UK – Upskill talent to curb job losses amid digitisation, Alexander Mann says

Business leaders must invest in retraining existing workforces before they are forced to replace incumbent employees with those who have specialist digital skills, global talent acquisition and management specialist Alexander Mann Solutions, advises.

The recommendation follows the recent announcement...

Denmark – Jobindex Q3 revenue rises 5.7%

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the third quarter of DKK 71.7 million (€9.6 million), an increase of 5.7% compared to last year.

Sweden – Wise Group Q3 revenue rises 9.8%, but profits slip

Wise Group (WISE:SS), the Swedish staffing firm reported revenue on Friday for the second quarter ending 30 September 2018 of SEK 196.0 million (€19.0 million), an increase of 9.8% compared with the same quarter last year.  

UK – Prime People H1 revenue boosted by overseas business

UK-based recruitment firm Prime People reported revenue yesterday for the six months ended 30 September 2018 of £12.57 million, an increase of 11.5% compared to £11.27 million last year.

UK – Cost cutting helps Nakama Group swings to profit in H1

UK-based specialist recruiter Nakama Group (NAM: AIM) reported revenue fell 2.7% year-over-year to £8.0 million in the six-month period ending 30 September 2018.

Earlier in the year the group’s Australian subsidiary had entered liquidation and Nakama Group closed its Melbourne Office. The group said...

Lithuania – Temporary staff at EU gender equality agency fight for equal pay in court

Former and current temporary staff at the European Institute for Gender Equality are heading to court to fight for the same pay as permanent staff.

According to the Baltic News Service, the dispute reached court after the labour dispute commission of Lithuania's Labor Inspectorate ordered Manpower Lit...

Switzerland – Registered unemployment rate falls in October

The Swiss-registered unemployment rate stood at 2.4% in October, down from 3.0% in October of last year according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

SECO found that there were 107,315 unemployed who were registered at the regional employment agencies, down by 20.4% compared to the same...

Europe – Employment up in Euro Area and EU28 in Q3

Employment increased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU28 during the third quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

When compared to the previous quarter, the number of persons employed increased...

UK – More than a third of workers dislike their job

Over a third, or 39.7%, of UK workers, confess to disliking their current job, according to research from CV-Library.

The research, based on a survey of 1,100 workers, found that 63.2% of those who dislike their job think about quitting every day.

Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library,...

Netherlands – ADG Services Group acquires In Person

ADG Group, a Dutch company that owns temporary employment agency Timing, announced that it has acquired staffing firm In Person.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

In Person ranks 15^th on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of Largest Staffing Firms in the Netherlands.

ADG has its origins...