Scotland – Search Consultancy launches healthcare operations amid post-Brexit nursing shortage fears (Herald Scotland)

Glasgow-based recruitment firm Search Consultancy Ltd has launched a medical division amid fears that Brexit could cause a shortage of nurses in the UK, reports the Herald Scotland. The medical division will focus on clients running facilities such as nursing and residential homes and on local healthcare...

Italy – Openjobmetis reports increase in full year revenue boosted by contract work

Italian recruitment firm, Openjobmetis SpA (OJM:MIL) reported preliminary sales revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2016 of €460.9 million, an increase of 6.5% compared with €432.8 million last year.

According to the company, the increase of 6.5% (€28.1 million) is mainly due to higher...

Belgium – Number of hours worked by temp workers increase in December

The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Belgium increased by 4.34% in December over the year, according to seasonally-adjusted data from Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

On a monthly basis, the number of hours worked by temporary workers decreased by 0.23%. The number...

UK – Average salaries and job vacancies slow down in December

The number of total advertised job vacancies in the UK fell by 4.5% in December when compared to the previous year, according to the latest Adzuna Jobs Report. The average advertised UK salary was also down by 3%, compared to the previous year.

On a monthly basis, the average advertised UK salary grew...

UK – Innovantage integrates with Bond International’s AdaptUX and TempBuddy

Innovantage, a Cardiff-based provider of talent information and analytics has integrated its lead generation application with Bond International Software’s recruitment software, AdaptUX, and TempBuddy’s contingent workforce platform.

“Integrating with Bond’s AdaptUX and TempBuddy enables us to...

UK – Pertemps Network Group takes stake in ISE Partners

UK-based recruitment agency Pertemps Network Group has agreed to a strategic partnership with London-based ISE Partners which involves Pertemps taking a stake in ISE Partners.

ISE Partners, which was founded in 2007 by its directors, Eva Rode-Hilbert, Susannah Lawson and Isobel Burns, specialises in the...

UK – ILO and Gangmasters Licence Authority sign letter of intent to tackle abusive recruitment practices

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UK-based Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), have signed a letter of intent to strengthen their collaboration on tackling abusive recruitment practices that trick workers into modern slavery and forced labour.

Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO and...

Ireland – Jobs Minister says Department is ready for Brexit

Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has assured that challenges and opportunities for enterprise posed by Brexit are a priority for her Department and Agencies.

The Minister was speaking in advance of a stakeholder engagement event that she will be...

Germany – Labour market expected to improve in 2017

Germany’s labour market is expected to improve in 2017 with the country expecting a decline in unemployment, according to data from the Institute for Labor Market and Professional Research, part of the Federal Employment Agency (BA).

The IAB labor market barometer, which provides guidance for labour...

Hungary – Kennedy Executive Search expands to Budapest, partners with Ikelosz

Kennedy Executive Search & Consulting, a network of independent executive search firms headquartered in France, has partnered with Ikelosz in Budapest to strengthen its presence in Central Eastern Europe.

“We are very happy and proud to join Kennedy Executive Search & Consulting this year,”...