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UK – MP calls on government to take action on “rampant injustice” in the gig economy (The Guardian)

25 March 2019

Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee MP Frank Field has called on the government to take action to end the “rampant injustice” facing some workers in the gig economy, reports The Guardian. Field today proposed a reform programme, relating to employment law and its enforcement. In the report,...


UK – NHS report proposes new measures including ramping up overseas recruitment to stop workforce crisis

22 March 2019

A radical expansion of nurse training as well as overseas recruitment and a tripling in the number of people training as postgraduates are among the urgent measures needed to prevent the health and care workforce crisis from worsening in the UK, according to a report from Nuffield Trust, The King’s...


UK – Majority of business leaders fear their organisation will become irrelevant if it fails to shift to human-AI workforce: Capita

22 March 2019

Business leaders in the UK believe that the transition to a hybrid ‘human-AI’ workforce will be their biggest strategic challenge over the next five years. The majority of them, or 67%, fear that their organisation will become irrelevant if it fails to shift to this hybrid workforce, according to...


Europe – Job vacancy rates rise for both euro area and EU28 in Q4

22 March 2019

The job vacancy rates in the euro area (EA19) stood at 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase from 2.0% from the same period in 2017. At the same time, In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was also 2.3% and also up from 2.0% the previous year, according to the latest data from Eurostat, the statistical...


People – SG Recruitment, Cobalt Recruitment

22 March 2019

SG Recruitment, a UK-based international recruitment firm focusing primarily on the healthcare sector, announced that Steve Howson will step down as CEO on 31 March 2019 in order to pursue new opportunities outside of the company. Howson will retain close links with the company and will remain a Board...


UK – BBC presenter wins £1.2 million IR35 tax case against HMRC over her freelance ITV role

21 March 2019

A tax tribunal today ruled in favour of BBC presenter Lorraine Kelly over her role as a performer on ITV. The HMRC had claimed Kelly was an employee and not a freelancer and said she owed £1.2 million in taxes and national insurance contributions.

Kelly received the national insurance and income tax...


UK – Plumbing engineer who won employment law case against Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay claim

21 March 2019

A UK plumbing and heating engineer who won a landmark legal battle against Pimlico Plumbers over his working rights, has lost his bid to claim £74,000 in holiday pay.

An Employment Tribunal in Croydon ruled yesterday that the plumbing and heating engineer, Gary Smith, who worked at Pimlico from 2005...


World – Staffing 360 Q4 revenue up 24.6% while loss narrows

21 March 2019

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (NASD: STAF), a staffing provider operating in the US and UK, reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 24.6% to $74.1 million.

(USD thousands) Q4 2018 Q4 2017 % change
Revenue 74,091  59,476  24.6%
Gross profit 12,345 11,914 ...


Europe – Send nominations for the 2019 European Staffing 100 list of most influential execs

21 March 2019

Staffing Industry Analysts is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Staffing 100 list of European staffing industry achievers — the seventh-annual list of 100 men and women who have made a difference to the staffing industry or affiliated workforce solutions space.

The European Staffing 100 is not...


Europe – CW job evolves and supply chains become more complex; CWS Summit to deliver latest info

21 March 2019

The field of contingent workforce management is rapidly evolving as technology, online staffing and legislation progress and change. CW managers have to keep abreast of changing trends while doing their daily jobs.

To help these leaders –in HR, procurement, IT and finance – stay on the cutting edge,...