Denmark – Jobindex completes sale of its Swedish operations to Blocket AB

Danish job board Jobindex (JOBNDX: CPH) announced that it has completed the sale of its Swedish operations, under the name Jobbsafari to Blocket AB.

The company first announced its plans to sell its Swedish operations to Blocket AB in June 2019.

Jobindex did not disclose financial details of the transaction....

UK – Kingdom Services Group acquires Contact Industrial Recruitment

Kingdom Services Group announced that it acquired Manchester-based Contact Industrial Recruitment.

The price of the transaction was not disclosed.

Founded in 1997, Contact Recruitment specialises in the recruitment sectors of driving, industrial, waste and recycling and managed services.

“With an extensive...

UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers tumbles in Q3: Morgan McKinley

The number of jobs available in London decreased by 37% in the third quarter ended in September 2019 when compared to a year ago, according to the London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time there was a 25% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

The year-on-year...

UK – Hospitals paying locum doctors record sums amid staffing crisis (The Telegraph)

A Daily Telegraph investigation found a sharp rise in payments made via agencies, despite repeated pledges to clamp down on spending on temporary medics. Freedom of Information disclosures reveal that since 2017, 16 trusts have paid more than £3,000 a shift for agency and bank doctors. The steep rise...

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...