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Germany – Women in leadership positions increases only marginally in the past 20 years, research finds

25 September 2018

The proportion of women in leadership positions in Germany increased slightly over the past 20 years, according to a study from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

In 1997, 26.6% of all executives were female, compared to 29.2% in 2017, a 2.6% increase. The increase is surprisingly low given the...


UK – Labour plans to set up a state supply teacher agency (TES News)

25 September 2018

The Labour party looking at setting up a state supply agency as part of plans to help save schools in the UK save £500 million a year from their supply teacher bill, reports TES News. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner also outlined plans to set up a national substitute teacher register. During...


UK – Contractor wins payout from HMRC in embarrassing landmark IR35 employment case

24 September 2018

An HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) contractor has successfully claimed for unpaid holiday pay after the HMRC determined that she was an employee.

The landmark case could impact public sector contractors who have been put on agency payroll and umbrella arrangements following the public sector IR35 reforms...


France – Freelance.com corrects its H1 turnover after finding accounting error

24 September 2018

French online staffing platform, Freelance.com (EPA: ALFRE), said it had detected a material error in its H1 2018 results, which were published in August 2018.

The group said its sales in France amounted to €63.8 million, instead of the €66.3 million it reported earlier this year which led to a rectified...


UK – Minimum wage workers underpaid by a record £15.6 million

24 September 2018

The HM Revenue and Customs last week identified a record £15.6 million of underpayment of the minimum wage for more than 200,000 workers. The number was double that in 2016-17 and the highest number since the National Minimum Wage came into force in 1999.

The year also set a new record for penalties...


UK – Student hires increase 16% in 2018, research finds

24 September 2018

Overall student hires in the UK increased by 16% in 2018 when compared to 2017, according to research from the Institute of Student Employers.

The research also found that while the number of graduate jobs (17,667) outstripped apprenticeship (5,499) and school leaver programmes (766), they continue to...


UK – Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority announce new licencing standards

24 September 2018

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) announced that it will introduce new licensing standards with the aim of better protection for vulnerable and exploited workers.

The new standards will be brought in on 1 October 2018 following an extensive consultation process over the summer and approval...


UK – Number of London jobs and jobseekers falls in August, Morgan McKinley finds

21 September 2018

The number of jobs available in London fell by 33% in August when compared to a year ago, according to the London Employment Monitor report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. At the same time there was an 8% decrease in professionals seeking jobs.

When compared to July, the number of available jobs...


Germany – Real wage growth increases slightly in second quarter

21 September 2018

Germany’s nominal wage index increased by 2.5% in the second quarter, when compared to the same period last year, while consumer prices rose by 2.0% in the same period leading to a real wage growth of 0.5%.

According to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office Destatis, the biggest increases in nominal...


Spain – Construction sector employment growth at highest since 2012, Randstad finds

21 September 2018

Spain’s construction sector employed more than 1.2 million professionals in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7.2% from the same period last year and the highest figure since the second quarter of 2012, according to a study from Randstad.

Randstad’s study also analysed construction employment...