UK – Job market outlook strong before Referendum, employers brace for skills shortages ahead

The latest JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that before the referendum, 45% of employers believed economic conditions to be ‘getting better’, against 21% who believed conditions were deteriorating.

The survey of 600 employers also finds two-thirds...

Global – Randstad Q2 boosted by acquisitions but organic growth is easing

Randstad (RAND: NV), one of the world’s largest staffing firms, today reported revenue for the second quarter ending 30 June 2016 of €5.1 billion, an increase of 3% on an organic basis compared with €4.8 billion a year ago.

The financial results for the second quarter was broken down as follows:...

France – Temporary employment increases in June

Temporary employment in France grew by 5.7% in June, compared to the same period last year, according to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

The data also showed that temporary employment for the first half of 2016 grew by 5.8%, a slower rate than H1 2015 (6.1%).

Temporary...

Europe – Sweden ranks highest for jobseeker confidence

According to the latest PageGroup Confidence Index for the period of April - June 2016, Sweden is the European country where people looking for work are most confident about their professional future (65%).

This was followed by candidates in Germany with 63%. In Switzerland, the confidence of candidates...

UK – Robert Half: CIOs must bring more than technology expertise to succeed

UK CIOs (Chief Information Officers) are gradually changing how they work within organisations, according to new research from Robert Half Technology UK.

The research shows that as part of this shift CIOs need to demonstrate additional attributes beyond technology expertise and according to CIOs, the...

UK – Parliamentary Inquiry condemns major staffing firms for failing to understand basic employment law and practices

A Parliamentary inquiry in the UK has found that staff at Sports Direct are ‘not treated as humans’ and that owner Mike Ashley has been running the business like a “Victorian workhouse.”

A report by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee states that Mike Ashley, Deputy Executive...

UK – Women more likely than men to get top graduate job if they apply

According to the latest survey from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), female graduates are less likely to apply but more likely to land a job than men.

AGR asked graduate recruiters about the diversity of their applicants as well as their hires. Its Diversity and Inclusion report published...

Netherlands – USG People completes delisting and converts into a Dutch private limited liability company

USG People has announced that it has completed its delisting of ordinary shares from Euronext Amsterdam N.V and has converted into a Dutch private limited liability company.

USG People is now a part of Japan’s Recruit Holdings which paid EUR 17.50 per share.

USG People's articles of association have...

World – Nearly half of HR managers struggle to find suitable global candidates

According to a survey by CEMS, a global alliance of business education, 46% of international HR managers struggle to find good global candidates with an international outlook.

The research also found that 87% of respondents consider foreign language skills to be important for employability. Meanwhile,...

World – ManpowerGroup revenue growth slows in Q2

Second-quarter revenue at ManpowerGroup rose 3.3% compared to the same time last year. In constant currency, revenue was up 4.5%. Revenue was flat on an organic constant currency basis compared with 2% growth in the prior period.

In France, the company’s largest market, revenue rose by 4.1%, or 2.2%...