Germany – Resources Connections acquires German firm taskforce - Management on Demand AG

US-based Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) has acquired a German professional services firm called “taskforce - Management on Demand AG” through its operating subsidiary, Resources Global Professionals (RGP). The move is part of an effort to bolster its European business and provide more integrated...

France – Temporary employment up in July

Temporary employment in France grew by 8.4% in July compared to last year, according to data from Prism’Emploi, the French association of employment agencies.

The data from Prism’Emploi also showed that temporary employment grew by 8% during the first seven months of 2017.

Temporary employment rose...

UK – Businesses failing to prepare for the rise of AI

UK businesses are unprepared for the rise of AI in the workplace, according to a poll of over 2,000 senior HR professionals carried out by global talent acquisition and management specialist Alexander Mann Solutions.

The study found that 23% of senior HR professionals believe that businesses are...

UK – Low-paid workers penalised over flexible work requests, study finds

Low-paid parents in the UK who ask for flexible work arrangements are penalised with reduced hours, worst shifts or redundancy, according to a study from the Trades Union Congress.

The study of more than 1,000 low-paid parents with combined household incomes of £28,000 or less showed that 47% of them...

UK – McDonald’s workers strike in protest over pay and zero-hour contracts (Evening Standard)

McDonald’s workers in Cambridge and Croydon walked out of restaurants today in a row over low pay and zero-hour contracts, reports the Evening Standard. Approximately 40 members of staff began the 24-hour walkout at midnight, after voting overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. The workers are demanding...

UK – NHS seeks £100 million in recruitment agency contracts for foreign general practitioners

National Health Service England will contract with recruiters for about 600 overseas general practice doctors in 2017-2018 and aim for a total of at least 2,000 doctors over the next three years, according to the agency. That is up from its initial target of 500 by 2020-2021. NHS England called for recruitment...

UK – Best Connection Group loses appeal in Sports Direct case

Best Connection Group Ltd., an employment agency that supplied workers for Sports Direct’s warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, lost its appeal against fines for paying less than the minimum wage, according to the UK Ministry of Justice.

Best Connection was fined £263,000 in 2016 and ordered to pay...

UK – Recruitment firm says skills shortage jeopardises rail link

HS3, the planned fast rail link between the cities of Manchester and Leeds in the UK, is destined to fail unless more is done to ensure the rail industry has the talent it needs to meet anticipated demand, according to rail and construction recruitment specialist One Way. The company warned that the...

France – Government unveils labour law reform details (Reuters)

Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and Labour Minister Muriel Pénicaud on Thursday announced details of the full plan to overhaul the labor code. Reuters reported the rules, scheduled to take effect next month, would make it easier for employers to hire and fire workers; allow employers in some instances...

Spain – Adecco report finds 33% suffer from post-vacation depression (Agencia EFE)

A report released by Adecco Spain found that 33% of workers suffer post-vacation blues from lack of energy and motivation as well as sadness, Agencia EFE reported. Some ways to for workers to reduce post-employment depression include not returning the day immediately before work begins, dividing the...