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...

UK – Balfour Beatty denies reports that it has banned the use of umbrella companies (Construction Index)

British construction firm Balfour Beatty has denied reports by the Unite union that it has banned the use of payroll ‘umbrella’ companies on one of its major contracts, reports Construction Index. Earlier this month, Unite said it had come to an agreement with Balfour Beatty to ban the use of umbrella...

UK – Prime Minister backs away from pledge of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 (The Times)

Prime Minister Theresa May has backed away from her vow to create three million apprenticeships by April 2020, reports The Times. This comes after The Times had revealed, citing research from manufacturer’s association EEF, that there is little prospect of that target being reached. The pledge was...

Denmark – Jobindex Q2 revenue up 5.4%, but EBITDA and profits slide

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the second quarter of DKK 81.9 million (€10.9 million), an increase of % compared with the same quarter last year.

Romania – More than 19,000 Romanians left the country for overseas jobs in H1 2018

Employment agencies found and brokered foreign jobs for 19,070 Romanian citizens in the first half of 2018, mostly in countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain and England, according to data from the Labour Inspectorate.

Data from the Labour Inspectorate also found that 282 Romanian workers...