Belgium – T-Groep appoints new CEO

HR consultancy group T-Groep (T-Group) has appointed Tom Verhaegen as its new CEO with effect from 6 September 2017.

Verhaegen follows Mark Verstraete who oversaw T-Groep for more than 15 years. Under Verstraete’s leadership, T-Groep grew to 140 offices in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Poland. Verstraete...

UK – Norman Broadbent appoints new CFO and COO

Executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent (NBB: LSE) announced that it has appointed William Gerrand as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and will be joining the Board with immediate effect.

Gerrand, a chartered accountant, replaces James Webber, who is stepping down...

UK – Over half of employers believe social media recruitment is more harmful than helpful

More than half, or 59%, of employers in the UK believe employee involvement in recruitment via social media risks damaging rather than enhancing the employer brand, according to a study of 155 HR decision makers by SocialReferral, a recruitment software company.

The research also found that 39% are...

UK – Fastest growing salaries found in tech sector as demand rises

Technology sector workers can expect the biggest rise in salaries in the coming year as demand for the highly skilled workers grows and businesses compete for talent, according to the latest Robert Half Salary Guide.

The report shows that specialised IT and technology staff, such as junior developers...

UK – GCS Recruitment appoints new CEO

UK-based technology staffing firm GCS Recruitment, a subsidiary of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, announced that it has promoted managing director David Bloxham to CEO with immediate effect.

GCS stated that following its acquisition by nGAGE in May this year and the subsequent integration into the group,...

France – Prism’ Emploi re-elects president

Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies, announced that it has re-elected Gilles Lafon as president for the fourth consecutive year.

"I am delighted to continue the actions taken for the professionals of temporary employment, services and jobs,” Lafon said. “Faced with the...

UK – Uber and TfL fail to reach agreement over licence row, further talks planned (The Guardian)

Uber and Transport for London are expected to hold further talks after they failed to reach an agreement during a meeting yesterday in which Uber attempted to regain its licence, reports The Guardian. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi flew to London yesterday to meet with Mike Brown, the Tfl Commissioner,...

Spain – Asempleo expects 600,000 more agency workers before end of 2017 (ABC.es)

The Association of Employment Agencies and Temporary Employment (Asempleo) in Spain has said that it is “not unreasonable” to think that the year will end with 600,000 more agency workers reports ABC.es. Asempleo added that the 600,000 new workers will bring the total to 18.5 million in total....

World – Adecco Group acquires Mullin International

The Adecco Group today announced the acquisition of US-based Mullin International, a provider of individual career transition solutions, redeployment solutions, and executive coaching.

Mullin will be integrated into the Adecco Group’s subsidiary Lee Hecht Harrison. Financial terms of the acquisition...

Netherlands – ABU reports growth in temp workers’ hours and turnover

The total amount of hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands grew by 5% in period 9 (weeks 33-36), compared to the same period last year, according to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU).

ABU divides the year into four-week periods, with the 9th period the most recently...