Poland – Nearly half of companies struggle to find new employees, Work Service finds

Almost half of domestic companies in Poland face problems finding new employees, prompting many of them to reduce new investment, according to data from Polish staffing group Work Service.

Among the reasons for the recruitment difficulties, include the shortage of the candidates, excessive financial expectations...

UK – Empresaria Group revenue up 5% in constant currency, but profits impacted by legislation changes in Japan and Germany

Empresaria Group (EMR: AIM) the international specialist staffing firm reported revenue of £178.3 million for the half year ending 30 June 2018, an increase of 5% in constant currency (CC) from £173.4 million last year.

UK – Capita appoints new CFO

Capita (CPI: LSE) the UK-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions and professional support services, announce that Patrick Butcher is to join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Butcher is expected to join the company and the Capita Board at the end of the year.

Butcher joins Capita...

UK – Permanent placements up 10% in July, but demand for talent slows

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in July 2018 increased by 10% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

APSCo’s research, which focuses on professional recruitment,...

Belgium – Online job vacancies up 12.3% in Q2

The number of unique job vacancies posted online in Belgium grew by 12.3% in the second quarter of 2018 when compared to the same quarter in 2017, according analysis by Jobfeed, Textkernel's Big Data tool for vacancies.

Jobfeed’s data showed that there were 274,290 unique vacancies posted online in...

UK – Employers’ confidence in the economy dips for the first time since April, REC finds

Employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy turned negative this month for the first time since April, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook report.

The report showed the balance of those seeing a positive outlook as opposed to a negative...

Ireland – Professional job vacancies up 13% in July, but number of professional seeking new jobs dips 9.7%

The number of professional job vacancies available in July 2018 in Ireland increased by 13% when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.

At the same time, the monitor found that the number of professionals seeking new jobs fell by 9.7%...

Northern Ireland – Three men hit with fines after being convicted of gangmaster offences

Three Lithuanian men have been convicted of gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland following investigations carried out by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).

Both Rolandas Linkevicius, 39, of Mountain View Drive, Newry, County Down, and Aurimas Andrijauskas, 37, of Maple Grove, also in...

Middle East – Online hiring up in July, Monster finds

The Monster Employment Index for the Middle East showed online hiring increased in all seven monitored countries.

The highest year-on-year growth for July 2018 was registered by Bahrain at 25%, while the lowest was recorded in Qatar at 2%.

The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com,...

Finland – Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in July, employment rate rises to 74.1%

The unemployment rate in Finland stood at 6.5% in July, down from 7.5% in the same period last year, according to data from Statistics Finland. At the same time, the employment rate rose to 74.1%, up from 72.0% in the same period last year.

Overall, In July 2018, the number of employed persons was 2.63...