Ireland – Job vacancies up 4% in Q3

The number of job vacancies in Ireland rose by 4% in the third quarter of 2018, when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Irishjobs.ie.

The data found that the accountancy and finance industries recorded a 15% year-on-year increase in job vacancies, while construction and property...

UK – Budget 2018: Private sector IR35 reform to go ahead but delayed until 2020

Chancellor Phillip Hammond presented his budget yesterday to Parliament and announced plans to extend off payroll working rules, known as IR35 tax reforms, to the private sector.

In his speech, Hammond stated, “But after listening carefully to representations made during the consultation, we will...

World – Heidrick & Struggles revenue rises 18.5% in constant currency

Net revenue rose at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) in the third quarter ended 30 September 2018 by 17.4%, or 18.5% in constant currency. 

The US-based company said revenue growth was driven by strong results in Executive Search. The group’s consulting segment reported...

France – Freelance.com H1 turnover up 17%

French online staffing group Freelance.com (EPA: ALFRE) reported revenue of €88.9 million for the first half of the year, an increase of 17% when compared to the previous year.

Freelance.com previously reported second-quarter revenue of €48.3 million with H1 revenue calculated at €91.2 million. ...

UK – Couple convicted of labour exploitation served with first ever use of Anti-social behaviour order

A man and woman convicted of supplying illegal workers to food factories in the UK have been served with the country’s first ever use of an order described as an Anti-Social Behaviour Order for rogue employers.

The couple, Sabina Gaina and Badar Hayat, reportedly made a fortune from their labour exploitation...

UK – Workchain Recruitment directors sentenced over pension scam (BBC News)

Two directors at recruitment agency Workchain have been given suspended jail sentences over a scam that saw them impersonating their temporary workers to opt them out of their workplace pension program, reports BBC News. In June 2018, it was reported that Workchain, along with its owners and director...

France – DLSI Q3 revenue rises 1.0%

French staffing firm DLSI SA (ALDLS: PAR), reported revenue Friday for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018 of €60.5 million, up 1.0% compared to the same period last year.

The group also reported results for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. Turnover amounted to €170.2 million, up 7.3%...

UK – Adzuna acquires job board Work in Startups

Jobsite Adzuna announced that it has acquired UK-based tech start-up Work in Startups.

According to Tech Crunch, no financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Work in Startups was founded in 2011 by two Romanian IT specialists- Diana Ilinca and Alex Borbely. The duo set out to create a way for...

Belgium – Online job vacancies report growth in Q3

The number of unique job vacancies posted online in Belgium grew by 17.9% in the third quarter of 2018 when compared to the same quarter in 2017, according to analysis by Jobfeed, Textkernel's Big Data tool for vacancies.

Jobfeed’s data found that there were 276,598 unique vacancies posted online in...

UK – Hundreds of gig economy workers to hold protest march in London (Evening Standard)

Hundreds of Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are set to stage a protest march through London tomorrow reports the Evening Standard. The protest comes ahead of a Court of Appeal hearing for Uber related to the employment rights and status of the human cloud firm’s drivers. The demonstration,...