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World – Businesses are strengthening efforts improve the workplace experience to overcome growing talent shortage

24 January 2018

Businesses around the world are bolstering efforts to improve the workplace experience, driven in part by record low unemployment and a rise in business confidence, according to a report from Randstad Sourceright.

The report, which is based on a global survey of more than 800 C-suite and human capital...


Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth in 2017

23 January 2018

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 6% in 2017 compared to 2016, according to annual figures from the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the 13th period (week 49-52) recently completed which...


France – Number of temporary workers up 12%

23 January 2018

At the end of November 2017, the number of temporary workers grew by 12.1% compared to the previous year, according to seasonally adjusted value figures from Pôle Emploi.

At the end of November 2017, the number of temporary workers amounted to 800,000.

In November, the number of temporary workers increased...


World – Switzerland tops Global Talent Competitiveness Index, released by Adecco

23 January 2018

Switzerland ranked first internationally in attracting, developing and retaining talent, according to the 2018 Global Talent Competitiveness Index. The UK ranked eighth.

The index features 119 countries and 90 cities. The index is published by INSEAD, the Business School for the World, in partnership...


Netherlands – Most freelancers expect higher turnover and profits in 2018

23 January 2018

Business confidence is on the rise for self-employed workers in the Netherlands as the majority (67%) of freelancers expect higher turnover and 65% expect more profit, according to research from the ZZP Barometer.

The research, which polled nearly 1,100 respondents, also showed that 13% of zzp’ers (the...


Belgium – Randstad Belgium announces key management changes

23 January 2018

Randstad Belgium announced changes to its management structure including the appointment of Eddy Annys as Chief Operations Officer for all the Randstad Group’s staffing activities in Belgium.

Randstad added that Annys will also be at the helm for the Tempo-Team staffing activities. The appointment to...


UK – CBI head calls for urgent Brexit transition deal which prioritises jobs

22 January 2018

In a speech today, Confederation of British Industry Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn called for a status quo, jobs-first transition deal to be nailed down in the next 70 days to ‘remove the cliff edge for firms.’

Fairbairn said that time is running out and businesses urgently need decisions to...


World – Workers need blend of technical soft skills, says ManpowerGroup

22 January 2018

Developing the right blend of technical skills and soft skills is the solution for workers and employers as technology transforms organizations, according to a new report by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) titled “Robots Need Not Apply: Human Solutions in the Skills Revolution.”

The report is based...


UK – Courts service spending on agency staff sees tenfold increase since 2010 (The Guardian)

22 January 2018

The UK courts service spent £50.6 million last year on temporary agency and contract staff, more than ten times as much since 2010 when it spent less than £4 million, according to figures obtained by Richard Burgon, the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and published...


Spain – Nearly half of permanent contracts were converted from temporary contracts in 2017

22 January 2018

In 2017, 40% of permanent contracts in Spain began as a temporary contract, according to data from Randstad Spain.

The data showed in 2017 there were 686,445 conversions of temporary contracts into permanent contracts, representing an increase of 17.9% from last year. This is the highest figure in the...