UK – Gattaca announces awarded four year defence procurement contract

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) announced a four-year agreement with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) — the Ministry of Defence procurement organisation responsible for equipping and supporting the UK’s armed forces....

Netherlands – Brunel elects new chairman of its supervisory board

Energy staffing firm Brunel (BRNL: NA) announced that Aat Schouwenaar was elected on Monday as chairman of the supervisory board to replace Daan van Doorn, who is retiring from the post.

Doorn served three terms on the supervisory board, first joining in 2006.

In addition, Peter de Laat was reappointed...

World – Some 65% of execs say external workforce essential to operating at full capacity: SAP Fieldglass

A survey by VMS provider SAP Fieldglass and Oxford Economics found that 65% of executives say their external workforce is essential for operating at full capacity.  Further, 46% said they would not be able to conduct business as usual without it.

The survey included 800 executives across 14 countries...

UK – Deliveroo gives company employees £10 million in shares (Reuters)

Employees at food courier Deliveroo will become shareholders in the company and receive a share of equity totalling nearly £10 million (US$13.5 billion), the human cloud firm told Reuters, although the programme will not extend to its riders. Founder and Chief Executive Will Shu said he wanted to reward...

UK – Staffline Group trading update in line with expectations

Staffline Group (STAF: LSE), the UK-based staffing and employability organisation announced a trading update for the first four months of 2018. The group said it had traded in line with Board and market expectations.

In March 2018, the group made three acquisitions including Endeavour Group Limited,...

Netherlands – Permanent work outgrows flexible work for the first time since 2009

During the first quarter of the year, Statistics Netherlands reported that the number of employees in permanent employment grew by 2.4% compared to last year. The number of employees in flexible work grew by 2%, meaning permanent work outgrew flexible work for the first time since 2009.

Data from Statistics...

UK – IT contractor wins IR35 case against HMRC

An IT contractor working through an agency on a government contract has won a legal battle against Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

Yesterday, a contractor represented by IR35 specialist, Qdos Contractor, won his First-Tier Tribunal Chamber IR35 case against the HMRC.

The contractor, Ian Wells, provided...

Spain – Corvan ETT reports turnover up 36% in 2017, expects further growth in the next two years

Valencia-based employment agency Corvan ETT reported that its turnover increased by 36% for the full year of 2017 to €10.2 million compared to the previous year.

The company expects turnover to reach €15 million this year and forecasted €20 million for 2019.

Corvan ETT provides employment services,...

South Africa – Unemployment rate remains steady at 26.7% in first quarter

The jobless rate in South Africa remained at 26.7% for the first quarter of the year, unchanged from the previous quarter, according to the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics South Africa.

Results from the labour force survey showed that the South African working-age population...

Italy – Nearly half of all jobs found through personal connections (The Local.it)

Personal connections such as friends and family account for almost half of jobs across Italy, reports The Local.it citing data from national statistics agency Istat. The agency added that a total of 47% of jobs in Italy are gained through these "informal channels", with that figure rising to...