France – Randstad launches tender offer for French consulting firm

Randstad has announced that it will launch a cash tender offer to acquire French consulting and engineering firm Ausy in order to help broaden its’ IT and engineering capabilities.

The company stated that its’ unit Randstad France will offer €55 per share to Ausy shareholders, which represents roughly...

UK – Demand for talent remains high in creative industries

Demand for professionals in London’s creative occupations remains high, with over a third of jobs in the sector found within Greater London, according to the latest Professional Recruitment Trends report from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Geographical analysis, based on...

France – Demand for managers up in 2016

According to a new report from APEC, the Association for the Employment of Professionals, Managers, and Executives (Association Pour l’Emploi des Cadres), in 2016, private sector companies plan to hire between 182,000 to 200,000 managers and middle managers, an increase of up to 10% compared to 2015....

UK – Employers risk damaging reputation by wasting candidates’ time

Employers are losing potential talent and damaging their reputation as an employer of choice by putting candidates through unnecessary assessments and wasting their time, according to global talent acquisition and management firm Alexander Mann Solutions.

Alexander Mann Solutions highlighted that organisations...

Europe – SD Worx acquires Ceridian UK and Ireland, announce strategic partnership

Belgian HR service provider SD Worx has acquired global human capital management technology company Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland in a full share acquisition.

SD Worx and Ceridian also announced a strategic partnership to deliver cloud human capital management software across Europe....

UK – Graduate employers would cut graduate recruitment in half if UK leaves the EU

According to a study from graduate recruitment engagement platform Pathmotion, half of the leading graduate employers in the UK will reduce their graduate intake if Britain votes to leave the EU.

The study shows that these firms are expected to hire 5,500 graduates in 2016. It also found that if the UK...

UK – REC elects Vice-Chair of council

Talent Acquisition Director at Fidelis Partners Jacqueline Hilton has been elected Vice-Chair of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) council.

Hilton has worked in the recruitment industry for 20 years, including 14 years in a senior leadership role. Hilton has also been a member of the...

UK – Sharing economy triples in 2016

According to a report, Data Day Britain, from data service provider Hitwise, a division of marketing company Connexity, the sharing economy in the UK has grown exponentially with website visits increasing more than three times in 2016, compared to last year.

The report reveals that during 2016, more than...

World – Korn Ferry reports Q4 revenue growth driven by Hay Group acquisition

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International (KFY: NYSE) yesterday reported total revenue for the company’s fiscal first quarter ending 31 July of USD 417.1 million, an increase of 47.8% compared with USD 282.2 million last year. 

Portugal – Temporary Worker Ombudsman publishes report on staffing activity

The Business Ethics and Temporary Worker Ombudsman published its 8^th report about staffing activity in Portugal and the report predicts that the temporary employment industry will recover and grow in 2016.

The ombudsman of business ethics and the temporary worker was created in 2007 by the Portuguese...