France – Temporary employment increases 12.4% in first quarter

Temporary employment in France recorded an increase of 12.4%, or 90,200 jobs, in Q1 2018, when compared to the same period last year, according to data from INSEE, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, temporary employment slowed down in Q1 2018, adding...

Netherlands – Otto Work Force says it plans to fill labour market gaps in Europe with ‘cheap’ Asian migrant labour

Privately-owned Dutch staffing agency Otto Work Force said it is going to bring cheap Asian labour migrants to Europe to meet staff shortages.

Otto Work Force plans to start bringing in Asian labour migrants this year in Poland, but expects to bring Vietnamese and Filipino workers to the Netherlands and...

UK – Alexander Mann Solutions: Face-to-face engagement still vital in attracting graduate talent

Face-to-face engagement strategies are still viewed as a vital means of attracting graduate talent in the social media age, according to the latest research from Alexander Mann Solutions.

The research highlights how organisations continue to value 'real world' contact and conducted interviews with global...

World – Global staffing revenue hits $461 billion, SIA forecast calls for 7% growth

The global staffing industry generated an estimated $461 billion in revenue worldwide in 2017, according to the “Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2018 Update” released by Staffing Industry Analysts. Three countries — the US, Japan and the UK — comprised a majority of...

UK – Number of temporary employees decreases slightly, employment continues to rise and unemployment falls to record lows

The number of temporary employees in the UK decreased by 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis to a total of 1.57 million in the three-month period from February to April 2018 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary workers are self-identified...

Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 7% in the fifth period (weeks 17-20) of 2018, compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the fifth period...

Poland – Number of job vacancies up in Q1 as labour market tightens

The number of job vacancies in Poland reported an increase of 28.3% in the first quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Central Statistics Office.

The total number of job vacancies stood at 152,400 in the first quarter, an increase of 33,600 from the same...

Spain – SMEs drive employment growth, report finds

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Spain reported an increase of nearly 46,000 employees in the first quarter of 2018, according to a report from the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) in collaboration with Randstad.

The report showed that overall the number of employed...

UK – Servoca approves delisting at General Meeting

Servoca, the UK-based specialist recruitment and outsourcing firm, announced during its company’s general meeting held today that it will approve the cancellation of the admission of the company's ordinary shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market.

The cancellation will take effect...

UK – NHS implicated in multi-million-pound tax dodge that could leave temporary workers facing massive tax bills

NHS trusts are paying consultants to help them avoid VAT on temporary medical staff, according to a report from the Independent Health Professionals Association.

The report found that hundreds of NHS Trusts and accountants have been exploiting a VAT loophole that has allowed private ‘umbrella’ companies...