Fewer flexible jobs as shortage of workers continues to bite

Employers are offering more permanent jobs in a bid to keep staff in the current tight labour market, and the number of flexible jobs has gone down for the first time in 10 years, the Financieele Dagblad said on Monday, quoting national statistics agency CBS. The number of flexible jobs in the labour market fell by 7,000 in the first three months of this year, while there were 189,000 more permanent positions, the FD said. However, people who only have...