Ireland – A third of employers spend over €10,000 to fix a ‘bad hire’

One-third of employers in Ireland have reported spending more than €10,000 to fix a bad recruitment decision, according to survey data from Irishjobs.ie.

The survey data also showed that businesses that made a bad hire reported a loss of revenue (21%) as well as reduced productivity (86%), poor team...

UK – NES acquires US-based life sciences talent provider Redbock

UK-headquartered staffing firm NES Global Talent has acquired US-based Redbock LLC, a talent provider to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices industries. The transaction is aimed at bolstering the life science capabilities of NES.

RedBock, headquartered in Cupertino, California,...

UK – Recruitment industry responds to the easing of visa restrictions

The Home Office announced several changes to immigration rules last week including the easing of visa restrictions for doctors and nurses.

The move will mean there will be no restriction on the numbers of doctors and nurses who can be employed through the Tier 2 visa route, allowing the recruitment of...

Ireland – Professional job vacancies down 14% in May, Morgan McKinley finds

The number of professional job vacancies available in May 2018 in Ireland decreased by 14% when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.

The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor measures the ‘pulse’ of the Irish professional jobs...

World – Randstad: Majority of workers prefer working in age-diverse teams

Most workers around the world prefer working in a multi-generational team, according to the research from the latest Randstad Workmonitor.

Randstad’s Workmonitor, which includes data from workers encompassing Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, found that 86% prefer working in a multi-generational...

UK – Deliveroo faces government inquiry over the pay and conditions of its riders (The Guardian)

Human cloud food courier firm Deliveroo is set to face an inquiry by the work and pensions committee over the pay and conditions of its riders, reports The Guardian. Frank Field, MP and chairman of the committee, will gather evidence over the next five weeks which will include a round table at which...

UK – SThree publishes upbeat trading update, group gross profit up 11% in constant currency

International recruitment firm, SThree (STHR: LSE) published a trading update for the six months ended 31 May 2018 with group gross profit up 11% in constant currency when compared to the same period last year. 

Second-quarter gross profit was up 13% in constant currency when compared to the previous...

France – Groupe Partnaire acquires Inter-Conseil

French recruitment firm Groupe Partnaire announced that it has acquired French temporary staffing firm Inter-Conseil.

Founded in 1995 in Metz, Inter-Conseil, delegates around 2,500 temporary workers every day in France, via a network of some fifty agencies spread over the national territory and has €100...

Belgium – SD Worx expands footprint in temporary staffing market with acquisition of Dutch HR service provider Flexpoint

SD Worx, a Belgian HR service provider, announced that it has acquired Dutch-based Flexpoint Group.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. SD Worx is acquiring all shares of the Dutch HR service provider.

The Flexpoint Group includes a number of companies including Flexpoint, Easymatch...

UK – De Poel Group rebrands to GRI

UK-based MSP, de Poel Group, announced that it is rebranding following its acquisition by Geometric Results, or GRI, earlier this year.

The de Poel Group is rebranding to GRI, publicly making the company and its employees all a part of the GRI family.

GRI is a US-based global independent extended workforce...