Netherlands – ABU appoints new president

The Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU), has appointed Sieto de Leeuw as new President.

De Leeuw takes over as president from Aart van der Gaag, who left the organisation in June of last year. Since July of 2016, de Leeuw had been acting president of ABU.

Before working with ABU, De Leeuw...

France – Working mothers paid 3% less for every child

Mothers working in France are paid 3% less for every child they have compared to their female colleagues who do not have children according to new research from Université Paris-Saclay.

The research also shows that fathers suffer no such pay penalty at all.

For the data, Lionel Wilner, Director of Graduate...

Europe – EU programme could help skilled British workers stay employed in EU (The Independent)

Highly skilled UK workers could stay employed in the EU after Brexit under an expanded visa ‘blue card’ programme based on data from think tank Migration Watch, reports the Independent. The programme aims to give highly qualified workers from outside the EU the right to live and work in a member...

Europe – Nomination period now open for European Staffing 100 list

SIA are now accepting nominations for its 2017 Staffing 100 list of European staffing industry achievers, 100 men and women who have made a difference to the staffing industry or affiliated workforce solutions space.

The list of men and women is not a ranking, but a contemporary look at the most influential...

UK – Robert Walters issues Q1 trading update, net fee income up 20% in constant currency

Robert Walters (RWA: LSE), the international recruitment firm, has provided a trading update for the first quarter ending 31 March 2017. Group net fee income increased by 20% in constant currency to £78.3 million, compared to £59.0 million during the same period last year.

Italy – Uber banned in country over unfair competition

An Italian court has banned Uber, the ride-sharing app, after local taxi companies filed a lawsuit over unfair competition.

The ruling, which Uber said it plans to appeal, is based on a law from 1992. Uber now has 10 days to shut its services in Italy or face fines of up to €10,000 for each day that...

UK – Businesses remain committed to investing in recruitment and retention

Investment in recruitment and retention is a key priority for UK businesses in 2017, according to a study from American Express.

The American Express study, ‘2017 Global Business and Spending Outlook’, gathered opinions from 100  senior financial leaders in the UK, more than half of whom work...

Spain – Government plans to raise €1.05 billion to fight labour fraud (El Economista)

The Spanish government will raise €1.05 billion to create a special unit to monitor labour fraud, reports El Economista. The unit will investigate 350,000 employment contracts, vocational training courses, false self-employment, and social security and unemployment fraud. The funds will also be used...

Belgium – Number of French temporary workers up in 2016

In 2016, there were approximately 15,500 French temporary workers in Belgium, an increase of 16% compared to 13,385 in 2015, according to data from Federgon, Belgian federation of staffing agencies.

Most of the French temp workers were in the West Flanders province.

"This is not a new phenomenon,...

UK – HR Directors see staff turnover increase in the past 3 years

More than a third, or 36% of HR directors in the UK have seen employee turnover rise over the past three years, according to new research by Robert Half UK.

The research found that boredom and frustrations with their current role or company (35%), poor work-life balance (31%) and stagnant career prospects...