UK – Healthcare sector tops online vacancies in Q3

The UK job market saw 2.36 million unique job vacancies posted online, with Healthcare accounting for 10.7% of all job postings available, according to the latest job market report from Jobfeed, Textkernel’s searchable job database.

Despite being the top job category in the UK, the Healthcare sector...

Bulgaria – Outsourcing sector to create more than 18,000 new jobs by 2021

The growth in Bulgaria’s outsourcing sector is set to lead to an increase of 18,400 new jobs within the sector over the next three years, according to an annual report from the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association.

The report said that the outsourcing sector makes up 2.4% of the labour market in Bulgaria...

UK – Pertemps Network turnover up 8.4% in full year 2017

UK-based recruitment agency Pertemps Network reported turnover of £805.4 million for the full year to 31 December 2017, an increase of 8.4% from last year’s £743 million.

According to Insider Media, a mix of acquisitions and organic growth helped boost the company’s revenue growth.

The group's pre-tax...

Switzerland – Temporary staffing market grows 5.5% in third quarter

The Swiss temporary staffing market grew by 5.5% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation for Staffing Companies.

The Swiss Staffing index is the business barometer for temporary work companies in Switzerland....

Europe – Euro area unemployment rate falls in September, EU28 jobless rate at lowest since 2000

The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.1% in September 2018, down from 8.9% in September 2017. At the same time, the EU28 unemployment rate was 6.7% in September 2018, down from 7.5% in September 2017. This is the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since the start of the...

South Africa – Unemployment rate down slightly in third quarter

The jobless rate in South Africa stood at 27.5% for the third quarter of the year, down 0.2% from the same period last year, according to the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics South Africa.

Compared to a year ago, the number of unemployed decreased by 1,000 to 6.20 million, while...

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. ...