UK – Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority names new chief executive

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority named Michael Rich as its new chief executive and reappointed Margaret Beels as its chair.

The GLAA is a national law enforcement and compliance agency in the UK charged with protecting vulnerable workers from exploitation. Its broad remit covers the entire labour...

Italy – Number of employed falls, first quarter-on-quarter decline since Q1 2015

The number of people employed in Italy decreased in the third quarter, the first quarter-on-quarter drop in the absolute number of people in work since the first quarter of 2015. The National Institute for Statistics reported 23.25 million people were in employment in Italy in the third quarter of 2018,...

UK – Average salaries rise for first time in six months: Adzuna

Average UK advertised salaries rose in October for the first time in since April, according to the UK Job Market Report released by job search engine Adzuna.co.uk. However, advertised job vacancies in the UK continued to fall as Brexit continues to impact hiring.

The report found average advertised...

UK – Jaguar Land Rover confirms scaling down of agency workforce (CoventryLive)

CoventryLive reported hundreds of agency staff at Jaguar Land Rover will lose their jobs before Christmas. Agency job losses had earlier been reported, but a leaked document from staffing supplier DHL outlined what will happen. “Solihull will need to reduce staffing levels by 250-plus operators”...

UK – Recruitment industry turnover up 11% to £35.7 billion

The UK recruitment industry grew in 2017/18 despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s annual Recruitment Industry Trends report for 2017/18. The report was compiled with market research company ComRes and covers the 12 months ending...

Ireland – Employment up by 61,900, increase in difficult-to-fill roles

An additional 61,900 people were employed in Ireland in 2017, bringing total employment up to 2.19 million, according the “2018 National Skills Bulletin” released today by SOLAS, the further education and training authority in Ireland.

Job growth was particularly strong in construction, which added...

South Africa – Jobs fall by 16,000 in Q3, but country is out of recession

Employment in South Africa fell by 16,000 jobs in the third quarter compared to the second for total employment of 9.7 million, Statistics South Africa reported on Tuesday. However, year-over-year, the number of jobs was up by 17,000 in the third quarter. The agency also reported earlier this month that...

UK – Public transport is top reason for employee tardiness; pet snake a problem as well

Issues with public transport ranked as the top reason UK employees gave for being late to work, according to human resources software firm BrightHR. Its software recorded 1,360 instances of lateness caused by public transport during November with 20% of workers citing it.

In second place was “being...

World – Malware campaign masquerades as legitimate recruitment activity

Computer security firm McAfee reported on Wednesday that it discovered a malware campaign masked as legitimate job recruitment activity. The find was announced in a blog post.

McAfee named the campaign “Operation Sharpshooter” and said it has implanted malware to send back information from victims’...

UK – Number of temporary employees falls 4.7% over year

The number of temporary employees in the UK fell 4.7% year over the year to a total of 1.5 million in the three months ended October, according to data released Tuesday by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The number of temporary employees as a percentage of total employment was 5.5%., down from...