November saw an improvement in the labour market in Scotland with an increase in the number of placements of both temporary employees and permanent employees from the month previous.
This is great news for Scotland where both the temporary job market and the permanent job market have experienced more suffering than any other in the UK.
On top of this increased job availability, salaries for permanent staff have been increasing too.
M&S need to hire 20,000 temporary staff for the Christmas season - they are seeking “friendly, motivated and enthusiastic” temporary employees in their UK and Ireland stores.
More often than not the UK follows the US in economic market activity and currently demand for temporary workers in the US is thought to be on the rise in the fourth quarter of 2010. If the UK market does mirror the US then it is likely that we will see an increase in temporary employment for the rest of 2010. This would make sense given many organisations are easing back on permanent hires at the moment.
Disneyland Paris is looking to fill 6,000 roles for next year for permanent, short-term and seasonal positions in a variety of roles including guest services, food and beverage, sales and attractions.
Recruitment events will be held in London and Cardiff.
The London event will be held on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th October at the Hilton London Metropole from 10am each day, while the event in Cardiff will be at City Hall from 10am on the 27 October .
20,000 extra Marks & Spencer Christmas jobs as the store hopes to to cope with the festive rush (last year saw 29 million people visit its stores in the week before Xmas).
There are opportunities for customer assistants, M&S Cafe assistants and warehouse workers, with all recruits going through a two-day induction training session.
Applicants must be able to work at least 16 hours a week and may need to work in the evenings as well as weekends and Bank Holidays over the Christmas and New Year period.
If you think you fit the bill, visit www.marksandspencer.com/careers or call 0845 300 3725.
