Netherlands – Flexpoint Group announces appointment of new CEO

Dutch HR services provider Flexpoint Group announced the appointment of Maurice Bisschop as new CEO with effect from September 2018.

Bisschop has worked with Deloitte Nederland since 1993 with the last ten years as a partner where he was responsible for, among other things, the roll-out of the full range...

UK – Net Fee Income rises for most recruiters

The majority (64%) of recruiters in the UK saw net fee income (NFI) increase over the last 12 months, according to data from the fifth annual UK Recruitment Index from Deloitte and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The study of 100 companies also showed that despite the majority...

UK – Robots set to take one in five jobs by 2030, study finds

One in five existing jobs in British cities are likely to be displaced by 2030 as a result of automation and globalization, amounting to 3.6 million jobs in total, according to a study from think tank Centre for Cities.

The study showed that retail occupations, customer service roles and warehouse jobs...

France – Temporary employment up strongly in December and for the full year 2017

Temporary employment in France grew by 7.8% in December compared to last year, according to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

Prism’Emploi’s barometer also published full year data for 2017 showing that temporary employment increased by 8.5% over the course of...

Belgium – Temporary workers’ hours up in December

In December 2017, the number of hours worked by temporary workers in Belgium Increased by 10.03% when compared to last year according to Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies.

The increase in the number of hours worked by temp workers was largely driven by a year-on-year increase in the...

UK – Majority of workers are ‘chronically broke’, study finds

A majority, or 70%, of the UK’s working population is “chronically broke”, according to a new report from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

The report, Thriving, Striving, or just about Surviving?, set out to find out how workers are faring both in...

UK – Turnover up at Beaver Management Services

Billingham-based recruitment firm Beaver Management Services reported turnover of £82.7 million for the year to May 2017, an increase of 37% from 60.1 million reported in the previous year.

The firm, which is a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, focuses on the building services,...

UK – Salaries in HR rise faster than the national average rate

Advertised salaries in the HR sector rose faster than the national average last year, according to data from Reed Human Resources.

The data from Reed analysed more than seven million jobs posted since the start of 2015 and found that advertised salaries in the sector grew by 2.6% since the end of 2016,...

UK – Job ad asks for women who can ‘deal with the male banter’ (The Telegraph)

The Telegraph reported that a job vacancy from a property investment firm in London has requested that whoever applies to be its new “Executive Assistant & Investor Relations Associate” should have the ability to “deal with the male banter and be sociable but not distracting”. The advert,...

Ireland – Cpl Resources half-year revenue rises with boost from RIG acquisition

Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources (CPL: ID), reported revenue for the half year ended 31 December 2017 of €256.7 million, an increase of 12% compared to the previous year.