UK – Robert Walters’ Q4 net fee income rises 11% in constant currency

International recruitment firm Robert Walters (RWA: LSE) reported group net fee income rose 11% in constant currency in the fourth quarter to £76.1 million. The increase was 28% when not measured in constant currency.

UK – REC chief exec rejects Labour leader’s accusations

Recruiters aren’t keeping job opportunities from local people, Recruitment and Employment Confederation Chief Executive said in response to accusations from UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn that recruitment agencies were bringing in EU workers at the expense of British born workers.

Corbyn’s remarks...

UK – Permanent placements growth softens in December, temp billings up

The latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation shows that growth in permanent staff placements in the UK slowed down from the previous month, meanwhile temp billings increased at the fastest rate since April.

The report also showed that the availability of candidates continued...

France – Peugeot automaker plans temp program at Rennes site

PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroën cars, plans to reorganize production at its Rennes, France, facility that will include creating 400 temporary jobs.

Plans also call for a training program for temporary employees that includes between 100 and 200 hours of training, depending on their previous...

UK – Average salaries across the UK increase by 1.1% in December

Average salaries across the UK increased by 1.1% in December 2016, when compared to the previous month, according to statistics from the job-board, CV-Library.

The data showed that among the sectors, the legal sector showed the highest increase in pay year-on-year at 13%; followed by property, which was...

Europe – Euro area unemployment falls to lowest level since 2009, Croatia sees largest decline

The euro area’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.8% in November 2016, down from 10.5% in November 2015, the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2009, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The biggest decrease in unemployment,...

Russia – Government forces Apple and Google to remove LinkedIn from app stores (New York Times)

Russian authorities have demanded that Apple and Google pull the LinkedIn mobile app from their app stores in a move tied to a court ruling from November that blocked access to the service for ignoring local internet regulations, reports the New York Times. Both companies have complied...

Europe – Social Fund pays £8,400 per job

The European Social Fund has helped at least 9.4 million European residents in finding a job between 2007 and 2014, with the each job coming at a taxpayer cost of £8,400, according to a report from the European Commission.

The report also shows that 8.7 million European residents gained a qualification...

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Loan to create new private sector jobs for youth

World Bank’s board of directors has approved a €50 million International Bank for Reconstruction Development loan for the Employment Support Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the goal to increase formal private sector employment among targeted groups, starting with young, first-time job seekers....

UK – London bicycle courier wins gig economy employment rights case

A London-based bicycle courier has won the right to be classed as an employee rather than self-employed, which entitles her to employee rights such as holiday pay and minimum wage, reports BBC.

A central London employment tribunal ruled that courier, CitySprint, had wrongly classified bicycle courier...