Each month clients of GPW nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected at random and the winner is presented with a prize and certificate by GPW Recruitment and Saints’ full back Paul Wellens. This months deserving winner is Peter Dawson, an Expeditor placed by …
Read morePeter Dawson has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
Manufacturing output has hit an annual high, according May’s CIPS/Market report. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded a reading of 45.1 for the month, up from 43.1 in April. Output, new orders and employment also fell at slower rates, while the consumer goods sector recorded growth of production and new business. Roy Ayliffe, director at …
A radical proposal to ban names from job applications to prevent discrimination – backed in principal by the CIPD – has been slammed by HR chiefs as “bureaucratic” and “unworkable”. Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrat MP and party spokeswoman for equality, proposed an amendment to the Equality Bill at its second reading last week, which said …
GPW Recruitment have been successful in their application for a Gangmasters licence. After a successful campaign spearheaded by the T&G, the Gangmasters Licensing Act received royal assent on 8th July 2004. In mid November 2004, labour providers were urged to sign up to a new code of practice to ensure that they obey the law …
GPW Recruitment is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record. The St Helens based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practice amongst UK contractors. Employing 450 people, GPW is …
Unemployment in Britain rose again in March, with official figures showing that the number of jobless rose to 2.2m, a 13-year high. Unemployment is up by 244,000 since December, and by nearly 600,000 in the past year. The unemployment rate jumped from 6.7% in February to 7.1% in March. The number of people claiming benefits …
The UK has retained its opt-out from the European Working Time Directive. MEPs had voted in December to end the opt-out from the maximum 48-hour working week but the UK and other member states were against such a move. Talks between MEPs, member states and the European Commission in Brussels failed to come to a …
Introduction The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (the “BERR”) has launched a consultation on changes to the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the “Regulations”). The Regulations govern the conduct of the private recruitment industry and set minimum standards for employment agencies and employment businesses operating from premises in Great …
Following the Dispute Resolution Review (DRR), the government is changing the way we deal with problems at work. From 6 April 2009 there will be: Less emphasis on the mechanics of how to manage disciplinary issues, grievances and dismissals More flexibility to resolve problems at an early stage and in a way that suits you …
Since 1 October 2007 all workers have had a statutory right to at least 4.8 weeks paid annual leave (that’s 24 days paid holiday if you work five days a week). From 1 April 2009 this entitlement increased to 5.6 weeks (28 days). The basics of holiday rights There is a minimum right to paid …