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Switzerland – Temp workers’ hours up 8.4% in 2018
31 January 2019The number of hours worked by temporary workers in Switzerland increased by 8.4% in 2018 when compared to 2017, according to data from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.
In the fourth quarter of 2018, hours worked by temporary workers declined by 4.0%, year-on-year.
Looking ahead,...
UK – Staffline shares dive following surprise delay to FY results
30 January 2019In a surprise announcement, Staffline, the UK-based staffing and employability organisation, announced that it has delayed the publication of its full year 2018 results.
The company did not provide details about why the announcement has been postponed nor did it provide a new date, sparking speculation...
UK – Employer confidence falls to joint-lowest since June 2016
30 January 2019Employers’ confidence in the UK economy remained negative for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s JobsOutlook report.
The net balance of those seeing a positive outlook as opposed to a negative one reached -14 in January, and was the joint-lowest...
Belgium – Federgon: Temporary workers’ hours fall in December 2018
30 January 2019The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in December 2018 decreased by 3.69% when compared to the same period the year before, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.
Temporary workers in the white-collar sector reported a decrease, year-on-year, of...
UK – Recruitment agency loses GLAA licence revocation appeal
30 January 2019A recruitment agency which had its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence revoked has lost its appeal against the decision, with the judge stating that workers at the business were at risk of exploitation.
Go Solutions Ltd, based in Boston, Lincolnshire, had its licence revoked in December...
Switzerland – PageGroup: Jobseeker confidence hits record high in Q4
30 January 2019According to the PageGroup Job Confidence Index for Q4 2018, Swiss candidates’ overall confidence about their professional future reached 58% in Q4. This is the highest level since the Index began in 2014.
The Index also found that 52% of candidates across Switzerland said they were confident about...
UK – Demand for professionals falls in December amid Brexit uncertainty
29 January 2019Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that demand for permanent talent fell by 3% year-on-year in December 2018, while vacancies for contingent workers decreased by 5% over the same period, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). ...
UK – Government backs REC’s proposals to make Apprenticeship Levy more flexible
29 January 2019Members of Parliament are backing the Recruitment and Employment’s proposals to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible.
The announcement comes as the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women and Work, along with the REC, launch a toolkit, “How to Recruit Women for the 21st Century”. The...
Ireland – Government to ratify the ILO Forced Labour Protocol
29 January 2019Ireland’s Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys announced that the cabinet has approved the decision to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Forced Labour Protocol, 2014.
The Forced Labour Protocol, a legally binding instrument of the ILO, reinforces...
UK – Gibraltar government offers agency workers full time employment (Gibraltar Chronicle)
29 January 2019The Gibraltar Government made offers of direct, full time employment in government to all staff of recruitment agencies who have been providing ‘relief cover’ in the civil service, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. Trade union Unite said the decision will affect more than 100 agency workers. Chief...