Part Time Job And Holiday Job News

Employers 'upbeat' about jobs growth
On 15-Feb-2008 under Part time
Opportunities for students to undertake part-time, temporary work placements or full-time jobs are set to continue in 2008, it has been suggested.Monthly tracking research results for the last quarter read more...

Temp jobs are a "stepping stone" to work
On 13-Feb-2008 under Part time
Temporary positions can help women employees into work, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).Anne Fairweather, the head of the organisation's policy unit, states that "in ma read more...

IT jobs pay increases
On 12-Feb-2008 under Part time
People who work in private sector IT jobs are being paid more than their public sector counterparts, providing good news for students who have part time IT jobs, according to a report. Research from t read more...

TUC supports Agency Workers Directive
On 08-Feb-2008 under Part time
The Agency Workers Directive, which would give students who work in temporary jobs more rights, has been described as a "huge step forward" in the employment world", by the TUC. Responding to comments read more...

Not just any part time jobs
On 07-Feb-2008 under Part time
Students living in Glasgow who are looking for some part time work and temporary work during term time may be in luck as Marks & Spencer has announced that it is creating 300 new jobs - half of which read more...

Most popular interview question revealed
On 05-Feb-2008 under Part time
The most popular question that students who are looking to secure temporary jobs will face at interview is about dealing with stress, according to a new report. Research from A&DC has shown that the m read more...

300,000 to call in sick today
On 04-Feb-2008 under Part time
Students who are doing temporary work and have part time jobs may be considering a day off today after it was revealed that today, the first Monday of February, sees more people calling in sick than a read more...

Brown considers temporary work changes
On 31-Jan-2008 under Part time
The government could be about to accept a proposed EU directive that will improve terms of employment for thousands of temporary workers. MPs and backbenchers have opened discussions on the directive read more...

Minimum wage campaign launched
On 14-Jan-2008 under Part time
Students who are working in temporary and part time jobs while at university may be interested to hear that a new campaign has been launched to ensure everybody in the UK is receiving the minimum wage read more...

Call centre to create 100 jobs in north-east
On 03-Jan-2008 under Part time
Students in South Tyneside who are looking for temporary work may be pleased to hear that a new call centre in the region is creating 1,000 jobs in the area. In the first phase of Garlands Call Centre read more...

Students stay safe this Christmas
On 13-Dec-2007 under Part time
Students who take on part time jobs over Christmas are being told to speak up if they do not believe they are working in a safe environment. Last year there was a 50 per cent increase in deaths of you read more...

Employment Bill to clamp down on rule-breaking employers
On 10-Dec-2007 under Part time
Students in term-time jobs and holiday work may be pleased to know that the new Employment Bill, published by the government today, proposes harsher penalties on employers that do not pay staff minimu read more...

Employment ministers meet today for temporary work directive
On 05-Dec-2007 under Part time
European employment ministers are meeting today to try and work out a deal that will implement the Agency Workers Directive, which will give more rights to students who are working in temporary jobs. read more...

Temporary work 'crucial to employment industry'
On 03-Dec-2007 under Part time
Agency work still has a crucial role in employment according to a new report by research company Bain.The research, called More Work Opportunities for More People, shows that 2.1 million jobs will be read more...

REC urges creation of temp jobs
On 30-Nov-2007 under Part time
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has urged the government to ensure that more temporary jobs are created as a result of the Employment Ministers of Europe meeting next month. Ministe read more...

Student jobs changing
On 13-Nov-2007 under Part time
Increasingly students are forgoing the traditional jobs of bartending and waiting tables to branch into more career-orientated jobs, a recent study has found.A full 40 per cent of students that work n read more...

Temps to get sick pay
On 12-Nov-2007 under Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time, Part time
Ministers are to make it mandatory that temporary workers receive pay when they are forced to leave work for being sick, it has been reported. The Fixed Term Employee Regulations 2002 are to be change read more...

TUC: Give temp workers equal rights
On 09-Nov-2007 under Part time
Temp workers should have the same rights as other members of staff, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said.Currently, there are ongoing discussions about an EU Temporary Agency Directive, which the read more...

Extension to workers' flexibility rights
On 07-Nov-2007 under Part time
Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out proposals for an extension to the rights to flexible working in his first Queen's Speech yesterday."My government will bring forward proposals to help people achiev read more...

Student finances pushed more than ever
On 29-Oct-2007 under Part time
The UK's students are finding it increasingly difficult to cover the costs of life at university, according to a new study.In a new report called Coming of Wage, the Social Issues Research Centre reve read more...