Mother-of-three British Gas engineer who starred in firm’s recruitment adverts is put through ‘hell’ and axed after refusing pay cut under ‘fire and rehire’ plan despite 12 years’ service Hundreds of British Gas engineers have lost their jobs after refusing new deal Holly Mailey, 33, worked for firm for 12 years and was part of … Read more
Recruiter PageGroup cuts over 1,000 staff as the pandemic’s impact on job market causes 89 per cent dive in profits Brexit-related uncertainty also caused a 40 per cent slump in its UK gross profits PageGroup said most job cuts affected those with little recruitment experience The firm’s CEO warned that a ‘high degree’ of economic … Read more
It’s undoubtedly a bleak time in the jobs market, with the economy shrinking in the final quarter of 2020 and the first of 2021, sparked by the initial March lockdown. Last week Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey warned Britain’s unemployment rate, believed to be at 4.9 per cent with around 2.2million people already … Read more
New Army recruitment drive tells would-be soldiers it’s alright for them to FAIL… because it’s the first step on the road to victory A £2.8million campaign shows recruits struggling on the battlefield The message is that failure is the ‘first step towards victory’ in the Army One TV advertisement shows a white male soldier face … Read more
Boris Johnson vows to swell the ranks of key public sector staff after hailing recruitment of 6,000 doctors and 13,000 nurses to NHS in 2020 Prime Minister has ‘unwavering’ commitment to employ more public workers Mr Johnson called for those looking for jobs or a career change to consider He said he wanted to spearhead … Read more
A drug addict office manager who stole £7,700 from her boss in a timesheet scam was spared jail because a judge said he didn’t want to separate her from her ten-month-old child. Heather McCarthy, 33, stole the funds from recruitment company Paragon Meed in Bury, Greater Manchester, between 2018 and 2019 so she could feed … Read more
JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
Too young to buy a pint…but you can apply to be a PC: Police lower recruitment age to 17 to meet pledge of adding an extra 20,000 officers Rules have been changed so teenagers can apply to become officers Would-be police can put themselves forward at 17 but can only start at 18 College of … Read more
Recruitment consultant, 25, smashed up her aunt’s Range Rover in £3,000 drunken wrecking spree after row with her boyfriend Megan Smith, 25, from Ashton-under-Lyne, smashed her aunt’s Range Rover She was staying with aunt Kirstie Whitehead to get space from her boyfriend But became angry and shouted ‘I’m going to f*** this place up and … Read more
Calling yourself a ‘workaholic’ who is ‘motivated by change’ and ‘obviously’ eager to take on a ‘challenge’ in an interview could cost hopeful candidates the job, recruitment experts have warned. Competition for jobs is fiercer than ever, with close to a million Australians now unemployed and the labour market expected to remain weak for years, … Read more