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Bluestones Investment Group acquires two recruitment firms

7 February 2024

Bluestones Investment Group, a UK-based specialist investment group that focuses on the recruitment sector, announced the successful acquisitions of Australasian Recruitment Company (ARC) and Home Recruitment.

Financial details were not disclosed.

ARC, headquartered in London, specialises in the placement...


Temporary work placements in Portugal fall in November

7 February 2024

The number of temporary work placements in Portugal decreased by 3,381 people in November 2023 when compared to November 2022, according to the latest Barometer from the Portuguese Association of Companies in the Private Sector of Employment and Human Resources and ISCTE (University Institute of Lisbon)....


Jobindex job ads higher than pre-pandemic levels in December

7 February 2024

Danish job board Jobindex reported 25,600 new job advertisements were posted online in December. This was higher than the 23,700 new job ads posted in September. 

The job board noted that, while December’s new job ads level is considerably lower than at the beginning of 2021, the number of job...


Half of UK tech leaders considering Generative AI for shortages

7 February 2024

Around half of UK tech leaders (51%) are considering Generative AI to combat skills shortages, according to research commissioned by talent platform Gigged.AI and carried out by Sapio Research.

The firms interviewed over 250 senior executives across the UK during the second half of 2023 and found that...


Irish tech sector gears up for hiring rebound (Irish Independent)

7 February 2024

AI, cybersecurity and software engineers in Ireland are in high demand as more than two-fifths of tech employers (41%) plan to hire this year, reports The Irish Independent, citing research from Irish recruitment firm Stelfox. The research showed that Ireland’s IT sector is gearing up for a rebound....


Investment firm Onex acquires majority stake in Morson Group

6 February 2024

Onex Corp. (TSX: ONEX), a Canada-based investment firm, today announced a majority investment in Morson Group, the sixth-largest staffing firm in the UK.

Morson is based in Manchester, and focuses on engineering, IT and technical staffing as well as RPO. It has a history spanning 55 years and employs...


People on the move: Randstad BeLux, SD Worx

6 February 2024

Randstad BeLux

Randstad BeLux (Belgium and Luxembourg) announced that it has appointed Jerry Hamal as new managing director for Randstad Digital BeLux. He succeeds Andy Stynen who has left the company.

Randstad Digital BeLux is Randstad's division that helps companies transform faster by providing them...


Germany launches major 4-day workweek trial (Euronews)

6 February 2024

Germany launched a six-month four-day workweek trial that will allow employees at 45 companies across the country to work one less day per week for the same pay, reports Euronews. The initiative is led by Berlin-based management consultancy Intraprenör together with the collaboration of the non-profit...


Snap axes 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs (Forbes)

6 February 2024

Social media company Snap is laying off about 10% of its employees worldwide, reports Forbes. More than 500 employees will be laid off as part of Snap’s latest round of cuts in order to “best position our business to execute on our highest priorities,” according to a regulatory filing. The exact...


Universities UK and DfE move to ensure fairness in recruitment

5 February 2024

Universities UK, an organisation representing universities across the UK, and the UK’s Department of Education, announced they are taking action following news reports of preferential treatment received by international students.

Last week, The Times (paywall), announced that its investigation revealed...