Recruitment Advice

Thousands of people across the UK are said to be taking on second jobs to afford a better lifestyle rather than cutting back.

A study conducted by AXA insurance has shown that people are sending their C.V’s to recruiters and businesses looking for further work, just to top up their salaries. The figures have shown that 15% of relatively high salary households have been forced to get a second job or to send a partner who was not previously in employment to get a job.

The need for a second job for a social life and a holiday is high on agenda as many people have not had salary increases this year and many have seen salary cuts.

For many of those who are unemployed and families with very high out goings, the need for a second or third job is becoming mandatory. Reports have shown that families missing payments on mortgages are receiving grace period from their lenders before debt collection companies are stepping in to get the payments.

Families that are looking for second jobs are looking for roles that they can do around there normal working hours. Fast food chains that are recruiting in the thousands are becoming the favourable option.

The government are planning a new training initiative that will help professionals who have lots there job during the economic struggle in becoming teachers.

Jim Knight the Education Minister is expected to make an announcement today which will help professionals will have the opportunity to complete a six month teacher training programme rather than the twelve month programme which is already in place.

Other opportunities are leadership schemes which will be promoted to those who have had several years professional experience in fields such as hi-tech industries or financial services. This could be opportunities for people who want to become headteachers  and they could see this happen in as little as four years. This opportunity is set to be available for up to 200 people.

The staff members at Jaguar Land Rover have been working closely with the companys senior partners in deciding what is the best option whilst the company are working through struggling times.

Jaguar Land Rover said the deal with its workforce would save about £68m as the company battles with the global downturn in automotive markets.

The changes in the agreement  will see staff members at the sites in Castle Bromwich and Halewood will do a four-day week and also accept a pay freezes until 2010 in exchange for the company’s agreement that there will not be any compulsory redundancies among non-management employees for two years. Salaried staff have agreed a three-hour extension of the working week to 40 hours and a pay freeze.

ITV have announced today job cuts of up to 600 people, 150 of the jobs will be lost in Leeds, while several hundred are expected to go in London. It has been reported that ITV have been hit by a sharp drop in traditional advertising methods.

ITV’s cost-cutting measures include:

• 600 jobs to go across its businesses
• Plans to sell Friends Reunited. ITV bought the social networking site for £120m in December 2005. It is now valued at about £40m
• Plans to sell its online business directory Scoot
• Closure of ITV Local broadband service, which provides local news content, as a standalone business
• Considering options for its SDN business, which leases space on Freeview.

New Deal is a key part of the Governments Welfare to Work strategy. It aims to give unemployed people new opportunities to train and gain work experience, so that they have the skills you want. This is a new initiative to help businesses that are suffering from staff shortages.

Most businesses are overwhelmed with the responses from there recruitment advertisements and having to spend time sifting through C.V’s.

The benefits of looking at New Deal as a way to meet your recruitment needs are:

• All people involved have been assigned a personal advisor who does a thorough assessment of their qualities, skills and experience.
• They have attended training sessions to fill the skills gaps in there experience
• They are genuinely interested in your role as there advisor will only put them forward for roles that have the qualifications for and are interested in that area.
• There is a financial benefit to the company

If you recruit people from New Deal 25 plus or New Deal for Young People you may be able to get financial through an employment subsidiary.  The subsidy is paid for 26 weeks and the payment brackets are:

New Deal Plus

• £75 per week for each person placed if the vacancy is over 30 hours per week
• £50 per week for each person placed if the vacancy is between 16 - 29 hours per week

New Deal for Young People

• £60 per week for each person placed if the vacancy is over 30 hours per week
• £40 per week for each person placed if the vacancy is between 16 - 29 hours per week
• Grant available of up to £750 towards the cost of a agreed training certificate/qualification.