The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
US owned recruitment specialists Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) has announced that it plans to open new offices in Birmingham, creating 100 new jobs. The company will be located in the new co-working space within the city's Alpha Tower. AGS will offer a range of specialist recruitment roles including administrator, co-ordinator and manager roles. The local labour market in the West Midlands, particularly the proximity to a large numbers of graduates, was cited as a key reason behind the decision to set up in Birmingham. Further expansion may be planned and more skilled workers will be needed. There is no information available as to when the new jobs will be filled.
Sources
4 May 2017: Insider Media
3 May 2017: Birmingham Post
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Allegis Global Solutions, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91058, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91058.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions.
European labour markets have recovered strongly from COVID-19. By the end of 2021, little more than 18 months after the start of the pandemic, employment rates in the EU were almost at pre-crisis levels.
