2018 Mid Year Growth Review: There’s no stopping Essential now!
Gross Margin against last year 27%
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Burton Administrator Passes Probation
Respect to the Recycling Queen! [Testimonial]
Emma consistently gets outstanding feedback from the Yard Managers who aren’t easy to impress. Keep up the hard work!” Contact Emma on 01159 720730 or emma.woodcock@essentialrecruitment.co.uk
Temp of the Month – May 2018
Branch: Chesterfield Candidate: Patricie Sandorover Job title: Order Picker Nomination Statement: “Patricie was the first candidate we placed with a new client in a new area, and she is getting on very well. She is a very capable worker and is really impressing all round! Our clients are very very happy with the standard she has…
The Hub Grand Opening in Sutton in Ashfield – 6th June 2018 [News]
Managing Director, Marc Orli says “The Hub is a project that we are pleased to invest in. Finding local workers for local businesses in these times of high employment means that we have to be innovative and become part of the community. The fact that we are able to support a worthwhile charity is a…
The Top 50 SME’s in North Derbyshire 2018 [Official Report]
The report, issued by BHP Chartered Accountants, surveyed the revenue, profits and employee numbers of the local area to compile the list. Not only is this great news for business, it’s great for the local economy. Dominic Stanforth, BHP says ‘A significant…
What do British workers want?
A study has revealed that 40% of British workers are looking to switch careers in the next two years in search of new skills, more flexibility or to find a better work-life balance. A shocking 47%* of workers are unfulfilled with their current career. They’re looking for roles in which they feel valued and…
The 6 types of people you’ll find working in HR
Offices are a strange place… When you’re spending 40+ hours each week with a bunch of people, you’re going to find out a lot about their personality. Here’s a fun list of the 6 types of people you’ll find working in HR – and remember, if you don’t know who the person is in your…
Mental Health in the Workplace
According to the Government’s Department of Health, one in four people will suffer with their Mental Health at some point. This includes our emotional, psychological and social well being – affecting how we think, feel and act. The way we handle stress, relate to others and make choices can all change depending on the…
Hobbycraft’s Generous Gesture
Our Burton office recently ran a competition to win a pair of Burton Albion Football club tickets. Our winner, Hobbycraft have impressed us with their actions! We’re a strong believer in respecting and rewarding your staff for their hard work, and clearly Hobbycraft share those values – they’ve decided to gift the tickets to their…
Our Doncaster Branch
Essential Recruitment has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 years, with our most recent achievement being the opening of our Doncaster branch. Branch manager Amy Hopkinson and her team specialise in delivering a quality service to reputable clients across South Yorkshire, particularly focusing on the Industrial and Engineering sectors. Our Doncaster branch…
The end of unpaid work trials?
Some uncertainty lays in the future of unpaid work trials, as the SNP battle for them to be banned. The businesses operating these kinds of trials are being blasted for exploiting the candidates for free labour, even accused of using ‘work trials’ to cover their own staff annual leave and absences. The Recruitment & Employment…
Press Release
We are releasing a statement to address the concern spreading around social media that we unfairly treat protected status workers. All temporary workers are employed under a contract for services and have a weekly rolling contract. This form of contract is for temporary work and as such our clients can request that a worker…
National Minimum Wage Increases 2018
The National Minimum Wage is set to rise again in April 2018. See the table below for the new rates: Age April 2017 April 2018 Increase National Living Wage (25+) £7.50 £7.83 33p/4.4% 21-24 £7.05 £7.38 33p/4.7% 18-20 £5.60 £5.90 30p/5.4% 16-17 £4.05 £4.20 15p/3.7% Apprentice £3.50 £3.70 20p/5.7%
Temp of the Month Christmas Special – December 2017
Considering an apprenticeship? Hear my Story!
“I was like you – unsure of my future and what path to take; whether to get an apprenticeship or tackle University. I went down the road of an apprenticeship. At first it was just a grind of finding one actually suiting my interests and strengths – I looked at everything from a Machine Operator…
Temp of the Month – September
This worker runs 17 miles to work each day, so we rewarded him!
