Portugal – OECD: Portugal should develop labour market reforms to boost job creation

According to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, comprehensive reforms to Portugal’s labour market between 2011 and 2015 have helped create jobs and reduce unemployment, but the country should build on the reforms to address continued challenges.

 The report,...

UK – Investment firm launches legal recruitment company

Bluestone Investment Group, a UK-based investment business, has launched Blake Chambers, a legal recruitment agency.

The launch of the agency, which represents a joint venture with legal recruiters Raphael and Reuvan Blake, is part of Bluestone’s expansion of its portfolio of companies. The agency will...

Greece – New jobs offering increasingly lower salaries (Greek Reporter)

New jobs in Greece are offering increasingly lower salaries, reports the Greek Reporter with data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani database. Despite the creation of more than 82,00 new jobs last year, one in two Greeks are making an average monthly salary of below €600 for full-time employment....

Europe – European Parliament approves recommendations to protect on-demand workers

The European Parliament on Thursday approved recommendations for the forthcoming proposal on the “European Pillar of Social Rights,” that would impact gig economy workers. The nonbinding resolution guarantees basic rights for workers, regardless of the form of employment and contract.

Parliament called...

Global – Bond International announces group CEO, TempBuddy Partnership

Bond International Software named Tim Giehll as group CEO. In addition, Bond and TempBuddy announced a partnership that will include the integration of TempBuddy’s mobile offering with Bond software.

Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) acquired Bond International Software on 4 November...

Switzerland – Adecco CEO discusses Brexit, M&A, economy (Bloomberg)

Adecco CEO Alain Dehaze discusses the impact of Brexit on Adecco,  M&A and more in a Bloomberg video from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We are living in a world of modest growth, slow growth, low GDP figures, and we will see what the new governments after the elections in...

UK – Transport for London bans use of independent contractors (ContractorUK)

Transport for London has banned the use of workers who operate through their own limited company in reaction to April’s IR35 reforms, ContractorUK reports. It’s the first public sector body to do so. ContractorUK cited an internal Transport for London memo that it obtained.

UK – Number of temp workers down over year in September-November

The number of temporary employees fell by 1.4% to a total of 1.6 million in the three-month period of September to November when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the seasonally adjusted number released Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). When compared to the June...

Ireland – Number of professional jobs available falls in December

The number of professional job vacancies in December fell 20% nationally compared to November, according to the December 2016 Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor. On a year-over-year basis, the number of available jobs fell by 8%.

While there was a 24% month-on-month decrease in the number of professionals...

UK – More workers, particularly millennials, outspoken about employers

UK workers, especially millennials, are becoming increasingly outspoken online about their dissatisfaction with employers, according to research by Lee Hecht Harrison | Penna, a part of the Adecco Group.

Millennial workers, those aged 18 to 34 years old, are twice as likely go online to discuss their...