UK – Demand for IT security up

IT Security vacancies increased by 6.2% during the year ending 30 April 2017, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

The data from APSCo shows there was high demand for IT Security staff from the Accountancy (40%), Retail and Education sectors, all of whom hold huge amounts of...

UK – Boyden UK splits from Boyden International and rebrands to Savannah

Savannah, formerly known as Boyden UK, have left Boyden, the international executive search firm, to launch a new executive search and interim management business.

 Savannah states that it will focus on empowering business leadership teams and offering a better client and candidate experience.

“We’re...

World – Global staffing revenue hits $428 billion in 2016

The staffing industry generated $428 billion in revenue worldwide in 2016, according to the “Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2017 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Three countries — the US, Japan and the UK — made up a majority of the revenue.

Temporary...

Poland – Temporary employment amendment act comes into force today

An amendment to the Act on Temporary Work 1993 came into effect today introducing limitations on temporary work.

One of the changes included in the amendment, which was submitted to Lower House of Parliament earlier this year, states that employers can only use the same temporary worker for a period...

Netherlands – Staffing industry shows slight growth in Q1

The staffing industry in the Netherlands, which includes employment agencies, labour agencies and payroll companies, saw a 1.1% increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2017, when compared to the previous quarter, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics.

The number of hours worked...

EU – Euro Area unemployment reaches lowest levels since 2009

The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 9.3% in April 2017, down from 10.2% in April 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since March 2009, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Meanwhile, the EU28 unemployment rate was 7.8%...

UK – Deliveroo offers voluntary ‘pay per delivery’ option in bid to support riders’ self-employment status (Telegraph)

Food courier Deliveroo is offering its drivers the option to be paid for each order they deliver instead of per hour, reports the Telegraph.  Deliveroo hopes the option will support riders’ status as self-employed contractors, rather than employees. Last year, the food courier attempted to...

Singapore – Fewer employees received pay rises last year

Fewer Singaporean workers received pay increases last year when compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s report, “Report on Wage Practices 2016”.

The report shows the proportion of employees who received total wage increase declined from 77% in 2015 to 75% in 2016....

UK – Capita in talks to sell recruitment division

Capita, the UK-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and professional support services, has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its Specialist Recruitment business to Endless, reports Sky News. The talks come as Capita begins the process of offloading parts of its business after...

UK – NHS makes U-turn on decision to place all locum and contractor staff inside IR35

The NHS changed its previous IR35 blanket rules to place all locum and contractor staff inside IR35 in an update published yesterday.

The update, ‘Working through intermediaries: IR35 update’, shows that the NHS stated they had ‘anticipated that providers would need to ensure that all locum, agency...