This is Richard. Richard works for one of our Chesterfield based clients, and has been running to and from work – an act that has proved his fantastic work ethic to us, and earned our Temp of the Month award. Each month we run a Temp of the Month competition – each branch nominates one…
Oaklands Chinese Fundraiser
Billy Brewer blesses a bigger and better Burton branch!
Billy got stuck into a bit of admin! We now have a great reception area meaning we can register more candidates, and our numerous meeting rooms allow us extra space for client meetings, training sessions, open days and much more! We’re also much more noticeable thanks to our brand new signage from Hardy Signs. Our office houses 3 recruitment consultants (Thomas…
Casting for Cancer
Success for Mansfield Candidate
Stay safe when applying for jobs online
Today the Employment Minister Damian Hinds has publicised research showing that 1 in 10 jobseekers have fallen foul to job scams. On average, applicants are being scammed out of up to£500 on various upfront payments. Keith Rosser, chairman of SAFERJOBS says “in the last 2 years we have witnessed a 300% rise in recruitment related fraud and…
Clumber Park 2017
Throughout the day we: Rode segways through the forest, tackled an assault course, drove 4×4’s blindfolded, took out colleagues in laser tag, and went off-roading in 4×4’s! See all of the photos here (some real corkers!) The Evening Entertainment: After our tiring day, many of us returned to our hotel rooms to groom in preparation…
Derbyshire Growth Barometer 2017
We’re happy to announce that we featured on the Derbyshire Growth Barometer 2017! As one of the 50 fastest growing mid-sized organisations based on turnover growth in the past 3 years, we ranked at number 30 in the list – alongside some of our clients, neighbours and competition! The report showed that we have grown…
Charity of the Month – June – Thornberry Animal Sanctuary
On Monday 3rd July, Recruitment Consultants Yasmin and Angelika from our Worksop branch visited Thornberry Animal Sanctuary! In 2017 we decided that rather than having a charity of the year as we have done previously, we were going to donate to a different, local charity each month. Not only does this give our staff an…
£50m fines for failed Right to Work checks
The CIPD People Management report has brought to light the huge fines that are being charged to UK businesses every year. Right to Work documentation proves a person is who they say they are, that they are paying National Insurance, and that they are eligible to be working in the UK. Between July 2015 and…
Two more candidates receive permanent contracts
More Temporary to Permanent success from our Ripley office! A huge congratulations go out to Robert and Thomas, who have successfully completed a Temporary to Permanent contract, and now have permanent contracts with our client. Pictured below: Team Leader, Wayne Hope, Our Consultant, Beth Wragg, Our candidates, Robert Jones & Thomas Goodwin and Team Leader,…
Temp of the Month – May 2017
May’s winner is Will Smith from Long Eaton! The Long Eaton team say that Will, who works for us as a General Operative, is doing a ‘Smashing Job’ and has impressed the client he’s working for. Congratulations! Nominees: Branch: Burton Candidate: George Mararu Job title: Warehouse Operative Nomination Statement: ‘George has never had any time off work,…
Curt Boxes for Heroes in Charity Boxing Match!
On the 7th May 2017, our Senior Recruitment Consultant Curt Walker from Doncaster took part in a charity boxing match named Boxing4Heroes.
Long Eaton Temp to Perm Success!
Essential attend Burton Albion’s business club breakfast meeting.
Temp to Perm Success in Ripley!
Belbin Teambuilding Experience April 2017
On Wednesday 26th April 12 members of our team headed out to the Peak District for a Teambuilding day.
Temp of the Month – April 2017
Jack Toon is our TOTM winner for April! Jack has been representing our Barnsley branch as a Warehouse Operative / Counterbalance Driver since the end of February, and in that time has had no absences and no complaints from our clients! We are told that he always gets on with his work, including when he’s…
Easter Egg donations from Ripley!
