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UK – Employment in Northern Ireland falls for first time in four years amid Brexit concerns
11 February 2019Employment has fallen for the first time in four years amid Brexit concerns in Northern Ireland, according to January data from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Manager Index.
January’s data indicated that business conditions in Northern Ireland were subdued at the start of 2019 amid Brexit...
Finland – VMP to combine its hospitality recruitment brands into one
11 February 2019Helsinki-based HR services firm VMP Plc announced that it will combine its Enjoy and Staff Plus brands into one brand by the name of Enjoy.
Staff Plus operates in the Helsinki area and is a staffing service with a focus on the restaurant industry. Enjoy (Extremely Nice Job) is a staffing agency that...
Europe – One in five construction workers considering leaving the UK amid Brexit uncertainties, Randstad finds
11 February 2019One in five construction workers in the UK have considered leaving the country amid uncertainties surrounding the EU Referendum, according to a survey from Randstad.
The survey, which polled more than 10,500 construction workers, also found that one in three EU nationals have considered leaving the UK...
UK – 6CATS International: Recruiters need to refocus international efforts as global compliance complexity grows
11 February 2019According to the international contractor management specialists 6CATS, UK firms cannot let fear and uncertainty over global compliance prevent expansion overseas.
6CATS International has urged recruitment firms to refocus their global efforts in order to thrive in the coming months as international authorities...
Europe – Globalise acquires London-based recruitment specialist Alium Partners
8 February 2019London-based interim management and recruitment specialist Alium Partners has been jointly acquired by France-based interim management firm Valtus and German interim management firm Atreus (part of the Global Interim Management Group, otherwise known as ‘Globalise’).
Financial details of the transaction...
UK – The Barton Partnership acquires specialist search firm Sailing Stones
8 February 2019UK-based executive search firm The Barton Partnership has acquired specialist strategy search firm Sailing Stones, according to Hunt Scanlon Media.
Financial details of the deal were not released.
Ben Burney, founder and managing director of Sailing Stones, will join the Barton Partnership as Chief Client...
UK – Permanent placements fall for first time since 2016 amid Brexit uncertainty
8 February 2019Permanent placements in the UK have fallen for first time in two-and-a-half-years in January 2019 amid concerns over Brexit and a further deterioration in candidate availability, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.
The report showed that companies...
France – Jobfeed publishes online job offers, commerce sector shows decline in 2018
8 February 2019Approximately 8 million unique job offers were online in 2018 in France, according to data from Jobfeed, Textkernel's big data tool for online vacancies.
The data is based on the analysis of millions of job offers collected by Jobfeed between 1 January and 31 December 2018 and included the detection and...
UK – Honda to cut hundreds of temporary jobs at Swindon plant (BBC News)
8 February 2019Japanese carmaker Honda will be letting go hundreds of temporary staff at its Swindon factory due to an "industry-wide decline" in the sale of diesel vehicles, reports BBC News. Honda denied the move was "as a result of Brexit" and "is in line with our current production plans"....
Germany – Amadeus FiRe’s full year revenue rises 11.5%, profits increase
7 February 2019German recruitment firm Amadeus FiRe AG (AADX: GER) announced that, in the fiscal year 2018, the group achieved consolidated sales of €205.8 million, up 11.5% compared to €184.5 million last year. The group added that all services provided by the Amadeus FiRe Group contributed to this positive overall...