee income

UK-based international recruitment firm Empresaria published a trading update for the first half of 2017 and said that it expects to record a 26% growth in net fee income, compared to the previous year and it remains on track to meet market expectations for the full year.

Empresaria stated that the strongest...

UK – Average salaries up 8% despite uncertainty following general election

Despite uncertainty following last month’s general election, average salaries in the UK saw an increase of 8.1% in June, when compared to the previous year, according to data from UK-based recruitment software provider Recruitive.

The figures show many cities across the UK also saw an increase in salary...

Netherlands – Unemployment rate falls below 5% for the first time since 2011

The jobless rate in the Netherlands for the three-month period ending in June fell to 4.9%, the first time it has fallen below 5% since the summer of 2011 according to data from the CBS (Statistics Netherlands).

The number of unemployed has decreased by an average of 6,000 in the last...

Germany – Amadeus FiRe half-year revenue growth boosted by permanent placement

German staffing firm Amadeus FiRe (AAD: GR) reported revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2017 of €88.7 million, an increase of 6.2% compared with €83.5 million during the same period last year. 

Switzerland – Jobseeker confidence falls, but German-speaking region is most confident

According to the PageGroup Confidence Index for Q2, 61% of job seekers in Switzerland did not expect compensation levels to increase. This was up from 58% in the same time last year.

Jobseekers in the German-speaking region of the country were more confident about their career prospects and the Swiss...

Ireland – Number of job vacancies in first half of the year up 6%

Collins McNicholas, an Irish recruitment firm, has seen a 6% growth in registered job vacancies in the first half of 2017 compared with the first half of 2016.

The number of candidates registered with Collins McNicholas is up by 24% in the same period. Collins McNicholas states that the growth in jobs...