This year we’re devoting our fundraising efforts to local charities – each month, one of our 9 branches will choose a local charity to fundraise for. With around 50 members of staff, it’s not hard to find a charity we have a connection to, and this month was no different… Over the past couple of…
JDRF ParkRun at Clumber Park
Linda and Rob with Andrew and friend, Mia. Image via: Worksop Guardian Lisa took part in an event organised by Andrew’s mother, Sam, on Saturday 15th April – a 5k run in Clumber Park, Worksop. The event saw 40 children run a sponsored 5k race in stages – each child ran 125 metres. Lisa ran with…
Chesterfield Give Out Easter Treats!
Are you aware of your Absenteeism? [News]
When it comes to staff pulling sickies, do you have repeat offenders? Many businesses are not currently tracking employee absences, but maybe now is the time to start. According to Adrian Lewis, Director at Activ Absence, “Absenteeism costs UK businesses in the region of UK £120,000 a year on average’. If you’re amongst the 54% of employers who…
Temp to Perm Success!
A common misconception of Recruitment Agencies can be that we only offer Temporary positions with no promise of work for the future. However here at Essential that isn’t the case. The majority of our positions either are, or lead to Permanent work. With that being said we would like to wish huge congratulations to Connor…
Mansfield Recruitment Open Day – Thursday 12th January 2017
Happy Christmas, Bluebell Wood!
Temp of the Month – November
Congratulations to our Temp of the Month winners for November! Branch: Barnsley Candidate: Glenn Raynor Nomination Statement: “Glenn has been working for us for almost 3 years. He will go to any contract at short notice and is always reliable!” Position: Packer Branch: Burton Candidate: Levis Davis Nomination Statement: “Levis has been there since we…
Essential Recruitment opens 9th branch in Doncaster
Essential Recruitment opens 9th branch in Doncaster Essential Recruitment is proud to announce the opening of their newest branch in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The branch is headed by former Worksop Branch Manager, Amy Cookson. Regional Director, Alison Wilby says “We believe there is a great opportunity for us to deepen our presence in South Yorkshire….
New Minimum Wage Rate for April 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond will announce today a new Minimum Wage rate of £7.50 for those aged 25 and over to be implemented in April 2017. The current rate stands at £7.20 – an increase of 30p – and is expected to reach £9 per hour by 2020.
5 of the best: HR Resources
Those in the HR field will know how vital is it to keep up to date with the latest changes in legislation as well as keeping ideas fresh – here are 5 great websites to keep you in the loop! http://www.hr.com/ HR.com is the biggest network of HR professionals on the net, and…
Essential Support Maria Hanson Foundation
We recently took part in Sellick Partnership’s Charity Football Tournament in aid of the Maria Hanson Foundation. The event was held at the Powerleague Derby Soccordome, with many local businesses taking part. Below is a photo of our team from the day – L-R: Curt Walker (Chesterfield), Billy Land (Mansfield), Rob Wilson (Chesterfield), Rob…
Long Eaton Employee Secures Permanent Role
Congratulations to James, one of our Temporary-to-Permanent successes from Long Eaton! James is pictured below with our Recruitment Consultant Danielle. We would like to wish you all the best of luck in your new role! If you’re looking for work in the Long Eaton area, please don’t hesitate to give us a call on 01159 720730….
Jocelyn’s Permanent Job!
Congratulations to Jocelyn who has successfully completed her Temporary to Permanent placement through our Derby branch. Jocelyn has worked for our client since June 2016 as a Customer Services Administrator. She had only registered with essential 9 days previous to beginning this contract! Due to her hard work and the great impression she made…
Essential Recruitment Completes Management Buyout
Advisers have worked on the management buyout of £16m-turnover recruitment business Essential Recruitment. Established in 2006, Chesterfield-headquartered Essential Recruitment manages temporary work forces for clients in the East Midlands and Yorkshire regions, operating from an eight branch network and supplying in excess of 1000 temporary staff each week. The senior management team has acquired a…
