UK – Labour productivity up in Q3

Labour productivity in the UK, as measured by output per hour, grew by 0.4% in Q3 2016 when compared with Q2, according to new data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

The third quarter covers the period from July to September 2016 for the whole economy and a range of industries, together...

Netherlands – Tangram announces merger with CRMatch

Tangram, a Dutch-based specialist in recruiting software and mobility software for employers and agencies, has announced that it has merged with CRMatch, a company that provides software for recruitment and HR flow processes based on Microsoft Dynamics.

The merger between the two companies was made official...

UK – More than half of employers did not fill graduate vacancies last year

According to a poll by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) the majority of employers are struggling to fill their graduate vacancies, partly due to students reneging on offers. The winter poll showed that 52% of employers did not fill all of their graduate vacancies last year.

Some of the UK’s...

France – New labour law gives employees the right to disconnect from office email after hours (CNN Money)

A new labour law has given French workers the right to ignore business emails that arrive after work hours, reports CNN Money. The new law obliges organisations with more than 50 workers to start negotiations to define the rights of employees to ignore their smartphones.  Firms have a...

Europe – IT staffing provider CTG includes continent in turnaround plan

Work to turn around IT staffing and solutions provider Computer Task Group Inc. (NYSE: CTG) is moving ahead, its board of directors reported in an open letter to shareholders Thursday. Part of the turnaround includes growth of European operations.

CTG also aims to look at new opportunities and expanding...

UK – Staffing 360 says revenue will be up 14%

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF) expects to announce that revenue rose 14% to $47 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30. “Per our last earnings call, we are now on a trajectory of roughly $190 million in annualised revenue, and our organic growth continues to improve our quarterly...

UK – Brexit, gig economy and pay to define labour market, CIPD finds

After a turbulent 2016, the next 12 months are set to prove even more challenging for the UK Government and businesses as the key issues of Brexit, the gig economy, pay and productivity will continue to dominate the labour market, according to annual labour market predictions released by the Chartered...

UK – NHS trusts ‘disorganised’; locum pay still costs billions (International Business Times)

Locum doctors are still earning above the cap set by NHS Improvement, International Business Times reports. Caps on stand-in doctors were introduced in November 2015 and locum doctors were meant to be paid no more than 55% than that of permanent staff, but many NHS trusts have had no choice but to exceed...

Switzerland – Insurer rules Uber driver is employee, not contractor (TechCrunch)

A Swiss insurance agency ruled that Uber drivers are employees, not independent contractors, TechCrunch reported. The ruling is a blow to human cloud firm Uber in its fight to classify its drivers as independent contractors. An Uber spokesperson told TechCrunch the ruling applies only to one person and...

UK – Record number of recruitment agencies entered the market in 2016

A record number of UK recruitment businesses entered the market in 2016, according to data from Clearly PR & Marketing Communications.

The figures showed that 4,529 new recruitment businesses were registered between January and December 2016, an increase of 13.7% (up from 3,984) over the same period...