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.

UK – New legislation to ban Swedish Derogation

The UK government has announced today that it will set out the biggest package of workplace reforms for over twenty years. The Business Secretary Greg Clark pledged to take forward 51 of the 53 recommendations made by Matthew Taylor in his Good Work report following his review of modern working practices....

UK – Army missing recruitment targets under £495 million Capita deal, though improvements seen, report says

The British Army keeps missing recruiting targets under a program begun in 2012 despite a £495 million contract with Capita Business Services ltd. for expertise in recruitment and marketing, the UK’s National Audit Office reported. An online recruitment system by Capita was more than four years late...

France – Wage index up 0.6% in third quarter

An index of wages and salaries in France’s nonfarm business sector rose 0.6% in the third quarter when compared to the second on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Insee, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, which released the index. On a year-over-year basis, the index...

UK – Three quarters of professionals want a second Brexit vote

Three-quarters of professionals surveyed by Morgan McKinley want a second referendum on Brexit, the global recruitment firm reported.

Seventy-four percent of the 6,500 respondents voted in favour of a second referendum. And when asked how the participants would vote in a second referendum, 3%...

UK – Tech recruitment and the skills mismatch (Staffing Industry Review Online)

When it comes to IT skills, finding the right workers is difficult and technologies are constantly changing. We spoke to several UK recruitment firms about the IT recruitment market in the UK on what skills are in demand and what is being done to attract and retain those IT workers for a story in Staffing...

Ireland – Law to clamp down on zero-hour contracts could be in place this spring (The Journal)

The Irish government promises a new law banning zero-hour contracts will be in force in the spring, The Journal reported. The “Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill” will prohibit zero-hour contracts “except in situations of genuine casual employment,” according to The Journal. Staffing...

UK – SThree CEO to step down following upbeat 2018 trading update

SThree plc (STHR:LSE) has announced that CEO, Gary Elden, will step down early in the new year following a strong finish to the year with Group gross profit up 12% for both Q4 and for FY18.

The exact date of Elden’s departure is yet to be determined but expected to be by the time of the Company's AGM...

Germany – Economy to cool, employment growth to decelerate

The German economy will cool in 2019, slowing down the rise in employment, according to the ifo Institute’s Economic Forecast for Winter 2018.

The forecast calls for economic growth in Germany to decline from 1.5% this year to 1.1% next year, before accelerating to 1.6% in 2020 due to a higher number...