Part Time Employment Reaches Record High

The number of people in the UK working on part time contracts has reached the highest level since records began in 1992. In fact, it is growth in the part time sector that is contributing the most towards growth in overall employment figures published by the Office of National Statistics. Businesses are appearing increasingly reluctant [...]

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Northern England Set To Welcome First John Lewis Home Store

John Lewis is expanding its Home stores into northern England, with a new store set to open in Chester in the autumn of 2011. The £7m store will be located on the Greyhound Retail Park on the fringe of the city and will cover around 38,000 sq feet. It will stock a mid to high [...]

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Over 1700 Apply for Seasonal Jobs with Tesco in N Ireland

// Tesco, the UKs leading grocery retailer, received a staggering 1700 applications for just 230 vacancies this week. The jobs, which are a mixture of full time and part time have all now been filled as Tesco steps up efforts to cope with peak Christmas trading patterns. Around 9,200 people work at Tesco in Northern [...]

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HMV Pop Up Stores Provide new Job Opportunities over Christmas

To cope with increased seasonal demand over the Christmas period retailer HMV is opening 18 new “pop up shops” across the country. With trading starting now, these stores will remain open until the end of Dec/early January and will provide welcome employment for those looking to earn some extra cash in time for Christmas. These [...]

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Marks and Spencer reveals Aggressive Growth Plans

High street giant Marks and Spencer has today revealed aggressive expansion plans costing around £900m. The plans include internet based expansion and further development into overseas markets in Europe and Asia. There will also be an overhaul of the clothing brands available within store. M&S Chief Executive Marc Bolland is aiming for at least 95% [...]

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Hotel Group to Create 3000 New Jobs in UK

Global hotelier InterContinental Hotels Group has revealed plans that will create 3000 new jobs in the UK thanks to aggressive expansion plans. The chain aims to open 37 new venues throughout the country and almost 1200 worldwide. Globally this expansion will create around 160,000 new jobs. These 3000 new hotel jobs will be made up [...]

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Debenhams to Bring Hundreds of Jobs to West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire today received a welcome jobs boost as high street retailer signed plans to set up a distribution centre on the outskirts of Leeds.  It is expected that the centre, located at Sherburn Distribution Park, will create around 800 new jobs and will provide a huge boost for the local economy.  Work on the [...]

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Earn extra Cash in time for Christmas

If you are keen to increase your disposable income in the months leading up to Christmas then now is the time to start. Many of the UK’s leading high street names including Boots, Debenhams and Sainsbury’s are now recruiting for a variety of Christmas jobs, from part time to full time. Seasonal work provides fantastic [...]

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Seasonal Jobs now available at Marks and Spencer

Marks and Spencer, one of the UK’s leading high street retailers, is preparing for the busy Christmas trading period with a recruitment drive for seasonal staff. To cope with extra consumer demand M&S is looking to recruit an extra 20,000 staff in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. For more information on searching and [...]

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Welcome Jobs Boost At Vauxhall

Just one year ago the Vauxhall motors plant at Ellesmere Port was facing the prospect of closure. However, thanks to investment by both the company and the UK government Vauxhall has recently revealed plans to hire 300 new workers. Recruitment is necessary to support the production of the new Astra as Vauxhall forecasts around 142,000 [...]

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