UK – More than half of women have been harassed in the workplace

More than half, or 52%, of women, and 63% of women aged 18-24 years old, said they have experienced sexual harassment at work, according to a new research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in collaboration with the Everyday Sexism Project.

The study, called Still just a bit of banter?, is the largest...

Scotland – Fake job firm is part of elaborate international scam (The National)

A fraudulent Scottish firm that was set up to scam unemployed people out of cash is part of a larger international scam, reports The National.

The fake firm, Waterland Warehousing, had claimed to have an office in Glasgow city centre and had been targeting jobless Scots, offering applicants non-existent...

UK – MSI Group’s procure-to-pay technology platform is awarded place on G-Cloud 8 framework

Specialist healthcare recruiter MSI Group has successfully bid to provide its specialist procure-to-pay technology platform i-Engage through the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) newest iteration of the G-Cloud framework. Prior to the successful bid MSI provided the specialist cloud based service through...

Portugal – Jobless rate for Q2 falls to lowest in more than 5 years

The unemployment rate in Portugal fell to 10.8% in the three months ended in June, compared to 11.9% in the same time last year, reaching its lowest level since the first quarter of 2011 according to Statistics Portugal.

The number of unemployed people declined to 559,300 in the June quarter from 620,400...

World – Adecco Q2 growth driven by Europe

Adecco (ADEN: VX), the largest staffing firm in the world, today reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2016 of €5,696 million, up 4% organically compared with €5,582 million during the same quarter last year.

UK – RTC Group reports H1 revenue growth

RTC Group (RTC: LSE) announced revenue for the six months ending 30 June 2016 of £34.1 million, an increase of 16% compared with £29.5 million during the same period last year.

Group profit from operations (before amortisation of intangibles) is £0.6 million compared to £0.5 million last year.

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UK – Number of available jobs in July impacted by EU Referendum

According to the latest Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor, the effect of the EU Referendum has been reflected across the board in July’s employment data with a 27% decrease of available jobs compared to the same period last year.

 The employment monitor also showed a 13% decrease in the...

Netherlands – ABU reports latest staffing growth

According to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU), the number of hours worked by temporary workers increased by 7% and turnover grew by 8% in period 7 (weeks 25 to 28) compared to the same period last year.

This period had an equal number of working days compared to the same period...

World – Randstad acquires Monster Worldwide for $429 million

Randstad Holding nv (AMS: RAND) and Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Randstad will acquire Monster. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Randstad will pay USD 3.40 per share in cash, or a total purchase price of approximately USD...

Ireland – Jobs Minister launches report on the skills needs of the Biopharma industry

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., has launched a new report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EFGSN) on the ‘Future Skills Needs of the Biopharma Industry in Ireland’.   The objective of the study is to review the supply of, and demand for,...