UK – Don’t forget labour market during election, recruitment industry says

Don’t forget the labour market was the message from recruitment industry representatives in response to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement Tuesday of an early general election on 8 June. May called the election citing the need to strengthen her political hand as she enters Brexit negotiations...

Switzerland – Staff Finder rebrands to Coople

Swiss Just-in-Time staffing firm, Staff Finder, has rebranded as Coople and launched a new version of its platform. The six-year-old company said the name is short, simple and concise and embodies the simplest link between employee and employer. Rebranding is also a result of the global expansion course...

UK – Union files appeal in effort to stop independent contractor misclassification

Labour union Unite announced last week a legal appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in a construction industry independent contractor misclassification case. The union said the appeal is part of a larger effort to combat independent contractor misclassification.

“The case is the first appeal launched...

UK – Recruitment CIO focuses on innovation, efficiency and security (CIO)

Innovation, increasing efficiency and security are the top areas of focus for recruiter SThree (STHR: LSE) CEO Lance Fisher, according to an article in CIO. “Everyone’s predicting the end of the recruitment consultant so we're constantly looking at what’s out there that can disintermediate us,”...

Netherlands – Randstad pension fund will not introduce defined contribution option (Investment & Pensions Europe)

Randstad’s €1.2 billion pension fund will not introduce the option of a voluntary transfer of the low-cost defined contribution vehicle of ABN-AMRO, Investment & Pensions Europe reported. The deal could come at the expense of participants who remained in the current closed plan.

World – Kelly Services CEO to step down in May

Kelly Services Inc., the seventh-largest recruitment firm in the world, announced President and CEO Carl Camden will retire effective 10 May, immediately prior to the company’s annual meeting of shareholders. Camden informed the board of his decision on 11 April.

Executive VP and COO George Corona will...

UK – Gattaca lowers profit expectations

Gattaca plc (GATC:LSE) reported last week that it now believes profits will be approximately 10% to 15% below prior expectations.

The UK-based specialist engineering and technology recruiter had previously reported on 2 February that performance in the first half of the year reflects the tougher UK trading...

Northern Ireland – 4c Executive Search acquires MSL Search & Selection

4c Executive Search, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, acquired MSL Search & Selection, the companies announced Wednesday. Both firms provide executive search services in Northern Ireland.

MSL will be subsumed into the 4c brand which includes 4c Executive Search, 4c Boardroom and 4c Third Sector....

Bahrain – ‘Win-a-worker’ contest results in recruitment agency licence suspension (The Independent)

The Independent newspaper reported a recruitment agency Al Hazeem Manpower in Bahrain had its licence suspended after it ran a social media campaign that advertised “win a domestic worker” contest on social media. The recruitment firm said it had used the “wrong wording” and immediately made...

UK – Using vs. working in the ‘gig economy’ (Business Insider)

UK residents are happy to reap the benefits of the gig economy and on-demand startups — but they don’t want to actually work in it themselves, according to a report in Business Insider that cites a study by Glassdoor. Only 13% would consider working in the gig economy full-time in 2017, according...