Netherlands – ABU reports staffing growth

According to the Dutch Federation of Private Employment Agencies (ABU), hours worked by temporary workers increased by 7% and turnover grew by 8% in period 12 (weeks 45 to 48) compared to the same period last year.

ABU divides the year into four-week periods reported, with the 12th period the most recently...

UK – Advertised vacancies reach over 1 million in November

The total number of advertised vacancies in the UK reached 1,165,052 in November, a 12-month high, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.

The total vacancies in November 2016 are the largest number of advertised openings since the 1,244,772 posted in November 2015.

Adzuna states that...

Germany – Job vacancies and employment hit record high in December (The Nation)

Job vacancies in Germany hit a record high at the end of 2017 with immigration helping to drive employment to an all-time high, reports the Nation, with data from the Federal Statistics Office, Destatis.  The job vacancies indicator climbed to 227 points in December, a rise of 21...

UK – Rosaleen Blair awarded CBE

The founder and CEO of Alexander Mann Solutions, Rosaleen Blair, was recognised in the New Year’s Honours List by being appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to business and recruitment.

Blair founded her company, which now employs almost 3,000 people, in 1996 and has led...

UK – Norman Broadbent sells Social Media Search division

London-based executive search and recruitment firm Norman Broadbent said on Friday that it has sold its 51% interest in Social Media Search Ltd to Adam Gordon Ltd, so it can focus on the group's core businesses of executive search, interim management and NB Solutions.

The company has sold the unit...

UK – Primestaff acquires Direct Workforce

Scottish recruitment consultancy Primestaff acquired Direct Workforce, a subsidiary of the Bibby Line Group that provides temporary and permanent staff in the logistics and industrial markets — mainly in the north of England.

The deal will result in joint turnover exceeding £20 million; the newly expanded...

UK – Brexit study finds employee confidence falling

Six months since Britain voted to leave the European Union, employee confidence levels are starting to wane as the process continues, according to Glassdoor’s new Brexit report, commissioned as an extension of its UK Employment Confidence Survey. The report found fewer than a third of UK employees,...

Spain – Jobs website JobAndTalent lays off 50 (AIM Group)

Jobs website JobAndTalent cut 50 employees from the team in its Madrid headquarters, AIM Group reported. Thirty-five of the 50 worked as engineers; the remaining 15 were made redundant in other parts of the company. This followed layoffs in October, when the team of engineers lost 18 members and another...

Germany – Volkswagen aims to start Uber competitor in African countries (Reuters)

Volkswagen agreed to start a ride-hailing service to compete with Uber and produce cars in Kenya and Rwanda, Reuters reported. “Emerging markets with poor transportation links have become a key battleground for establishing new mobility services, with Uber competing with newer rivals like Ola, backed...

UK – Nearly half of employers expect shortage of candidates to fill permanent jobs in 2017

Nearly half, or 48%, of UK employers expect to face a shortage of suitable candidates to fill permanent jobs in 2017, according to this month’s JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

For the last six months employers have consistently cited engineering...