UK – Unemployment falls to record low in May

The unemployment rate in the UK fell to 4.9% for the period of March to May 2016, down from 5.6% a year ago and an 11-year low, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

There were 1.65 million unemployed people (people not in work but seeking and available to work), 54,000 fewer...

UK – IT recruitment in London difficult to predict post-Brexit

According to research from professional services recruiter Morgan McKinley, after a slow start in 2016, the IT jobs market in London has shown an improvement in the number of jobs with June being the highest month so far.

The research showed that job volume continued to peak after the Brexit vote so it...

Ireland – Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation receives the Low Pay Commissions recommendation on the National Minimum Wage

The Low Pay Commission is recommending an increase in the national minimum wage of 10 cents per hour to the Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. In its second report a majority of the members of the Commission recommend that the appropriate rate of the national minimum wage should rise to €9.25...

Switzerland –Temporary staffing market shows no growth in June

After a decline of 8.9% in May, the temporary staffing market in June has stabilized with zero growth, year-on-year, according to the latest figures from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation of Staffing Companies.

Since the beginning of the year, the growth of the temporary agency work industry was 1%. Over...

Sweden – Uniflex revenue falls 11% for Q2

Swedish staffing firm Uniflex (UFLXB: SS) reported revenue of SEK 307 million (€ 32.3 million) for the second quarter ending 30 June 2016, a decrease of 11% compared with SEK 345.4 million (€36.9 million) during the same quarter last year. 

UK – Job market shows improvement in Q2 despite Brexit uncertainty

New Q2 2016 data from job site CV-Library reveals that, despite uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the EU last month, the nation’s job market has still shown improvement.

When compared to Q2 2015, the data shows an 11.3% increase in job vacancies, while candidate applications increased...

Netherlands – Number of job vacancies increases for Q2 2016

The number of vacancies in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2016 shows an increase of 23.8% compared to the same quarter in 2015, according to figures from Jobfeed, a Big Data tool for vacancies for recruitment technology firm Textkernel.

Jobfeed analysed and categorized more than 2.5 million...

Ireland – Sigmar Recruitment to more than double its workforce by 2018

Private Irish recruitment firm Sigmar has announced the creation of 150 new jobs to service its new Centre of Excellence. The announcement was made by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD.

The jobs are announced as part of the company’s expansion plan to...

UK – Matchtech to rename as Gattaca

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Matchtech (MTED: LSE) has announced that, subject to shareholder approval, the company intends to rename as Gattaca plc.

The name change is the next step in the Group's development, following the acquisition of Networkers International...

UK – Economy growth forecast downgraded due to Brexit fallout, business confidence slows

According to think tank EY Item Club, the post-referendum UK economy will follow a very different path from the one the firm envisaged in April, which assumed a vote to remain in the EU. EY Item Club sees GDP growth of 1.9% this year down from the previously predicted 2.3% before the referendum, followed...