Netherlands – YoungCapital records record turnover in 2016

Dutch Recruitment agency YoungCapital, which specialises in the recruitment of young talent,  achieved a record turnover of €203 million in 2016, an increase of 60% compared to the previous year.

"We helped 29% more young people into employment than last year," Ineke...

Switzerland – Number of temporary workers declines in January

The number of temporary workers in Switzerland fell by 5.1% in January year-on-year, according to the latest figures from Swiss Staffing, the Swiss Federation of Staffing Companies.

Swiss Staffing states that traditionally, January is the weakest month of the year for the temporary work branch. Furthermore,...

Global – SIA names best staffing firms to work for and temp for

Staffing Industry Analysts announced the winners of the “2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For” competition on Wednesday during the Staffing Industry Executive Forum North America in San Diego, Calif. The competition was sponsored by Monster.

For the UK, the grand prize winners were Understanding Recruitment...

UK – Government names and shames hundreds of companies for failing to pay minimum wage (BBC)

The UK government has named 360 businesses which have failed to pay either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage, reports BBC. More than 15,500 workers had to be paid back nearly £1 million. The 360 businesses that broke the law were also fined £800,000 in total by the HMRC. Among the...

Sweden – Wise Group Q4 revenue up 10%

Wise Group (WISE:SS), the Swedish staffing firm reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2016 of SEK 193.8 million (EUR 20.4 million), an increase of 10% compared with SEK 176.5 million (€18.6 million) during the same quarter last year.  

Spain – Manpower to acquire Ciber Spain

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) agreed to purchase the Spanish business of IT solutions and staffing provider Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR). It is the most recent of several sales of Ciber’s European assets.

According to a Ciber Inc. filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Ciber Inc. subsidiary Consultant...

Ireland – Number of professional job vacancies up 33%

The number of professional job vacancies in Ireland in January 2017 was up by 33% compared to the previous month according to the latest Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.

The data also showed that there was a 56% month on month increase in the number of professionals active in the job market....

UK – More than half of HR professionals unaware of new apprenticeship standards

New research from the ILM, a UK specialist provider of leadership qualifications, has revealed that 59% of the UK’s HR professionals are not aware of new standards that enable apprenticeships to address the critical needs of their business.

 The research also revealed that more than a quarter (28%)...

UK – Number of temp workers down year-on-year, employment rate reaches record levels

The number of temporary employees fell by 0.6% to a total of 1.61 million in the three-month period of October to December 2016 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The figures from ONS also showed that the employment...

Netherlands – Number of jobs found through employment agencies increases in Q4, job vacancies up

The number of jobs in the Netherlands found through employment agencies grew by 13,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to reach a total of 754,000, according to labour market figures from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek.

The data also showed that number of job vacancies rose in the fourth quarter...