UK temporary employees down 15.7%, jobless rate rises to 4.2%

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell year-on-year by 15.7% during the December 2023 to February 2024 period, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Office for National Statistics.

For the December to February period, the number of temporary employees stood at 1,417,565. This was 0.69%...

PageGroup Q1 gross profit down amidst headcount reductions

PageGroup (PAGE:LSE) announced that group gross profit declined by 12.8% to £219.7 million on a constant currency basis. The slowdown PageGroup saw at the end of Q4 2023 continued into Q1, with some deterioration experienced, particularly within Continental Europe.

Trading conditions in Asia, the UK and...

More UK firms recruited in Q1 with temporary staff hiring on the rise

The majority of businesses across the UK (84%) recruited in Q1 2024, increasing from 78% in Q4 and Q1 2023, according to Totaljobs’ Hiring Trends Index.

Of those who hired, almost 2 in 5 (37%) increased their hiring while 18% paused it. This confirms that recruitment activity quickly jumped up following...

HMRC adds employment agencies to ‘name and shame’ list

Four UK firms have been added to the HMRC’s list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers. The most recent update to the list was on 11 April 2024 with the addition of Acacia Management Services Limited, Alphasaint Limited, Ultra Employment Limited and Worx 4U Limited.

Acacia...

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...