Ireland – New EU Regulations signed into law

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD and Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD have announced that the new European Union (Posting of Workers) Regulations 2016 have been signed into law.

The new legislation transposes the EU Directive on better...

UK – Nearly half of employees pessimistic after EU Referendum result

In a CIPD survey of 1,045 UK workers, 44% of respondents said they felt pessimistic about the future.

The pessimistic sentiment was 61% among public sector workers, 58% among voluntary sector workers and 63% for those aged 25-34.

The survey showed that 3% felt more secure in their job since the Brexit...

UK – Job competition falls to its lowest rate on record with rising vacancies ahead of EU Referendum

According to the latest UK Job Market report from Adzuna, June saw job competition drop to two jobs per jobseeker, the lowest rate on record.

Despite growing uncertainty ahead of the EU Referendum, June saw an increase in the number of available vacancies to 1,157,723. This was 6.0% higher than the number...

UK – Most CFOs would promote employees without offering pay rises

According to new research from international recruitment firm Robert Half, 94% of finance professionals in the UK would promote an employee into a new role without offering any additional remuneration.

The report states that the primary motivation (42%) for chief financial officers (CFOs) and finance...

UK – Half of businesses to continue hiring post EU Referendum

Investment and hiring intentions in the UK remain high amongst many London firms, according to new analysis by the Confederation of British Industry and commercial real estate and services firm CBRE.

The research shows that 41% of the 186 firms surveyed after the EU Referendum said that they planned to...

UK – Professional hiring stable during EU Referendum month

Professional recruitment firms in the UK reported that vacancy numbers remained stable in the month of the EU Referendum with 1% year-on-year growth in June 2016 according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The figures are in line with the latest data from...

Europe – Unemployment rate in Euro-area at its lowest since 2011

The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.1% in June 2016, stable compared to May 2016 and down from 11.0% in June 2015. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2011.

The EU28 unemployment rate was 8.6% in June 2016, stable compared to May 2016 and down...

Belgium – Number of hours worked by temp workers increases in June

Compared to June of the previous year, the number of hours worked by temporary workers grew by 3.60% compared to 3.68% according to seasonally adjusted data from Federgon, the Belgian Federation of Staffing Agencies. The number of hours worked worked by blue collar workers increased by 3.31% while the...

UK – Morson expands construction division

Manchester-based technical recruiting firm Morson International is expanding its specialist construction division to continue proactively supporting the built environment in attracting the best talent. 

The company has been sourcing skilled construction staff for more than 40 years and it says that...

UK – KPMG shortens its recruitment process to suit millennials (BBC)

London-based accountancy firm KPMG has shortened its recruitment process because millennials were getting frustrated with the old system of recruitment, reports the BBC.

KPMG’s previous protocol required three separate assessments over several weeks, but the new one will be carried out in only one day...