Italy – Openjobmetis reports slight decrease in Q1 revenue

Italian recruitment firm, Openjobmetis SpA (OJM:MIL) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2016 of €97.3 million, a 2.2% decrease compared with €99.5 million last year.

UK – Number of jobs increase in April ahead of EU Referendum

The number of available jobs in the UK increased to 8,070 in April from 7,215 in March, an 11% increase according to the latest Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor.

The report also showed that jobseeker numbers increased by 5% going from 12,998 in March to 13,679 in April.

“It was a subdued April,”...

UK – Number of EU temporary workers higher than Government estimates

ONS has published statistics from an inquiry carried out to explain the differences between the number of long term migrants entering the UK, measured by the International Passenger Survey (IPS), and the numbers of non-UK nationals registering for National Insurance Numbers (NINos). 

The key...

France – Number of temporary workers rises in March

The number of temporary workers in February increased by 1.5% compared to the previous month, according to Pôle Emploi. Compared to same period last year, the number of temporary workers increased by 11%.

The total number of temporary workers on a seasonally adjusted basis stood at 655,300.

Compared to...

Europe – Perceived unfair treatment in the workplace can damage employee health and performance

According to the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), a new study by University of East Anglia's (UAE) Norwich Business School, in conjunction with Stockholm University, when employees’ perceptions of procedural justice at work changed – relating to the processes used to decide...

UK – Leaving the EU would create nearly 300,000 jobs according to former London Mayor

During a speech in Dorset County, former London Mayor Boris Johnson said that if the UK left the EU it would create nearly 300,000 jobs due to escaping the “protectionism” of the EU and being able to forge its own trade deals.

Johnson was doing a tour as part of his “Vote Leave” campaign.

"If...

Germany – Number of job vacancies fall during Q1 2016

There were 974,000 jobs vacant in Germany during the first quarter of 2016, a decrease of 6%, or 64,000 jobs, compared to the last quarter of 2015, according to the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the Federal Employment Agency.

However, when compared to the same period last year, there was...

Netherlands – Acquisitions boost DPA Q1 results

Dutch staffing firm DPA Group (DPA: NL) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2016 of €33.2 million, an increase of 21.0% compared with €27.4 million in Q1 2015.

Sweden – NetJobs Q1 revenue weaker than expected

Swedish job board NetJobs (NJOB: STO) reported revenue yesterday for the first quarter ending 31 March 2016 of SEK 10.9 million (€1.17 million), a decrease of 4% compared with SEK 11.4 million (€1.2 million) during the same quarter last year.

UK – Businesses should embrace work technology and not fear a robotic workforce

Organisations in the UK are failing to embrace technology to improve hiring and people management processes, potentially at the cost of corporate finances according to Alexander Mann Solutions.

Despite constant developments in tech, Alexander Mann Solutions has raised concerns that many decision makers...