Ireland – Professional job vacancies up 12.3% in June, but number of professionals seeking jobs tumbles

The number of professional job vacancies available in June 2018 increased by 12.3% in Ireland when compared to the same period last year, according to the Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.

However, the Monitor also recorded a decrease of 14.4% in the number of professionals actively seeking...

UK – Hydrogen Group provides trading update, net fee income up, says it is confident of growth prospects

UK recruitment firm Hydrogen Group provided a trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Net fee income for the period totalled more than £14.5 million. This would be an increase of 54.2% when compared to the same period last year.

Hydrogen Group stated that trading has been robust across...

UK – Empresaria acquires majority stake in Peruvian temporary staffing firm Grupo Solimano

International specialist staffing group Empresaria Group announced today the acquisition of a 60% interest in Grupo Solimano, a provider of outsourced and temporary staffing services in Peru.

The acquisition aims to strengthens Empresaria’s presence in the Latin American market, alongside existing operations...

UK – Staffline acquires apprenticeship levy provider LDA

Staffline, the staffing and employability organisation, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of LDA, a UK-based Apprenticeship Levy provider from Learndirect Apprenticeships Limited.

Staffline will integrate LDA into PeoplePlus, its Skills and Training division. The group added that the...

UK – Gig economy transgender van driver sues courier firm over discrimination

A transgender van driver has launched a discrimination claim against the courier firm that employed her as an independent contractor.

According to BBC News, the case is thought to be the first to test LGBT+ rights and discrimination in the gig economy.

Hayley Stanley claims she was discriminated against...

UK – Number of temporary employees down 1.2%, unemployment rate falls to joint lowest since 1975

The number of temporary employees in the UK decreased by 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.56 million in the three-month period from March to May 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified when...

Spain – Contractor demand surges in July following economic expansion

A period of unprecedented economic growth has caused a spike in contractor demand in Spain, as the country has seen a 154% year-on-year increase in contractor numbers in July 2018, according to data from 6CATS International, a supplier of international contractor management solutions.

6CATS found that...

UK – Teacher Active announces management buy-out (Insider Media)

Teacher Active, a UK-based recruiter of supply teachers, teaching assistants & Special Education Needs specialists, announced that it has undergone a management buy-out, reports Insider Media. Teacher Active says the MBO will drive further growth into regional markets by allowing the company to expand...

UK – REC responds to Brexit white paper: ‘Britain needs a comprehensive mobility deal with the EU to support national prosperity’

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has responded to the government’s Brexit white paper, ‘The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union’.

The White Paper affirms that the UK will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. In the paper, the government puts forth...

Netherlands – Tempo Team partners with national government to supply temp workers for the next three years

Tempo Team, part of the Randstad Group, announced that it will be a regular partner of the Dutch national government for the delivery of temporary workers for the next three years. 

The temporary workers will be supplied for functions in several major ministries and other governmental units and will...