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Qatar – Monster Employment Index shows steady decline in online hiring since January 2017
23 June 2017The Monster Employment Index for Qatar shows online hiring has fallen by an average of 20% each month since January.
The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com, which records the industries and occupations that show the highest and lowest growth.
The month-on-month drop between...
People – Korn Ferry, SRICheyenne, TRANSEARCH, ZRG Partners
23 June 2017Korn Ferry announced that Nick Faure has joined Korn Ferry Hay Group as a Senior Client Partner, based in the London office. Faure was most recently UK Managing Partner at Practicus Consulting, leading the UK consulting business. “Nick’s expertise in program and change management, combined...
World – Korn Ferry rises on growth in Futurestep, EMEA fee revenue up 3%
22 June 2017Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) reported total fee revenue rose 1.5%, or 3.2% on a constant currency basis, in its fiscal fourth quarter ended 30 April. The increase was driven by organic growth at its Futurestep division — which includes recruitment process outsourcing, project-based recruitment...
UK – Prime People full year revenue up 17%
22 June 2017UK-based recruiter Prime People (PRP: AIM) reported revenue for the year ended 31 March 2017 of £24.21 million, up 16.6% from the previous year. The group also reported net fee income of £13.10 million, an increase of 6.7% compared with the same period last year.
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Switzerland – Continued growth in advertised jobs in June
22 June 2017The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increase in the number of jobs advertised throughout Switzerland in June by 14.2% when compared to the previous year and 1.2% between May and June 2017.
The Index, which measures the number of advertised vacancies on company sites across Switzerland, showed...
EU – Job vacancy rate up in first quarter
22 June 2017The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 1.9% in the first quarter of 2017, up from 1.7% recorded in both the first quarter of 2016 and Q4 2016, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was also 1.9% in the first...
UK – Hiring mistakes lead to wasteful spending for UK businesses
22 June 2017UK businesses are making bad hires for two out of five roles, leading to wasteful spending according to a new report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation in association with Indeed.
The report shows that 85% of HR decision-makers admit their organisation has made a bad hire, and 33% believe...
UK – Nakama posts trading update, expects revenue to lift for the full year
21 June 2017Specialist recruitment services provider Nakama Group (NAK: AIM) provided a trading update for the year ending 31 March 2017.
The Board of Directors expect revenue to be in the region of £22.5 million, an increase from £21.0 million last year. The Directors also expect a similar increase in Net Fee...
UK – Employer confidence yet to fully recover following Brexit results
21 June 2017Employer confidence in the economy has stabilised in the three months to May after a fall following the EU referendum result a year ago, but it has yet to recover to its pre-Brexit levels, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
The survey...
Germany – Increasing number of refugees enter labour market through temporary agencies
21 June 2017Refugees in Germany are most likely to find their way into the labour market via temporary work, according to data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).
The data shows that, in the fourth quarter of 2016, one in four temporary employment agencies had experience with refugees (job applications...