http://news.uktemps.co.uk This news column is a combination of interesting articles around part time and temporary work in the UK Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:44:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're now on Tumblr.com, Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. We're going to be posting text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from where we're out and about and wherever we happen to be. It's where we will post the quirks, oddities and funny side to job hunting in the ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/uktemps/uktemps-on-tumblr/ The StartUp 2012: Enterprise Calendar on the StartUp Britain website highlights over 600 enterprise events across the country. They include competitions, conferences, workshops and networking events that could be the kick-start needed to help a new or growing business venture. Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk said: “We want 2012 to ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/uncategorized/the-startup-2012-enterprise-calendar/ 125 new jobs are to be created in McDonald’s restaurants across Wales in 2012. The new jobs come as part of at least 2,500 new jobs across the UK in 2012. The jobs will take McDonald’s UK workforce to 90,000. At least 30% of the future new jobs will be ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/regional-news/welsh-news/wales-news/newport-news/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-creates-jobs-in-wales/ 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 ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/regional-news/leicestershire-news/leicester-news/1217/ 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 ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/industry/travel-news/hs2-goodish-news/ 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 ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/regional-news/north-east/construction-jobs-over-1000-jobs-being-created-by-barratt-homes/ 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 ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/uktemps/new-manufacturing-advisory-service-launched/ 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 ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/uktemps/uktemps-2011-what-weve-seen/ Building Engagement, Building Futures sets out the Government’s strategy to improve the opportunities for young people so they gain the skills they need to secure an Apprenticeship or employment. It includes radical reforms to schools, vocational education, skills and welfare provision, and has five priorities for action: Raising attainment in school so ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/uncategorized/the-government-has-published-plans-to-increase-the-participation-of-16-24-year-olds-in-education-training-and-work/ Unemployment is the world's fastest-rising worry, a BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries suggests. Unemployment was raised by 18% of people, over 5 times that of 2 years ago. Corruption and poverty are the highest ranking worries. All countries surveyed found that the concern over unemployment was ... http://news.uktemps.co.uk/industry/unemployment-causes-worry-everywhere/