Italy – Average number of temp workers down: Ebitemp

The average number of temporary agency workers in Italy in August 2019 fell by 5.4% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

The 5.4% decrease was an improvement over July’s 5.9% decrease....

UK – Work-related stress nearly doubles in 20 years: APSCo

The percentage of UK workers experiencing work-related stress has almost doubled in the last two decades, according to an analysis of working trends by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

In 1999, results from a preliminary study conducted by the Health and Safety Executive...

UK – Alcuin invests in Gravitas Recruitment

Gravitas Recruitment, a UK-based international recruitment consultancy that specialises in banking, insurance and technology, announced that it has received an investment from UK-based Alcuin Capital Partners.

Alcuin said the investment was a minority shareholding. No further financial details were disclosed,...

People – Resource Solutions, Randstad, Airswift, Nakama, Fircroft, Rota

Resource Solutions has appointed Nick Dunnett as Chief Operating Officer, a new executive position within Resource Solutions. Dunnett has worked within the Robert Walters Group for over 19 years, having most recently been Managing Director of Robert Walters Germany and Switzerland,...

Netherlands – Recruiters who discriminate to be fined, named and shamed under new proposal

The Dutch social affairs ministry is proposing new legislation that would fine as well as name and shame recruitment firms that discriminate.

The bill was announced by State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment, Tamara van Ark. The ministry has also launched an internet consultation process for...

Spain – Civil Guard dismantles criminal group exploiting foreign workers through use of a temp staffing firm

Spain’s Civil Guard dismantled a criminal organisation that exploited workers from Romania and the Republic of Moldova through the use of a temporary staffing firm (ETT) for profit, according to the Romanian Insider.

The authorities found a total of 145 human trafficking victims who were held in semi-slave-like...

UK – Half of tech professionals worried about their mental health due to work: Harvey Nash

Half of the UK's tech professionals have been concerned now or in the past about their mental health due to work, according to a survey from Harvey Nash.

The Harvey Nash Tech Survey, which surveyed over 2,000 tech professionals, also found that 1 in 5 workers in IT Operations are currently concerned about...

UK – Employer brand is missing link for talent acquisition digital transformation success: Alexander Mann

A low number of companies in the UK are incorporating employer brand in the digital transformation of talent acquisition,  according to research from Alexander Mann Solutions and Aptitude Research.

 Alexander Mann states that incorporating employer brand is the missing link for successful digital...

South Africa – Adcorp CEO resigns

Adcorp Holdings Ltd. (ADR: JSE), the South Africa-based workforce management solutions group, announced that Innocent Dutiro has resigned as the CEO of Adcorp, effective 8 October 2019.

The announcement follows Adcorp’s trading statement and operational update for the six months ended 31 August 2019...

UK – Labour productivity falls in Q2: ONS

Labour productivity in the UK, as measured by output per hour, fell by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2019 ended June 2019 when compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to new data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). This follows two previous quarters of...