JUST the Job is at the Spa, Marine Parade, Bridlington, East Yorks on March 26, 10am -4pm. It is supported by the Owen Project, which aims to help over 45s back to work.
Exhibitors include East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Allied Healthcare, the Fire Service, Army and Royal Navy. For info call 01262 623014 or go to www.owenproject.co.uk.
JOBS and Careers Staines comes to Spelthorne Leisure Centre, Middlesex on Thursday, March 26, 10.30am-6pm.
Exhibitors include Lidl UK, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Trust and the RAF.
There will be seminars on interview techniques, the secret of a good CV and access to work. To register for free tickets, go to www.jobsandcareersevents.co.uk.
A SOCIAL Care Recruitment Event is being held at the Castle Centre in Barnstaple, North Devon tomorrow 10am-2pm. To find out more, drop in at the local Jobcentre or call 01271 395401.
McDonald’s are planning to create 12,000 jobs and open 240 new restaurants across Europe, the fast-food chain is one of the few global companies to benefit from the financial crisis.
In stark contrast to the multinational groups announcing record job cuts and losses, McDonald’s plans for expansion in Europe are its biggest in five years.
“We’re certainly not slowing down,” said Denis Hennequin, president of McDonald’s Europe as he outlined to the Financial Times his plans to hire 50 people at each of the 240 new restaurants, mostly in Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Poland.
Not since 2003, when McDonald’s revamped its global business strategy to focus on making money from sales at existing restaurants, rather than simply by adding new ones, has it added so many jobs or opened so many restaurants in Europe.
The chain’s low-priced menus are attracting a customer base that was already expanding as a result of improved store designs and new menu choices. Company executives argue that food price inflation has made its fast food “a better deal than necessarily eating at home”.
McDonald’s has been one of a handful of leading US companies to thrive globally amid the prevailing consumer gloom – together with Wal-Mart it was the only member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to see its share price go up last year, by 7 per cent.
When the fast-food group reports fourth-quarter results on Monday, analysts expect company profits will rise some 10 per cent.
Mr Hennequin claimed there were “no signs of weakening” in the group’s European business – where comparable store sales rose 7.8 per cent in November – but acknowledged consumers, particularly in Germany and Spain, were favouring the cheapest menu items.
Sales have also been healthy in the US, up 4.5 per cent in November, while table-service restaurants Denny’s and Ruby Tuesday reported sharp falls in customer traffic and sales. In Asia, sales rose 13.2 per cent.
The fast-food group also planned to add about 400 new McCafes to the 800 it already has in Europe this year. Most of the jobs McDonald’s is adding in Europe will be part-time and will include restaurant managers, assistant managers, swing managers, hostesses and crew.
HM Revenue and Customs is to close more than 90 offices across the UK and axe 3,400 jobs. It is understood 400 posts will be lost in Scotland.
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union condemned the move, which it warned would be bad news for taxpayers and would lead to the loss of valuable skills and expertise.
The union expressed “deep concern” that the ability of the department to collect revenues and provide tax advice to the public and local businesses would be further undermined by the closures.
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Officials said services were already suffering with a drive to axe 25,000 jobs and close more than 200 offices, leading to backlogs of post and claims that the department can only chase up those who owe £20,000 or more in tax due to a lack of resources.
