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UK – Organisations must combine centralized command with local delivery to engage top tier graduates, Alexander Mann finds

10 July 2018

Global organisations must combine centralised command with local delivery if they are to effectively engage top graduate talent, according to the latest research from talent acquisition and management consultancy Alexander Mann Solutions.

The report, ‘The Next Chapter: Your New Global Graduate Programme’...


UK – Staffing 360 acquires Clement May

9 July 2018

Staffing 360 Solutions, a staffing provider in the US and UK, announced that it has acquired Clement May Limited, a recruitment firm based in London with offices in Malaysia and South Africa.

Clement May offers executive search, selection and interim management within specialist sectors, payroll management...


UK – Businesses in services and manufacturing face recruitment difficulties and tougher trading condition amid sluggish growth

9 July 2018

The percentage of UK firms looking to recruit in both the manufacturing and services sector improved, however the number of those struggling to recruit also rose, according to the latest quarterly economic survey from the British Chambers of Commerce.

The survey, based on the responses of more than 6,000...


UK – Businesses to face higher costs and skills shortages if new Off-Payroll tax hits the private sector, finds ContractorCalculator

9 July 2018

Increasing costs, shrinking talent pools, reduced flexibility and legal challenges to status assessments are among the difficulties that firms are expected to have to navigate if the Off-Payroll tax reaches the private sector, according to a survey from ContractorCalculator.

The survey, which polled more...


Netherlands – APSCo announces Netherlands Trade Delegation

9 July 2018

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies announced that it would take a trade delegation to Eindhoven, Netherlands on 9-11 October 2018.

“Valued at €18.2 billion, the Netherlands staffing market is the sixth largest in the world and this growth shows no sign of abating” Ann Swain, Chief...


UK – Candidate shortages contribute to growing salaries in June but slower rise in staff appointments

6 July 2018

Permanent staff placements and temporary billings both continued to rise sharply in June, however candidate availability declined at a steeper pace, according to the latest Report on Jobs from IHS Markit/REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation).

The Report on Jobs also showed that the strong demand...


UK – Government names and shames 239 companies for failing to pay the minimum wage

6 July 2018

Nearly 240 UK employers  who underpaid the National Living and Minimum Wage were named and shamed today in a list released by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The 239 employers were found to have underpaid 22,400 UK workers by a total of £1.44 million.

The back pay identified...


Sweden – Hedera Group appoints new Vice President

6 July 2018

The Board of Swedish recruitment firm Hedera Group announced that it has appointed Linda Uddén as Vice President.

According to Hedera Group, the company wishes to strengthen its operations through Uddén’s appointment following a number of acquisitions during the spring, including the acquisition...


Switzerland – Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index up 6% in Q2

6 July 2018

Swiss companies published 6% more job ads in the second quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period last year according to the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index conducted by the Swiss Job Market Monitor from the University of Zurich.

The Adecco Group said the 6% growth in job ads was not surprising...


UK – Labour productivity up slightly in first quarter

6 July 2018

Labour productivity in the UK, as measured by output per hour, grew by 0.9% in the first-quarter of 2018 ended March when compared with the previous quarter, according to new data published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

ONS added that labour productivity has been growing for the...