Spain – Majority of labour contracts for first half of the year are temporary (20minutos)

In the first six months of 2017, more than 10.5 million labour contracts have been signed in Spain, which is the largest figure ever recorded and represents a hiring rate of 58,000 per day, however 90.8% of the contracts are temporary, reports 20minutos with data from the Spanish Public Employment Service...

UK – Parity Group trading update, expects double-digit growth in operating profit

Specialist technology staffing company Parity Group (PTY: LSE) published an update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2017.

During their Annual General Meeting earlier this year, the group stated that they had a satisfactory start to the year. Parity states that the group is continuing that momentum....

Italy – Number of temp agency workers up in May

The number of temporary agency workers in Italy during May 2017 was up by 21.7% compared to the previous year according to the latest figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

Ebitemp figures showed that the number of temp...

Ireland – Number of new job ads down in Q2

The number of new jobs advertised in Ireland for the second quarter was down 4% compared to the same quarter in 2016, according to the latest Cpl Resources Employment Market Monitor.

The monitor shows that the Q2 decrease was the first time that jobs listings have fallen year-on-year in 22 quarters, and...

South Africa – Labour Commission rules Uber drivers are employees (BusinessTech)

South Africa’s Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled that Uber drivers are employees and not independent contractors, reports BusinessTech. This means that Uber drivers are entitled to the full protection and rights afforded to employees by the Labour Relations Act which...

World – Hays net fee income up, UK net fees down

In a trading update, international recruitment firm Hays (HAS: LSE) reported net fee income growth of 7% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis for the fourth quarter ending 30 June 2017, compared with the same period last year.

Sweden – Dedicare reports 28% increase in revenue for second quarter

Swedish staffing firm Dedicare (DEDI: SS) reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017 of SEK 196.4 million (€20.6 million), an increase of 28.3% compared with SEK 153.1 million (€16.2 million) during the second quarter last year.

Sweden – Uniflex Q2 revenue declines 3%, looks for buyers for its German business

Swedish staffing firm Uniflex (UFLXB: SS) reported revenue of SEK 297 (€31.2 million) for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017, a decrease of 3.2% compared with SEK 307 million (€32.3 million) during the same quarter last year.

UK – Financial services job vacancies fall 2%

Vacancies within UK financial services fell by 2.1% in May compared to the previous year, according to the latest Sector Trends report from APSCo, produced in conjunction with Vacancysoft.

The data also showed that during the three months to May 2017 vacancies within financial services were up 29.4%....

UK – Temporary employee figures decrease, unemployment at lowest level since 1975

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 2.1% to a total of 1.58 million in the three-month period from March 2017 to May 2017 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Estimates from the ONS Labour Force...