Czech Republic – Number of recruitment firms and foreign agency workers on the rise

The number of recruitment agencies in Czech Republic increased by 8.4% in 2018 when compared to the previous year, according to data from the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry.

At the same time, Ministry figures showed the number of foreign agency workers assigned to firms increased by 14.1%.

The data...

World – Hays Q4 net fees flat amid mixed market conditions in UK and Australia

Hays (HAS: LSE), today reported flat net fees for the fourth quarter ended 30 June 2019 both on a headline and like-for-like basis, compared with the same period last year.

The company reported a decline on a like-for-like basis in its Australia and New Zealand markets as well as in the UK & Ireland....

Europe — Gi Group acquires German staffing firm OnTime Group

Gi Group, the fourth-largest staffing firm in Italy, announced that it has acquired OnTime Group.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2003, OnTime Group operates in the temporary and permanent staffing sector and in the national and international mobility sector (via the...

UK — Number of temporary employees down, unemployment lowest since 1974

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell by 5.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of approximately 1.46 million for the three-month period from March through May 2019 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...

UK – Reed Chairman says UK is ‘heading for a recession’ as job ads fall 2.3% in Q2

Chairman of Reed Recruitment issued the UK’s next Prime Minister a warning that the UK’s job market was heading for a recession, citing data from reed.co.uk's Job Index.

The data reveals a slowdown in the UK labour market as political and economic uncertainty continues on. The number of advertised...

Hungary — More Hungarians with disabilities entering labour market, finds Trenkwalder (Hungary Today)

The employment rate among Hungarians with disabilities has reached 35%, nearly double the 18% rate in 2011, reports Hungary Today citing estimates from Trenkwalder. The staffing firm said the rate has been lifted by measures to help place people with disabilities in jobs as well as the labour shortage,...

UK – Hydrogen Group trading update: performance in line with expectations, net fee income up

UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group provided a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Net fee income for the period totalled more than £15 million, an increase compared to last year’s reported approximately £14.5 million net fee income.

The group said it has continued to trade in line...

Switzerland – Interiman Group H1 2019 turnover up 10.4%

Swiss recruitment group Interiman Group reported turnover of CHF 165 million (€149 million) for the first half of 2019, an increase of 10.4% when compared to the same period last year.

Interiman Group, founded in 1998, recruits and selects candidates for the tertiary sector, for fixed and temporary...

World – Thousands of Amazon workers strike over pay and working conditions

Thousands of Amazon workers across the UK, Europe and the US have gone on strike in protest over pay and working conditions during the ecommerce giant’s event ‘Prime Day’ in which Amazon offers its customers discount deals. The two-day event starts today.

According to UK-based trade union GMB, which...

UK – Millions of low-paid workers could receive statutory sick pay (BBC News)

Two million low-paid workers could receive statutory sick pay for the first time as part of reforms aimed at supporting people with health conditions in the workplace, reports BBC News. Currently, employees must earn at least the equivalent of 14 hours on the minimum wage to qualify. But the government...