Greece – Research shows gap between talent demand and skill set

According to new research from Adecco Greece’s ‘Employability in Greece 2016’ survey, 7 out of 10 entrepreneurs believe the Greek education system falls short in offering the country’s young workforce the skill sets needed to be competitive in the hiring market.

Data from the survey showed that...

Luxembourg – Recruitment start-up raises $20 million in funding (UK Business Insider)

Luxembourg-based recruitment start-up Job Today has raised USD 20 million in a new funding round, reports UK Business Insider.

Job Today, which functions as a job search app, was founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs Polina Montano and Eugene Mizin, and will use the new funding to boost its growth, through...

Sweden – NetJobs reports decreases in revenue and operating income for Q3

NetJobs (NJOB: STO), the Swedish job board, reported revenue for the third quarter ending 30 September 2016 of SEK 7.3 million (€0.7 million), a decrease of 17% compared with SEK 8.7 million (€0.9 million) during the same period last year. 

Russia – Government set to block LinkedIn

LinkedIn is set to be banned in Russia after a Moscow court upheld a decision to block the online social professional network in a landmark ruling enforcing a personal data law.

LinkedIn is the first foreign company to publicly clash with Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor. In early August,...

UK – PageGroup hacked, jobseeker personal information leaked

Recruitment firm PageGroup has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a data breach that has compromised the personal information of jobseekers, reports the International Business Times.

PageGroup has confirmed that an alleged lone hacker broke into its network and was able to access the personal information...

UK – Amazon workers receive less than minimum wage (BBC)

Drivers for agencies contracted by Amazon have said that they work illegal hours and received less than the minimum wage, reports the BBC.

The drivers told an undercover BBC reporter that they were expected to deliver up to 200 parcels a day and have stated that they sped on the road in order to meet...

World – Nearly half of tech professionals expect their jobs to be replaced by robots within ten years

According to the Harvey Nash Technology Survey 2017, 45% of technology professionals across the world believe a significant part of their job will be automated within ten years, rendering their current skills redundant.

The study shows that the change in technology is so rapid that 94% believe their career...

UK – Women working for free from today until 2017

Women in the UK will work for free from today, referred to as Equal Pay Day, for the rest of the year due to the gender pay gap according to Equal Pay campaigners June Sarpong MBE and Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society.

The average female worker in the UK gets paid 13.9% less than her...

UK – Digital recruiting could be damaging to brand reputation

Companies in the UK are risking their employer brand by becoming less emotional in the hiring processes due to the ease of digital communication, according to research by global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions.

The firm’s research revealed that while digital channels...

France – Most young jobseekers use online tools in their job search

According to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies, jobseekers aged 18-25 years of age use the internet in their job search.

The data showed that 54% use the employment centre’s online site, while 50% use job boards and 49% use the websites of free classifieds. Moreover,...