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Pay freezes increase despite rising inflation
09/02/2010
Workers will continue to encounter pay freezes despite an increasing RPI (retail prices index), according to the Labour Research Department (LRD). Pay freezes ...
UK business urged to take apprentice grants
09/02/2010
At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, the government is urging British businesses to take up the new Apprentice Grant for Employers (AGE) scheme ...
Recruitment set for gradual 2010 recovery
09/02/2010
The recruitment sector is set for gradual recovery this year, according to a report from market intelligence provider Key Note. The report forecasts ...
Campbell puts a spin on Chamber Annual Dinner
11/01/2010
Former New Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell proved an entertaining choice for guests as after-dinner speaker at St Helens Chamber's Annual Dinner last Friday ...
Catherine Finney has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
07/01/2010
Each month clients of GPW nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected ...
Kirsty Peace successfully completes her Business and Administration Apprenticeship
07/01/2010
Congratulations go to Kirsty Peace, Reference, ID & Eligibility Administrator, who successfully completed the CFA Business Skills at Work "Business & Administration Apprenticeship". ...
Jennifer Platt has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
11/12/2009
Each month clients of GPW nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected ...
Tyrecare (St Helens) Ltd Win GPW Supplier of the Year Award
08/12/2009
Every year staff at GPW Recruitment nominate a company for the GPW Supplier of the Year Award. This is for a company who has delivered ...
Recruitment survey shows drop in annual turnover
11/11/2009
Turnover in the UK’s recruitment industry has fallen by nearly 17% in the past year, according to the 2009 annual industry report launched today [Tuesday 3 ...
Peter Dawson has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
11/11/2009
Each month clients of GPW nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected ...
Unemployment edges towards 2.5m
28/10/2009
The number of people out of work grew by 88,000 to 2.47m in the three months to August, according to the latest figures from the Office ...
Government NI hike could cost 57,000 jobs
28/10/2009
The government has been urged to abandon planned rises in national insurance that is claimed would cost 57,000 jobs. The centre for economics and business ...
Iain Roberts has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
27/10/2009
Each month clients of GPW nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected ...
Katie Hanrahan has been named GPW Recruitment’s Temp of the Month
08/10/2009
Each month clients nominate employees to be put forward for GPW’s Temp of the Month Award. A name is then selected at random ...
Unemployment approaches 2.5m
24/09/2009
Unemployment has reached 2.47m following a 210,000 rise in the three months to July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Jobseeker’s ...
Unemployment tops 2.44m
04/09/2009
Unemployment has hit 2.44m, the highest level since 1995, according to figures from Office for National Statistics. Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment & Employment ...
Maurie Fa'asavalu Sponsored by GPW Recruitment
28/07/2009
Despite his quiet demeanour off the field, Maurie is a fearsome player on it with a devastatingly powerful running style that was honed playing for ...
Chris Dean Sponsored by GPW Recruitment
28/07/2009
Chris is a product of Orrell St James, and is a back row centre. He joined the club at 15-years-old and was one of ...
Sports Week
28/07/2009
Launched in 2006 the aim of National Sports Week is to motivate pupils to do more sport by celebrating and profiling all that’s been ...
Jobs market easing
28/07/2009
There are signs of improvement in the jobs market, with June’s fall in permanent job appointments the weakest for 13 months, according to the ...