UK – Work Group provides updates on potential acquisition

Work Group plc (LSE - AIM: "WORK"), a London-based recruitment firm, reported its results for the year ending 31 December 2016 following the sale of its business and subsidiaries to Capita PLC in December 2015.

The company has been operating as a non-trading entity following the sale and, accordingly,...

South Africa – Employment decreases by 48,000 jobs in first quarter

Employment in South Africa decreased by 48,000 jobs to 9.6 million in the formal non-agricultural sector during the first quarter ending March 2017, compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Employment Survey from Statistics South Africa.

The decreases in employment were led...

Spain – Short-term contracts make up 25% of all temporary contracts in Q1 (El Diario)

Short-term contracts, or those ending in less than seven days, accounted for 25% of total temporary contracts in Spain for the first quarter of 2017, reports El Diario, with data from Asempleo. The data shows that these types of short-term contracts have seen growth since the economic recovery began,...

France – Temporary employment up 6% in May

Temporary employment in France grew by 6.3% in May compared to last year, according to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

May’s figures were slightly down from April’s increase of 8.2%. According to Prism’Emploi, May is traditionally affected by bridging between...

UK – N-Trust Care acquires PCB Care

West Midlands-based specialist care industry recruiter and training provider N-Trust Care Services has acquired Birmingham-based staffing provider PCB Care with the aim of expanding its care sector and geographic capabilities.

N-Trust, led by founder and managing director John Coyne and majority shareholders...

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index shows slight growth in advertised jobs in June

The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increase in advertised jobs of 1.2% between May to June 2017. During the period from March-June 2017 the number of advertised jobs grew 4.4%.

The increase in advertised jobs was led by the Swiss plateau which showed a monthly increase of 3.1% in June.

According...

UK – Average advertised salary down 1% in May, vacancies up 2%

The average advertised UK salary decreased by 1% in May when compared to the previous year, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.

The report from Adzuna also shows that vacancies were up 2.1% in May compared to the previous year while the number of jobseekers per vacancy decreased...

Switzerland – Temporary staffing market up 5.5%

The Swiss temporary staffing market grew by 5.5% in the three months to May 2017, compared to the same time last year, according to the latest figures from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.

The data from Swiss Staffing also shows that since the beginning of 2017, the temporary...

UK – Demand for contractors slows down in May, permanent vacancies up 1%

Demand for contractors in the UK decreased by 13% in May compared to the previous year while permanent vacancies increased by 1% in the same period, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

APSCo’s data, which focuses on professional recruitment,...

UK – Nearly half of skilled EU workers could leave the country within the next five years

Almost half, or 47%, of highly skilled EU workers, could leave the UK within the next five years, according to a new report from Deloitte.

The report, ‘Power Up: The UK Workplace’, is based on a survey of more than 2,000 non-British workers and wider research around the future of the UK workplace....