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Asda, the UK’s second biggest supermarket has released plans to create around 5,000 jobs in 2012 as part of a£500 million expansion. This will include new outlets in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, and Shepshed, Leicestershire. The jobs that Asda will create are on top of the 30,000 staff it took on last year when it opened about a dozen stores and absorbed 147 Netto sites and their staff following its acquisition of the discount chain.

Prime Minister David Cameron, has welcomed the plans. 25 stores will be opened, 43 existing outlets with be refurbished and there are plans to invest in three new depots in 2012.

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The country welcomed the government’s decision to press ahead with HS2, the high speed rail project, TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
‘The government’s welcome decision to invest in high speed rail will prove vital in getting more passengers and freight onto rail, narrowing the north south divide and speeding our economic recovery.’

‘But thousands of jobs in rail construction, renewals and maintenance are currently under threat from Sir Roy McNulty’s proposals to cut staffing across the rail industry. If ministers are serious about delivering the rail infrastructure of the future, they must defend the jobs of these skilled and experienced workers who will be essential if HS2 is to become a reality.
‘With government and cross party support secured, HS2 must be built in a way that maximises jobs and apprenticeships and delivers real benefits to passengers, communities and the environment.’

IF you would like to work for HS2 keep an eye on their careers section, HS2 careers (no jobs live at time of writing)

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Housebuilder Barratt Homes is announced plans to build three new developments in Newcastle, Spennymoor and Washington, in the process providing 550 homes and 1,100 jobs.

The company says it intends to employ predominantly contract local sub-contractors and tradesmen.

The former site of lighting company Thorn Lighting in Spennymoor will see 366 new homes built, alongside Scotswood in the west end of Newcastle. Sister company David Wilson Homes North East are developing the Washington site, with 95 “luxury” homes planned.

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A new national programme to help small and medium manufacturing businesses to grow has officially launched.

Business Minister Mark Prisk and the Manufacturing Advisory Consortium (MAC) have announced that the new Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) is now available to all manufacturing businesses across England.

It has been estimated that the new MAS will help to generate £1.5 billion in economic growth, 23,000 jobs and safeguard 50,000 jobs.

Business Minister Mark Prisk said:

“Manufacturing contributes half of Britain’s exports and has much higher productivity than the rest of the economy so it is essential to our plans for growth.

“That is why we are taking steps to ensure our industrial base is thriving as part of a strong and balanced UK economy.

“The new Manufacturing Advisory Service will play a key role, providing tailored advice to businesses helping them to grow and thrive, with a specific focus on helping SMEs improve competitiveness and unlock their growth potential.”

If you would like to find out more about the programme you can call an advisor on 0845 658 9600.

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A big thank you from the uktemps team, this year we’ve seen over 1.4 million of you accessing our site applying for over 400k temporary jobs.

Nearly a 250k of you came from London, followed by Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bristol, Glasgow and then Leeds. 80k of you accessed uktemps from your mobile, so we’re building you a new mobile version of the site.

What is the outlook for 2012…. Before the end of March we will have launched a completely new version of uktemps, with better search results, improved design, enhanced functionality, a mobile site, more jobs, easier application process and a CV database to manage your profiles.

All that remains to be said is have a great New Year and good luck with your job hunting.

All the best

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