A third of UK businesses are short-staffed amid tight labour market

One in three UK businesses are understaffed at least once a week due to a lack of available employees, reports The Mirror, citing research by Indeed Flex. The research found that frequent employee sickness is a major issue for companies experiencing staff shortages. One third of the businesses surveyed...

Temporary employment in France falls 6.7% in February

The number of temporary workers in France fell by 6.7% in February 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest Prism’emploi barometer.

February’s 6.7% annual fall was an improvement over January’s 9.8% year-on-year fall.

“After the trends of December 2023 and January 2024,...

New job ads rise in March as UK firms gear up for growth

New job postings across the UK rose by 4.2% in March from the month before to a total of 848,004, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

Overall, the number of active postings in March 2024 was 1,908,641, up 1.1% compared to February...

Spain’s health sector jobs set to grow 4% this year

Spain’s health sector labour market landscape grew year-on-year by 4% in March 2024, with nurses and doctors becoming two of the most in-demand positions for all of 2024 in Spain, according to data from the Ministry of Employment and Randstad Spain.

When compared to the prior month, the number of health...

People on the move: Nicholas Associates, Prism’Emploi

Nicholas Associates, a UK-based recruitment firm, announced it has appointed Kelly Kendall as chief operating officer. Prior to joining Nicholas Associates, Kendall worked at Kelly as Officer, VP MD, UK and Ireland. Her experience also includes roles in Cordant People and the Adecco Group.

Prism’Emploi...

Union accuses staffing firm of supplying agency workers during strike

Barnet Unison, a trade union for Barnet council workers and outsourced services, announced that amid strike action, its mental health social workers received an email earlier from the director of adult social care stating that he had engaged the services of agency workers supplied by Flex 360.

Barnet...

UK employers’ business confidence stable in Q1

More than half of firms in the UK (56%) expect to see their turnover increase over the next 12 months, the same as Q4 2023, according to the latest economic survey by the British Chamber of Commerce.

The survey, conducted between 12 February and 12 March, of over 4,800 firm across the UK – 92%...

UK job postings tumble in March, but hybrid roles on the rise

The number of UK job postings fell by 22.6% in March 2024 when compared with March 2023, while postings decreased by approximately 2.5% when compared with February 2024, according to the latest data from global talent solutions provider, WilsonHCG and Claro Analytics.

The month-on-month data marked the...

Federgon teams with social affairs minister to help long-term sick

Federgon, together with the Belgian federal Social Affairs Minister Frank Vandenbroucke announced a partnership to help the long-term sick return to work.

In addition to the Return to Work fund, which launched on 1 April, Federgon launched the guide me platform. Guide me bundles all relevant private services...

Global HR services market grows in 2022, but faces standstill

The global HR services industry saw turnover grow by 8.3% in 2022, totalling €632 billion, according to the Economic Report 2024 of the World Employment Confederation (WEC).

The report found that the first half of 2022 was still upbeat for the HR services industry, but agency work activity in terms...