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UK – Demand for permanent professionals remains steady but contractor demand stumbles

17 January 2018

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that overall vacancy numbers for contract roles fell by 9% in November 2017, while demand for permanent professionals increased by 0.4%, year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.

APSCo’s data,...


UK – Women lose out on £140 billion a year in earnings due to gender pay gap, study finds

17 January 2018

UK women are losing out on approximately £140 billion a year in wages due to the gender pay gap, or £9,112 each, according to research compiled by the Young Women’s Trust.

On average, men working full-time earn £39,003 a year, compared to women’s average full-time wage of £29,891. This is because...


UK – Gattaca says impact of Carillon liquidation to its balance sheet is minimal

17 January 2018

UK-based specialist engineering and technology recruiter Gattaca PLC said that it expects "minimal" damage to its balance sheet from the collapse of construction giant Carillion.

The recruitment firm said it does have outstanding debts owed by its former client Carillion, but the majority of...


Ireland – Salaries expected to rise 3% in 2018

17 January 2018

Salary increases for workers in Ireland will be 3% in 2018, but could rise by  10%-15% for niche skills in demand such as technology and life sciences, according to a salary guide from Morgan McKinley.

The salary guide predicts that Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics...


Russia – HeadHunter reportedly considering IPO this year (AK&M News)

17 January 2018

Russian job board HeadHunter is reportedly considering the possibility of an IPO this year, reports AK&M News. In 2016, Mail.Ru Group Ltd. sold HeadHunter to an investor consortium led by Elbrus Capital, a private equity business in Russia, for RUB 100 billion ($132.3 million). Elbrus Capital, the...


France – Temporary employment rises 8.6% in November

16 January 2018

Temporary employment in France grew by 8.6% in November compared to last year, according to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies, which added that November was the 35th consecutive month of growth in temporary work.

Temporary employment rose in all sectors including...


UK – Jarell Group buys Nova Recruitment

16 January 2018

Birmingham-based recruitment firm Jarell Group has acquired Nova Recruitment Services Limited, a recruitment firm that specialises in industrial and technical recruitment across the Midlands region.

The acquisition, completed with support from a multi-million pound funding deal from HSBC Bank, will add...


UK – Diversity is top key issue for the recruitment industry in 2018, finds LinkedIn

16 January 2018

The biggest trend set to change how recruiters hire in the UK this year is diversity, according to LinkedIn’s 2018 Global Recruiting Trends report.

Per the report, 82% of UK hiring managers see diversity as the top trend for 2018. This was followed by reinventing the interview process (49%), data...


Germany – More than a third of job ads are posted online

16 January 2018

Over a third, or 35%, of job offers in Germany are posted at online job portals according to a study from the Federal Employers' Association of Personnel Service Providers (BAP).

The study, ‘Young Germans’, focuses on the living and working world of what BAP describes as the young generation in the...


UK – Demand for interim accountants rises 44%

16 January 2018

Demand for qualified accountants in the UK to work on a contract basis within commerce and industry rose by 44% between November 2016 and November 2017, according to market analysis from specialist recruiter, Global Accounting Network.

The analysis from Global Accounting Network reports that the...