UK – Graduate employers would cut graduate recruitment in half if UK leaves the EU

According to a study from graduate recruitment engagement platform Pathmotion, half of the leading graduate employers in the UK will reduce their graduate intake if Britain votes to leave the EU.

The study shows that these firms are expected to hire 5,500 graduates in 2016. It also found that if the UK...

UK – REC elects Vice-Chair of council

Talent Acquisition Director at Fidelis Partners Jacqueline Hilton has been elected Vice-Chair of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) council.

Hilton has worked in the recruitment industry for 20 years, including 14 years in a senior leadership role. Hilton has also been a member of the...

UK – Sharing economy triples in 2016

According to a report, Data Day Britain, from data service provider Hitwise, a division of marketing company Connexity, the sharing economy in the UK has grown exponentially with website visits increasing more than three times in 2016, compared to last year.

The report reveals that during 2016, more than...

World – Korn Ferry reports Q4 revenue growth driven by Hay Group acquisition

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International (KFY: NYSE) yesterday reported total revenue for the company’s fiscal first quarter ending 31 July of USD 417.1 million, an increase of 47.8% compared with USD 282.2 million last year. 

Portugal – Temporary Worker Ombudsman publishes report on staffing activity

The Business Ethics and Temporary Worker Ombudsman published its 8^th report about staffing activity in Portugal and the report predicts that the temporary employment industry will recover and grow in 2016.

The ombudsman of business ethics and the temporary worker was created in 2007 by the Portuguese...

UK – REC elects new council members

The REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) elected six members to its council during its Annual General Meeting.

The four non-executive directors elected today to represent corporate members are:

• Gary Irvine, Managing Director, 4c Executive Search (re-elected)
• Aidan Anglin, Director, DP...

UK – Executive search firm expands to US

UK-based executive search firm Expand Executive Search has launched its first US office in New York.

Executive search consultant Ollie Shipp has been appointed to head the new office.

“This is a great opportunity to grow our relationships with existing clients and be closer to new business,” Shipp...

UK – Female engineers say young women are not aware of career opportunities in the sector

According to independent job site, CV-Library, 71.7% of female engineers don’t believe young women are being made aware of the career opportunities available in the sector.

Female engineers believe that the lack of awareness of opportunities is significantly damaging the pipeline of female talent.

The...

UK – Unemployment falls to lowest level since 2005

The unemployment level in the UK was 5.0% for the 3 months to April 2016, its lowest level since August to October 2005, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Between the three months to January 2016 and February to April 2016, the number of people in work increased, the number of unemployed...

France – Violence breaks out during labour law protests, strikes close Eiffel Tower

Protesters and French police clashed in Paris on Tuesday over a planned change of labour laws that also saw a union strike close down the Eiffel Tower on the same day.

Several hundred masked protesters threw stones and makeshift bombs at police. Police used water cannons and tear gas to quell the demonstrations....