UK – Tech groups sign memorandum to promote skills development

NASSCOM, the Indian association of software and service companies, signed a memorandum of understanding with techUK, which represents the technology industry in the UK, to collaborate on tech skills and development.

The trade associations signed the memorandum during the first meeting of the UK-India...

UK – Online platform Syft acquires culinary recruitment agency (The Caterer)

Online staffing platform Syft acquired PBL Chefs, a culinary recruitment agency, according to an announcement in The Caterer. It’s the first acquisition for Syft, which has raised £8.75 million in funding since its found in 2015. Syft confirmed the acquisition in a tweet, and the deal is expected...

UK – Gattaca H1 revenue down 2%, but net fee income down as struggling technology division leads to loss

Specialist engineering and professional services staffing firm Gattaca (GATC:LSE) reported interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2018 with underlying revenue of £323.2 million, down 2% compared to the previous year. Underlying net fee income was up 2% over last year.

Underlying results...

Netherlands – PIXID acquires CRM and ATS supplier Carerix

PIXID, the France-based, cloud-based temporary workforce management and recruitment solutions firm, announced that it has acquired Carerix, a Dutch-based Customer Relationship Management and Applicant Tracking System supplier which services more than 10,000 users on a daily basis, across more than 17...

Belgium – Flemish government green lights temporary work in the public sector

The Flemish Parliament yesterday approved the draft decree text to allow temporary work within the Flemish government as well as local and regional authorities.

Yesterday, trade unions had lobbied parliament against temporary work in the public sector and following the decision, the trade unions expressed...

Spain – Amazon lays off more than 100 temporary workers who went on strike over working conditions (Telesur)

Amazon announced that it has decided not to renew the contract of over 100 temporary workers at a logisitics center in Madrid, reports Telesur. Unions in Spain, particularly CTG, have criticised the dismissal of the temporary workers and have accused the company of victimising its workers for going on...

Belgium – Trade unions lobbying Flemish Parliament against temporary agency work in government

Three trade unions are planning to campaign this afternoon at the Flemish Parliament against temporary work in government.

In February of this year, the Flemish government approved a draft decree that would allow temporary work within the Flemish government as well as local and regional authorities. The...

UK – Jaguar Land Rover to shed 1,000 agency staff as headwinds hit the automotive industry

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that approximately 1,000 agency staff at its Lode Lane plant in Solihull will not have their contracts renewed.

The company said it was making adjustments to production schedules and the levels of agency staff "in light of the continuing headwinds impacting the car...

UK – Agency marketing roles on the rise as businesses increasingly outsource marketing functions

Marketing roles within agencies in the UK increased by 35% year-on-year to March 2018, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies and Vacancysoft. The increase comes as organisations increasingly look towards outsourcing.

The data from APSCo and Vacancysoft also showed that...

Netherlands – Randstad Netherlands and Tempo Team appoint new managing directors

Randstad Netherlands announced that Dominique Hermans has been appointed as Managing Director. Hermans will succeed Reiant Mulder in the role. 

Prior to joining Randstad Netherlands, Hermans was Managing Director of Tempo Team, which is also part of the Randstad Group. Werner Klaassen will succeed...