Switzerland – Adecco Group Swiss Job Market index up in Q1

Swiss companies published 4% more job ads in the first quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period last year according to the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index.

This increase in job advertisements was driven mainly by strong growth in the Lake Geneva Region. Meanwhile demand for IT staff continues...

Netherlands – ABU to set up platform for freelance providers this year

The Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU) will launch a new platform for freelancer providers this year.

 According to Zipconomy, ABU Senior Policy Officer Lisette van Rossum stated that although ABU is mainly known as a representative of temporary employment agencies and payroll...

UK – Flexible working must not just focus on female talent, Alexander Mann says

Alexander Mann Solutions is calling on UK organisations to proactively encourage a culture of flexibility across the entire workforce, or risk negatively impacting employee engagement levels and the ability to attract and retain top talent.

The call comes in response to a report from the House...

UK – Spending on agency staff on the rise for Yorkshire police (Yorkshire Post)

Police forces in Yorkshire spent approximately 3.73 million on recruiting temporary staff to fill gaps in their ranks last year, reports the Yorkshire Post. This figure was up by more than £2 million compared to 2012. West Yorkshire Police saw the biggest amount spent on agency and temporary staff with...

Netherlands – DPA Group reports full year revenue up 9.3%

DPA Group (DPA: NL), the Dutch staffing firm, reported revenue for the full year ending 31 December 2017 of €137.3 million, an increase of 9.3% compared to the previous year.

Last month DPA Group announced that it had postponed the publication of its annual results stating that “with the stricter...

World – Resources Connection revenue rises 20% in fiscal Q3 with Accretive and European acquisitions

Professional staffing provider Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN), which operates as Resources Global Professionals, reported revenue rose 19.9%, or 17.6% in constant currency, in its fiscal third quarter ended 24 February 2018. The increase at the US-based firm was 5.2% when excluding revenue from...

UK – Labour productivity rises 0.7% in fourth quarter

Labour productivity in the UK, as measured by output per hour, grew by 0.7% in the fourth-quarter of 2017 ended December when compared with the previous quarter, according to new data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). This is the second quarter in a row that output per hour...

UK – More than 1,500 companies miss gender pay gap reporting deadline

More than 10,000 employers with 250 or more staff have published their gender pay gap, however over 1,500 companies have failed to meet the deadline.

According to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, 1,557 firms had missed the deadline and will now be contacted and investigated. The Commission...

Ireland – Recruitment firm ordered to pay woman over harassment claims (The Journal.ie)

A recruitment firm has been ordered to pay €11,000 to a consultant who complained that she was fired and victimised over her ethnicity, reports The Journal.ie. The woman, Ishita Sanon, of Indian descent claimed that she was asked by the firm’s managing director to change her name to ‘something...

France – Synergie reports full year revenue up 16.2% on a like-for-like basis

French staffing firm Synergie (SDG: PAR) published its full year revenue for the year ended 31 December 2017 of €2,323.2 million, an increase of 16.2% on a like-for-like basis when compared to the same period in the previous year. Reported year-on-year growth was 16.6%.

Synergie reported fourth-quarter...