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UK – Nakama Group provides trading update, profits take a hit as Asian trading performance below management expectations

22 January 2019

UK-based specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK:LSE) provided a trading update, based on the group's "flash" results for the third quarter of the financial year ending 31 March 2019.

During the third quarter, the group's Asian trading performance fell below management's...


World – Switzerland, Singapore and US top Global Talent Competitiveness Index

22 January 2019

Switzerland ranks first in the world for the ability to attract, retain, train and educate skilled workers, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. The top three were rounded out by Singapore and the US. The UK ranked ninth this year.

The index covers 125 national economies and 114...


UK – Government scraps £65 fee for EU citizens to stay in the UK (The Independent)

22 January 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May has scrapped the £65 fee millions of EU citizens were going to have to pay to secure the right to continue living in the UK after Brexit, The Independent reports. The government’s EU Settlement Scheme requires all EU nationals and their family members who want to stay...


World – ManpowerGroup: Automation prompts 87% of firms to increase or maintain headcount

21 January 2019

A majority of employers globally, 87%, plan to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, according to ManpowerGroup’s (NYSE: MAN) new report, “Humans Wanted: Robots Need You.” The report is based on a survey of 19,000 employers in 44 countries about the impact of automation on job...


Germany – In Tech: HR and recruiting platform Personio raises €35 million

21 January 2019

German HR and recruitment start-up Personio has secured €35 million in a series B funding round led by venture capital firm Index Ventures.

Founded in 2015, Munich-based Personio said it plans to continue product development and expand its team and operation into more European markets.

According to siliconcanals.nl...


UK – Social care and recruitment rank at the top of industries where workers are most likely to experience workplace stress

21 January 2019

The majority of UK workers (67%) state that their job makes them feel stressed, according to a survey from jobs site CV-Library.

The survey aimed to discover the top causes behind workplace stress and which industries were most affected. CV-Library ranked the sectors below where UK workers are most likely...


Germany – Industry body warns no-deal Brexit would jeopardise hundreds of thousands of jobs, disrupt economic growth (DailyFX)

21 January 2019

The Federation of German Industries has warned of the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit, warning that ‘any lack of clarity would jeopardise tens of thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs in Germany, and more particularly in the UK’, reports DailyFX. BDI Chief Executive Joachim...


Switzerland – Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index rises 8% in Q4

18 January 2019

Swiss companies advertised 8% more job ads in the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index conducted by the Swiss Job Market Monitor from the University of Zurich.

Almost all job groups saw growth, although to varying degrees,...


Ireland – Average salary rises by an average of 3.9%, according to Cpl Resources

18 January 2019

Due to skills shortages and high demand of some sectors in Ireland, the overall average salary increased by 3.9% in 2018, according to latest salary guide from Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources. The 3.9% increase follows the trend of continued, year-on-year wage increases for the last five years.

Cpl’s...


UK – Lack of talent remains a challenge for employers, but most still plan to ramp up recruitment in 2019

18 January 2019

While the majority, or 72%, of UK organisations plan to increase their recruitment efforts this year, 84% of hiring professionals cite lack of relevant talent as a major issue right now, according to data from job board CV-Library.

CV-Library’s survey data from 300 hiring professionals in the UK sought...