Europe – A fifth of Europeans are unhappy with work-life balance, study finds

A fifth, or 20%, of Europeans are not satisfied with the balance between their work and personal life, according to a study from the European Commission.

The Eurobarometer study also found that 78% of Europeans say that they are very or fairly satisfied with their work-life balance, but 28% say they are...

UK – Temporary worker has contract terminated after breaking leg (The Guardian)

A temporary agency worker who worked with the Automobile Association (AA) via Guidant Global has had his contract terminated after he broke a leg while on his way to work, The Guardian reports.  Alex Wright, whose contract was ended with immediate effect less than a week after he found himself in...

Poland – Work Service completes sale of subsidiary Exact Systems

Polish contract, RPO, and outsourcing company Work Service announced that it has completed the sale of all shares in its subsidiary Exact Systems.

Exact Systems was sold to its founders and managers Paweł Gos and Lesław Walaszczyk. Both were previously minority shareholders of Exact Systems.

Earlier...

Netherlands – Staffing growth steady, ABU reports

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands remained stable in the tenth period (weeks 37-40) of 2018, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the tenth...

Belgium – Temporary workers’ hours fall slightly in September, according to Federgon

The number of hours worked by temporary agency workers in Belgium in September decreased by 0.89% when compared to the same period last year, according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The white-collar sector reported a slight year-on-year increase of 0.15% while the blue-collar...

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...