Welcome to the June edition of the Encore Engage, which is dispatched to over 10,000 recruiters each month.
This months items include news that only 10% of employers are ready for the Agency Workers Regulations which are due to come into force in October 2011.
This newsletter is designed to keep you updated with industry news, business round-up and local jobs. If you have any feedback please feel free to email me or call Phil on 01159596930.
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Phil Tilt
Encore Personnel
Latest Industry News
Majority of employers unprepared for Agency Worker Regulations, survey finds
Only 10 per cent of employers are prepared for the workforce planning impacts of the Agency Workers Regulations
Read More Source: People Management
Government signals reform of employment tribunals
The Government has announced that it is extending its review of employment law.
Read More Source: Lewis Silkin
Donate a Day - the New charity initiative from Encore Personnel
Asking people to donate to charity during these difficult economic times is hard, so with this in mind Encore Personnel have come up with a unique new scheme for 2011
Read More
Latham Appointed to the Board of National Trade Body
With the recruitment industry about to introduce the most significant legislation ever in the Agency Workers Regulations.
Read More
The 25 Weirdest Interview Questions of 2010
If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and trapped in a blender, how would you get out?
Read More Source: bnet.comEmployers are being inundated with unsuitable candidates, struggling to fill vacancies, and talented individuals are staying put.
Read More Source: fresbusinessthinking.comFewer employers plan to cut the amount of agency labour they use than in 2008, according to research from employment law firm Eversheds.
Read More Source: The Recruiter
UK unemployment total falls sharply
UK unemployment fell 88,000 in the three months to April this year to 2.43 million, the biggest drop since the summer of 2000, latest data shows.
Read More Source: The BBC
Growth won't solve the UK's labour market problems
The UK's labour market has deep-seated structural problems that will not be solved by a return to economic growth alone, the CBI has warned.
Read More Source: HR Zone
Permanent workforces set to grow
Employers are predicting that they will be adding to their workforces in both the short and longer terms.
Read More Source: The REC
Exports continue to drive manufacturing sector
Britain's manufacturers are continuing to drive UK economic growth on the back of export-led demand.
Read More Source: The ManufacturerWelcome to the June edition of the Encore Engage. This magazine is read by 10,000+ recruiters every month! This Month's Business Round-Up
Siemens is to create up to 340 jobs at a new factory due to open at its Withington site in Manchester in 2012, in order to produce transmission systems for wind farms.
Siemens, Sir Wm Siemens Sq, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8QD
Tel: 01276 696000
www.siemens.co.uk
AEI Cables is to shed about 120 of the 350 jobs at its cables factory at Birtley on Tyneside.
AEI Cables, Durham Road, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 2RA
www.aeicables.co.uk
Burts Potato Chips is planning to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based snacks factory from 80 to 100 this year.
Burts Potato Chips, Belliver Way, Plymouth, PL6 7BP
Tel: 0845 0852220
www.burtschips.com
The Hut Group is planning to double the workforce at its Cheshire-based online retailing business to 1,000 over the next two years, and has also announced the £60m acquisition of Manchester-based sports nutrition brand Myprotein.
The Hut Group, Meridian House, Gadbrook Park, Northwich, CW9 7RA
Tel: 01606 338197
www.thehutgroup.com
English Village Salads is considering plans to shed dozens of the 230 jobs at its salad processing plant in Selby, following the loss of a contract with Asda.
English Village Salads, Brigg Lane, Camblesforth, Selby, YO8 8ND
Tel: 01757 617161
www.englishvillagesalads.co.uk
Screwfix is planning to expand its nationwide network of 160 tool supply depots with 100 new outlets, having appointed Williams Gunter Hardwick to find sites.
Screwfix, Mead Ave, Houndstone Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RT
Tel: 0500 414141
www.screwfix.com
Waterfield Bakery is planning to expand its Lancashire-based chain of 47 bakery outlets with three new sites this year.
Waterfield Bakery, Crompton Fold Bakery, Leigh, Lancs, WN7 2LX
Tel: 01942 740000
www.waterfields-bakers.co.uk
APC is to relocate its Wolverhampton-based parcel sorting hub to a £14m 120,000 sq ft site at Kingswood Lakeside in Cannock, and will also open a 23,000 sq ft site in Warrington later this year.
APC, Warstone Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2RZ
Tel: 0800 373737
www.apc-overnight.com
Bunzl has acquired SIG Safety & Workwear, the Wednesbury-based distributor of personal protection equipment with gross assets of £8m, from SIG.
Bunzl, 45 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7JT
Tel: 020 77255000
www.vionfood.com
Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines is seeking permission to expand its racing engines factory in Northamptonshire with four new temporary buildings, with the creation of 90 jobs.
Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, Brixworth, Northants, NN6 9GZ
Tel: 01604 880100
www.mercedes-benz-hpe.com
Compton Buildings is to shed up to 99 jobs at its garage and shed supply business in Fenny Compton in Warwickshire.
Compton Buildings, Station Works, Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, CV47 2XB
Tel: 01295 771715
www.comptonbuildings.co.uk
Cumfilux is to shed up to 70 jobs at its factory in Dudley, in order to transfer the production of beds to its Rochester site in Kent.
Cumfilux, 1-8 Hulbert Estate, Cinder Bank, Dudley, DV2 9AD
www.cumfiluxbeds.co.uk
Amadeus is to create up to 1,000 temporary and permanent jobs over the next year, having won a number of new event catering contracts.
Amadeus Food, NEC Group, National Exhibition Ctre, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Tel: 0121 7673329
www.amadeusfood.co.uk
Brantano is planning to expand its chain of 144 footwear stores with 50 new outlets over the next three years.
Brantano, Interlink Way West, Bardon, Coalville, Leicester, LE67 1LD
Tel: 01530 516146
www.brantano.co.uk
