UK – Office for National Statistics awards Adecco Group contract to provide staff for 2021 Census

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland today announced that it has been awarded a £45 million contract by the Office for National Statistics to provide recruitment and HR services for the 2021 Census. 

Adecco Corporate, part of the Adecco Group UK & Ireland, will play a pivotal role in the staffing...

UK – Black and minority ethnic workers more likely to be in temporary or ‘insecure’ work, study finds

Black and minority ethnic workers in the UK are more likely to be in temporary and ‘insecure’ work, according to an analysis published by the Trades Union Congress.

The analysis showed that there are 3.9 million black and minority ethnic workers (BME) in the UK.

They were found to be more than twice...

UK – Nearly a third of stressed workers think a 4-day work week would offer the most relief

Nearly a third, or 30%, of stressed UK employees think introducing a 4-day work week would be the best way to tackle their stress, according to new research by management consultancy Lane4.

The research, ‘2019 Resilience Tracker’, surveyed 2,005 UK employees about workplace stress, business resources...

France – Recruitment plans to ramp up in 2019: Pôle Emploi

Companies in France intend to increase hiring by 14.8% in 2019 when compared to last year, according to a survey from Pôle Emploi.

The survey, ‘Workforce Requirements of Enterprises’ shows 2.69 million recruitment projects in 2019, up 350,000 from last year and the highest level of recruitment projects...

Italy – Average number of temp workers down in February

The average number of temporary agency workers in Italy in February 2019 decreased by 5.5% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

At the same time, the total payroll of temporary workers...

Poland – Devire full year revenue up 41%

Devire, a recruitment and outsourcing company headquartered in Poland, announced its financial results for the full year 2018 with revenue increasing by 41% compared to the same period last year.

The company also has offices in Germany and Czech Republic.

In Poland, revenue stood at PLN 53 million (€12.3...

Russia – HeadHunter prepares to hold IPO this year (Moscow Times)

The Moscow Times reports Russian job board HeadHunter is preparing for a $250 million initial public offering (IPO) in May-June 2019 on American stock exchange NASDAQ. The Moscow Times cited Russian daily newspaper Vedomosti. HeadHunter had originally planned to hold an IPO in December 2017 and in 2018,...

UK – EU and Theresa May agree to delay Brexit until Halloween

EU leaders have agreed to delay the UK’s departure from the EU until 31 October 2019.

The extension aims to prevent the possibility of the UK having to leave the EU without a deal tomorrow, however the UK will have to leave the EU by the new deadline, with or without a deal.

Prime Minister Theresa May,...

Switzerland – Unemployment rate falls in March

The Swiss registered unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in March 2019 from 2.9% in the same period last year, according to figures from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.

Figures from SECO showed that when compared with the same month of the previous year, unemployment fell by 18,072 persons, or...

Ireland – Half of professionals fear their boss will catch them searching for a new job (RTE)

Approximately half, or 51%, of professionals in Ireland are afraid to post their profile on a jobs board in case their boss finds it, reports RTE citing survey data from Harvey Nash. The survey assessed the attitudes of 3,500 full-time professionals to their career management. The most popular reason...