Toyota has announced plans to create 1500 jobs in manufacturing as it sets it Burnaston plant up as its European centre for the creation of its hatchback vehicles. The plant currently employs 2,860 people and the recent announcement will create 500 new jobs in 2012 and possibly a further 1,000 new posts in 2013.
It is thought that some 500,000 temporary employment contracts could be terminated due to the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) coming into force in October.
Work by Allen & Overy reveals that 33% of medium to large UK businesses might avoid increased costs by terminating agency worker contracts before the 1st October when the 12-week qualifying period for equal pay and benefits starts.
The Post Office has announced that it will be hiring 18,000 extra temporary staff this Christmas. Last year they ended up hiring over 20,000 temps to cater for the extra Christmas workload and then the additional workload caused by the snowfalls. It is great temp work in a time of need in the UK.
Pizza Hut expects to create 5,000 jobs by 2020 by more than doubling the number of its outlets. The jobs will be created in kitchens, delivery fleets and franchisees. The recruitment for these extra jobs has already begun according to staff at Pizza Hut.
Ocado , the online supermarket, are recruiting 100 drivers to help its expanding home delivery team. The central distribution centre in Hatfield, Herts, but more vacancies will be Dartford, Leeds, Southampton and Weybridge.
Drivers will travel up to 250 miles a day and making between 10 and 28 drops per shift in a 3.5 ton van.
To find out more about vacancies with Ocado, visit www.ocado.com/careers/.
