Global – Korn Ferry: Skills shortage could lead to salary surge

Salaries for highly skilled workers could boom as global talent shortages take hold, according to the new Salary Surge study released by Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY). 

According to the report, if left unchecked, the salary surge could add $2.5 trillion to annual payrolls globally by...

Ireland – Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in first quarter

Ireland’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.8% in the first quarter of the year, down from 7.2% in the same period last year, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The 5.8% figure matches the country’s record low in February 2008, before the global financial crisis....

UK – Airswift announces new CEO

Airswift, a staffing provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, announced that Janette Marx would become new group CEO.

Marx, who previously COO of Airswift, will take over the reins from Peter Searle.

Prior to joining Airswift, Marx held the role of Senior VP of Adecco Staffing USA for...

UK – Employers worried about finding skilled permanent and temporary workers

Half of employers (50%) in the UK expressed concerns over the sufficient availability of candidates for permanent hire. This is 8% more than in the same period last year, according to the latest Jobs Outlook report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

Employers who recruit temporary workers...

Poland – Temporary workers increasingly difficult to find, according to Polskie HR Forum

According to a report from Polskie HR Forum, the Polish Human Resources Forum, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find temporary employees in Poland.

Polskie HR Forum’s latest report on the first quarter of 2018 showed that the number of temporary employees hired by member companies of Polskie...

Spain – ‘Low salary’ is the top reason why workers quit

Low salary is the main reason why employees in Spain leave their company, according to research from Randstad Spain.

Randstad’s Employer Brand Research 2018 found that 51% of employees who leave their company do so because of too low a salary. The next reason cited was lack of professional growth opportunities...

UK – Recruitment profession has vital role in supporting Scottish economy, report finds

The recruitment profession has a key role to play in supporting the growth of the Scottish economy, according to a report from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

The report, ‘Professional Recruitment: The Beating Heart of the Scottish Economy’, discusses the future of work in Scotland...

Belgium – SD Worx Group appoints new CFO

SD Worx Group, a Belgian HR service provider, announced that it has appointed Jeroen van Erven as new CFO.

Van Erven, a member of the Executive Committee, will report directly to CEO Steven Van Hoorebeke.

“His international experience and the knowledge he gained during the many acquisitions he supervised...

UK – Contract watch : The Curve Group, Capita, Head Medical

UK-based recruitment and HR outsourcing firm The Curve Group announced that it has entered into a three-year deal with CivilisedBank to provide them with an HR Outsource solution. The HR Outsource solution includes strategic HR advice, providing dedicated Line Manager support via The Curve Group’s...

Europe – First quarter job vacancy rate rises in euro area and EU 28

The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) stood at 2.1% in the first quarter of 2018, up from 1.9% in the first quarter of 2017, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018, up from...