Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records increase in job ads for May

The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increase in advertised jobs of 12.1% in May 2018 when compared to the same period last year.

On a month-to-month basis, the Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded a 2.3% increase in May.

Advertised jobs in the German-speaking region, which accounts for 9 out...

Spain – Madrid Mayor suggests allowing undocumented temporary workers to fill construction labour shortages (RTVE.es)

The mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena , has proposed allowing undocumented immigrants to work legally as temporary workers in sectors such as construction where there is a shortage of workers, reports RTVE.es. Carmena argued that the proposal is necessary both for the "dignity" of immigrants ...

Sweden – SJR in Scandinavia revenue up 8% in Q1

Swedish staffing company SJR in Scandinavia (SJRB: SS) reported revenue for the first quarter ending 31 March 2018 of SEK 107.2 million (€10.3 million), an increase of 8.1% compared to the same period last year.

France – Temporary employment growth rate slows to 5% in April

The performance in April is weaker than the prior months of 2018: January (+8.5%), February (7.3%), March (10.4%). Prism’Emploi state that the deceleration in April follows 42 months of growth.

The transport sector saw an increase of 10.8% over the year in April, while the industrial sector reported...

Germany – Labour market barometer falls slightly due to ‘waning economy’

Germany’s labour market barometer stood at 104.1 in May, down by 0.4 points when compared to last year, according to the Institute for Employment Research.

The barometer stated that both the employment and unemployment outlook are dampening, however the barometer remains at a high level which shows...

World – Randstad: Cities play a crucial role in developing the future of work

Cities play a key role in job creation, according to research from Randstad.

“Every new highly skilled job in technology can be a catalyst for up to 5 new unrelated jobs, both low and medium skilled,” Randstad CEO, Jacques van den Broek said. “Most of these new jobs are created in cities where there...

UK – Parity Group issues trading update, performance in line with management expectations

London-based specialist technology staffing company issued a trading update during its Annual General Meeting for the first four months of 2018.

The group said its performance during the period has been in line with management expectations and that it is making ‘good progress’ in building its Consultancy...

Europe – Spain has highest share of temporary employment among EU countries

When it comes to temporary employment in the European Union, Spain leads the pack with 26.8% of employees on a temporary contract in 2017, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical body of the European Union.

Eurostat’s data found that in 2017, 27 million employees aged 15 to 64 in the EU had...

Netherlands – European Commission warns Dutch government to act on bogus self-employment

The European Commission has warned the Dutch government to address bogus self-employment and said that it needs to reduce the incentives given to both employers and employees to work via temporary and self-employment contracts.

The commission made the recommendations as part of its annual country report...

Europe – GDPR comes into effect today in the European Union

Today the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in the European Union.

The new law aims to provide clarity and consistency across the EU and make it simpler to do business in the EU. From today, data protection authorities will be enforcing the new law though it remains to be seen...