UK – Majority of UK-based AI jobs found in London, Cambridge and Reading, Glassdoor finds

Most AI-specific roles that are open to jobseekers are predominantly centred between London, Cambridge and Reading, according to a new study from online job board Glassdoor.

Glassdoor referred to the three cities as a new “golden triangle” for tech jobs. Its study is based on the analysis of millions...

UK – A quarter of workers have turned down jobs for not offering flexible working

UK workers of all ages are demanding flexible working, according to a new study from communications specialist Teleware which also found that employees are actively turning down jobs that don’t offer flexible working.

Teleware’s study, based on research of 2,300 UK employees, found that 25% have turned...

UK - Parliament debates EU withdrawal terms

As British Prime Minister, Theresa May puts forward her draft Brext deal to a rancorous House of Commons this morning, there seems little prospect of any dramatic labour market reforms should the deal proceed in its draft form, with much still remaining uncertain.

The Withdrawal Agreement seeks to maintain...

UK – Addison Lee loses appeal in gig economy case as court rules drivers are employees

Taxi and courier firm Addison Lee lost its appeal yesterday against a claim that its drivers are workers and not self-employed.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld a decision last year which found that Addison Lee drivers were workers and are entitled to workers’ rights such as minimum...

World – Global Power 150 — Women in Staffing list is online

The 2018 Global Power 150 is now online, a list of the 150 most influential women in staffing.

“Around the globe the fight to increase female representation continues as women are outnumbered in leadership positions, boardrooms and the upper echelons of business. While women dominate the staffing industry...

Italy – Burning Glass Technologies acquires Milan-based labour market analytics firm Tabulaex

Burning Glass Technologies, a provider of real-time labor market data products and analysis, announced that it has acquired Tabulaex, a labour market analytics firm based in Milan, Italy, for an undisclosed sum.

Founded in 1999, Burning Glass, which has offices across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore,...

Netherlands – Employment rises in third quarter, jobs growth led by temporary employment sector

The Dutch labour market saw 271,000 jobs added in the year from the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter 2018. This is the largest annual growth in jobs in 11 years, according to data from Statistics Netherlands.

On a quarterly basis, the number of jobs increased by 60,000 in Q3. This is the eighth...

Spain – Black Friday and Cyber Monday to create more than 28,000 temporary employment contracts in November

Both Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events are set to create 28,400 temporary employment contracts in Spain, according to research from Randstad Spain. This is a 16% increase of over 2017 when 24,477 temporary employment contracts were signed.

Luis Pérez, director of Institutional Relations at...

Australia – Gender pay gap narrows in 2018, but men earn 21.3% more than female colleagues (The Guardian)

Australian men still earn more than their female colleagues in all industries, but the gender pay gap is narrowing at a very slow pace, The Guardian reports, citing research from the Workplace Gender Equality agency. On average, a man can expect to take home 21.3% more in total salary than a woman, this...

Italy – Openjobmetis revenue up 3.2%, growth led by personnel recruitment and selection business

Italian recruitment firm, Openjobmetis SpA (OJM:MIL) reported revenue for the first nine months ended 30 September 2018 of €443.6 million, an increase of 3.2% compared with last year.

Openjobmetis engages in employment services and focuses on the provision of specialist recruitment activities.