UK – NHS Improvement calls for greater transparency for agency worker pay

NHS Improvement, the UK health watchdog, has published figures which reveal that about 100 agency staff are earning more than £200,000 a year for covering staff shortages, while more than 500 doctors take home in excess of £150,000 a year. NHS Improvement has called for more transparency in agency...

UK – RTC Group revenue up but gross profit down in 2016

RTC Group Plc (AIM: RTC.L), the engineering and technical recruitment company, reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2016 of £67.9 million, an increase of 4.6% compared with £64.9 million in 2015.

UK – Permanent placements fall 1% in January while contract placement rise 2%

Overall placement numbers for permanent roles in the UK fell by 1% in January when compared to the same period last year, according to a report, ‘State of the Nation’, from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data also showed that contract placements increased by 2% during...

Denmark – New taxi law could put an end to Uber’s operations in the country

The Government of Denmark has proposed a new taxi law that could end ride-sharing app Uber’s operations in the country.

The proposed law, if passed, stipulates that it will become obligatory for taxis to have seat sensors, video surveillance and taxi meters. The majority of parliament is backing the...

UK – Public sector agency workers could lose 30% of pay due to IR35 tax changes (The Guardian)

Agency workers in the UK’s public sector could see a cut in their pay of up to 30% due to tax changes that are set to be introduced in April, reports the Guardian.  The pay cuts could see some of the public sector workers leave already struggling sectors such as the NHS and social care. The planned...

Netherlands – Brunel Q4 revenue down 27% amid restructuring and transforming of Energy division

Dutch staffing firm Brunel International (BRNL: NL) reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2016 of €210.6 million, a decrease of 27% in constant currency when compared with the same period last year. 

UK – MPs to investigate umbrella companies after employees complain of being exploited

Temporary workers in the UK say they are being exploited by umbrella companies, defined as a business that acts as a third party between a contractor and an employee, and now MPs are set to investigate the complaints, reports the BBC.

The workers have claimed umbrella companies act as middlemen between...

UK – Deliveroo set to drop clause that prevents workers from challenging their employment status

Food courier firm Deliveroo will remove a clause in its contracts that prevents its workers from disputing their self-employed status at employment tribunals, after its legality was questioned by a group of MPs.

Deliveroo managing director Dan Warne told MPs that the company needed to "revise the...

UK – More nurses and teachers choosing agency work for better work and life balance

Disillusionment with permanent employment in the public sector, along with stress are pushing nurses and teachers in the UK towards agency work, according to a new report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in partnership with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)....

UK – Capita writes down £50 million of contracts, purchases Vodafone’s pager unit

Capita, the UK-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and professional support services, has written down £50 million of contracts as a non-underlying charge, reports the Telegraph. Capita stated that it had written off assets worth £50 million, most of which relate to the years...