World – Next European and ROW Daily News on Wednesday

The next issue of the European and Rest of the World Staffing Industry Daily News will publish on Wednesday, 28 December, because of the upcoming holiday. Have a Merry Christmas and Boxing Day!

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index shows number of job ads up by 39% in December

The number of job vacancies posted in December in Switzerland increased by 38.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index. This is the largest increase in over a year since the publication of the index in 2012.

The index also showed that the the number of vacancies...

UK – Businesses set to continue hiring in 2017 despite Brexit concerns (International Business Times)

Job growth in the UK is expected to continue in 2017 despite businesses being concerned over the medium and long term effects of Brexit, reports the International Business Times UK, with data from a joint survey from Confederation of British Industry and Pertemps. The survey showed that 41% of businesses...

UK – Jo Hand Recruitment secures investment to launch rebrand (Insider Media)

Teesside-based recruitment group Jo Hand Recruitment & Consultancy has secured a six-figure investment via the Finance for Business North East Angel Fund to launch a major re-brand, reports Insider Media. The company will be called The Human Group and is aiming to create and safeguard jobs with an...

Global – More than half of businesses have a digital strategy in place

According to the latest Randstad WorkMonitor for Q4, 84% of employees worldwide acknowledge the importance for their current employer to have a digital strategy, with 59% stating that the company they work for has one in place.

The findings show that employers that score high on this scale of digital...

Germany – Nearly half a million refugees still looking for a job (Sputnik News)

More than 400,000 refugees in Germany are still looking for a job since December 2015, reports Sputnik News Service. Director of German Federal Employment Agency's Institute for Research Joachim Moller said that since December 2015, 34,000 refugees have found a job. "It would be an illusion...

Europe – Agency workers’ hours rise over year, report says

The average number of hours worked by Europe’s agency workers rose 5.3% year over year, according to the December 2016 European Agency Work Business Indicator published by World Employment Confederation-Europe.

Denmark reported the strongest increase; Poland and Norway contracted slightly.

Growth in...

UK – Work Group reports possible acquisition, suspends share trading

Work Group plc reported it signed a memorandum of understanding for the potential acquisition of a group of companies in the business services sector, according to a regulatory announcement. In addition, share trading in Work Group plc stock was temporarily suspended starting Friday.

“We are pleased...

Global – Real wage growth at lowest level in four years, ILO report says

Global real wage growth started to recover in 2010 after the recession, but has decelerated since, according to the Global Wage Report by the International Labour Organisation. Real wage growth fell to 1.7% in 2015 — it’s lowest rate in four years. The numbers change when excluding China, where wage...

France – Minister says Uber should work with unions

French Transport Minister Alain Videlies issued a statement last week calling on Uber to enter into discussions with all trade unions. Vidalies’ statement came after a group of drivers met the minister to complain the human cloud, ride-sharing firm was meeting with only one trade union organization....