World – PageGroup achieves record gross profit growth during Q2 driven by Europe

International specialist recruitment firm PageGroup (MPI: LSE) reported record group gross profit for the second quarter ending 30 June 2017 of £182.0 million, an increase of 7.7% in constant currency (CC) compared with £156.9 million during the same period last year.

Q2 Gross profit broken down by...

UK – Taylor Review recommends sweeping changes to employment practices

Job Tsar Matthew Taylor has published the findings of his long-awaited independent review into modern employment practices today. The report has called for a new category of worker to be created called ‘Dependent contractors’.

The review was commissioned by Prime Minister Theresa May last year following...

UK – Tax scheme promoted by Andersen Group closed down by HMRC

A tax avoidance scheme, linked to UK-based umbrella and accountancy solutions firm Andersen Group, is being liquidated in a move that could prevent the HMRC from retrieving millions of pounds, according to the Guardian.

The arrangement of the scheme works by setting up thousands of tiny firms to exploit...

Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 10% in period 6 (weeks 21-24), compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

This period had two workable days less compared to the same period last year, so...

UK – Shorterm Ltd acquires 1st Solutions Employment and Training Services Ltd

The business and assets of Plymouth-based employment agency 1st Solutions Employment and Training Services Ltd have been acquired by Shorterm Ltd, based in Middlesex, according to Insider Media.

The sale to Shorterm, a specialist technical engineering recruiter, enabled 1st Solutions to continue with...

UK – Number of available jobs in London down 23% in June

The number of jobs available in London decreased 23% in June, year-on-year, following the general election, according to figures from the latest Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor.

Data from the monitor also showed a 49% decreased in professionals seeking jobs, year-on-year. Meanwhile, on a month-to-month...

Iceland – Thousands of workers to arrive in Iceland via temporary agencies

The Directorate of Labour in Iceland predicts that approximately 3,000 people will be coming to Iceland through temporary work agencies this year, which is twice as much as last year, reports the Iceland Monitor. The Directorate further predicts that there will be 1,000 more workers directly employed...

Finland – Uber suspends operations as it waits for new regulations (Business Insider UK)

Uber is suspending UberPop, its main operation out of Finland, as it waits for local regulators to remove taxi licence permit quotas and fare restrictions, reports Business Insider UK. The ride sharing company’s UberPop service allows any driver to sign up and offer unlicensed taxi trips providing...

UK – Deliveroo offers riders sick pay if employment law is changed and Parcelforce comes under fire

Food courier Deliveroo said that it will offer its riders sick and injury pay as well as other benefits if the government overhauls its employment laws.

Deliveroo stated that companies are currently forced to choose between offering workers flexible work and entitlements such as sick pay and maternity...

Germany – Krongaard full year revenue up 29%, first half of 2017 in line with expectations

Krongaard AG, a Hamburg-based recruitment firm for high-level contract positions in finance and IT in Germany, reported revenue for the full year 2016.

Revenue grew by 29% to €40.1 million, and EBIT rose by 13 % to €2.3 Mill., despite strong investments in staff growth, IT systems and larger offices....