UK – Ruling on Uber driver’s ‘worker’ status due today

The Court of Appeal is due to deliver its’ judgment in the appeal against a ruling that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed independent contractors later today, reports ITV News.

In October, the Court heard Uber’s appeal against the decision of an Employment Appeal Tribunal not to overturn...

UK – Salaries rise in five out of six major industries, APSCo report finds

Salaries rose in five out of six major industries, according to the new trends report produced by SIA for APSCo based on data from November. It also found permanent jobs across the professional staffing sectors rose 4% year over year, although there is evidence of a slowdown compared to previous months....

UK – Growth in perm hiring will outpace growth in temporary positions

Growth in permanent positions will outpace growth in temporary positions for the sixth year in a row, according to the “Employment Trends Survey 2018” released on Monday by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment firm Pertemps.

It found 42% of UK firms expect to increase recruitment...

Spain – Number of temp contracts converted to perm up 23%: Randstad

The number of temporary employment contracts in Spain that converted to permanent contracts totalled 708,131 from January to October, a year-over-year increase of 23.2%, Randstad Spain reported. It was the largest increase since 2012.

This data shows temporary work is increasingly a bridge to stable employment,...

World – Heidrick report finds 95% of CEO roles are filled by men

The vast majority of CEO positions, 95%, are held by men, according to research by executive search provider Heidrick & Struggles. It also found 67% rose to the CEO role from an internal promotion.

“While the advancement women have made toward the CEO role has gained momentum in recent years, we...

Netherlands – Carrière Uitzendbureau acquires fellow Dutch staffing firm

Dutch staffing firm Carrière Uitzendbureau, the largest brand of Staffing Associates Group, acquired Interactief Groep, a fellow Dutch staffing firm based in Berkel en Rodenrijs. The deal took place 1 December.

Interactief Groep provides temporary workers from Eastern Europe and was founded in 1998

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Netherlands – DPA Group sells shares in engineering consulting firm

DPA Group (DPA: NL), a staffing provider based in Amsterdam, on Monday announced the sale of its shares in engineering consulting firm DPA Cauberg-Huygen Holding to Dolman Investments in an effort to increase its focus on core activities.

Cauberg-Huygen had turnover of €8.2 million in 2017, according...

Europe – Job vacancy rate rises to 2.1% in the third quarter

The Euro area job vacancy rate rose to 2.1% in the third quarter from 1.9% in the third quarter of 2018, according to numbers released last week by Eurostat, the Statistical office of the European Union.

In the 28-country European Union, the job vacancy rate rose to 2.2% in the third quarter of 2018 from...

UK – Uber welcomes clarity of labour reform bill package (TechCrunch)

Uber welcomed the clarity of a labour reform package rolled out Monday by the UK governments, TechCrunch reported. “We welcome more clarity from the government and look forward to working closely with them to make sure drivers can keep all the benefits that come from being your own boss,” the website...

UK – REC jobs report discussion in audio interview

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s November report on jobs is discussed in an audio interview with Philip Campbell, senior policy advisor at the REC, and Danny Romero, EMEA editor for Staffing Industry Analysts.

To hear the recording, click on the PLAY button below.