Our Business Development Manager, Charlie has been working with our clients and other businesses in the Burton area to coll-egg-t easter eggs to donate to local charities! The first donation was to CVS in Swadlincote, a charity working to improve the quality of life for people in South Derbyshire. Their food bank…
Last month the UK saw a rise of 35,000 more staff on businesses’ payroll, however this boost in employment is set to be short-lived with the current cost of living crisis, labour demand is set to decline and people’s wages aren’t keeping up with the accelerating rate of inflation. Read more below… UNEMPLOYMENT RATE…
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If you’re recruiting on a budget, Facebook groups can be a great solution. We’re currently seeing around 1800 visitors per week to our website from the site, mainly from the groups feature. If you’re struggling for response to your vacancy, why not try posting here yourself? We recommend to: Post often (multiple times…
From today (6th April), the Health and Social Care Levy comes into effect in the UK, which means the rate of National Insurance contributions you pay will change for one year. The amount you contribute will increase by 1.25 percentage points which will be spent on the NHS and social care across…
Congratulations to our March Temp of the Month winner Demi! Demi won with an amazing 132 likes! Read Demi’s nomination statement below: “Demi has been nominated for her excellent time keeping and attendance. She is an all round great worker!” Demi works as a Trainee Trimmer at The Belfield Group in Ilkeston, take a look…
The new National Minimum Wage rates have seen an increase by 6.6% today for workers aged 23 years and over and 9.8% for ages 21 – 22 years. The wage for an apprentice has been increased to the same rate of a 16 – 17 year old for the first time. The new rate…
If you’ve never used a recruitment agency, you may be unaware of the types of services we provide when working for us, and how these are a benefit to you. We have listed 7 elements below that are included in our service, as well as 5 extra things we provide to our candidates to reward…
Not sure how using an agency could be beneficial to your job search? Here are some reasons to consider when you’re looking for your next role: 1. Be the first to know about new vacancies Did you know not all of our roles make it to the website?! We often fill vacancies by…
Never used an agency before? Not sure how using temporary workers can benefit you? We have listed some reasons below for your organisation to consider when you’re in need of extra staffing: 1. Flexibility Temporary workers allow you to respond to the demands of your organisation on a more reactive basis, whether you…
When choosing a labour provider to work in partnership with, it can be hard to know who is going to be the right fit for you Especially if you have never used an agency before, you may be unaware of the services we can provide and unsure of what to expect. When working with Essential,…
How much do you know about recycling attitudes and behaviours in the UK right now? Did you know that… 88% of UK households consider recycling an established norm. 9% admit to only recycling occasionally, and 3% say they do not recycle at all. 52% of us recycle more than we did a year…
We see many comments and claims about agencies and working for agencies that actually aren’t true! We wanted to clear up any confusion/misinformation that people may have heard in the list below: 1. “Agencies don’t care about their workers” At Essential Recruitment we do very much care about our candidates, without our candidates we…
Our Financial Controller Sarah completed the Ashgate Hospice High Peak Trail Walk on Sunday 13th March with her sister. They completed the 11 mile walk in 3.5 hours, raising £265 between them for the hospice! Ashgate Hospicecare charity (no. 700636) provide palliative and end-of-life care free of charge to people aged 18 and over…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced in his Autumn 2021 budget on Oct 27th 2021 that minimum wage is set to increase by 6.6%, rising from £8.91 to £9.50 per hour from April 1st 2022 for workers aged 23 years and over. The new rates will also see an increase from £8.36…
Congratulations to our February Temp of the Month winner Diane! Diane won with an amazing 156 likes! Read her nomination statement below: “Diane has been nominated because she is always on time, always offers to work weekends and just genuinely lights up the room when you are around her. She also brings me cakes and…
The war in Ukraine has gripped the world – we watch, stunned and speechless as countless acts of terror unfold upon innocent citizens. Our support comes from our hearts, but also from empathy for our community. Many of our workers, neighbours and colleagues have family and friends in Ukraine or the surrounding countries and are…
Congratulations to our January Temp of the Month winner Claire from Rotherham! Claire won with an amazing 174 likes! Read Claire’s nomination statement below: “Claire has been excellent since joining us! She is always working hard and tries to go the extra mile for other staff members, she’s never late and always has a smile…
Congratulations to our staff who have progressed with us over the past year! Our branches have grown rapidly over the past year, taking on a lot of brand new business and seeing 12 new Consultants joining us in 2021! Here’s a look back on milestone moments for our staff over this past year… …
The Government have launched a new mission today to turbo-charge our national recovery from COVID-19 by targeting to move 500,000 people into jobs by the end of June. With job vacancies at a record high this ‘Way to Work’ campaign will focus on moving those on Universal Credit who are ‘job-ready’ into these available positions….
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days & Inductions in February! We’re holding various open days, induction & site tours across February with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 2nd February – Long Eaton Recruitment…
Still using paper timesheets in 2022? That’s so last year! Introducing Epsilon – our online payroll management platform. Timesheets can be uploaded, processed and authorised all within our online portal. It’s completely free for our clients to use, and a designated account manager will provide training / a demo either in person, over…
We see comments being made within our Facebook groups speaking very negatively about temporary work. There’s many reasons and circumstances why someone may be in need of some short term work and we wanted to clear up what these reasons may be. There are also workers who choose to be temporary…
We often hear that people think agencies only offer temporary work, while this is true to an extent, there are many opportunities to gain permanent work with an agency. We have listed the 4 main types of recruitment that we offer as an agency: 1. Ad Hoc Ad hoc work…
Following the strike actions towards the end of 2020, further strikes have been launched in South Yorkshire, affecting the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Dearne Valley areas. Between January 1st – 2nd, 550 Stagecoach Drivers began striking indefinitely over an ongoing pay dispute. This strike action is now affecting workers in the local areas…
Congratulations to our December Temp of the Month winner Liam from Worksop! Liam won with an impressive 137 likes! Read Liam’s nomination statement below: “We would like to put Liam forward for temp of the month, Liam is only a young lad, working 12 hours days and nights, he hasn’t missed a shift since he…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in January! We’re holding various open days across January with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 6th January – Ripley Recruitment Open Day See info on opportunities available…
Some of our Consultants and Accounts team will be popping into the office over the festive break to process payroll for our temporary workers. We would be really grateful if you could make things a little easier for us by ensuring that timesheets for your staff are returned by 24th at the latest…
Our Business Development Managers, Charlie Baker & Andrea Tantrum has last week taken part in Derek’s tree, a charity event in Burton on Trent which every year collects presents for disadvantaged kids in the local community. Throughout the year we collect money from our staff in order to fund our charity pot, which is…
Our Chesterfield office has expanded once more! We welcomed Jodie into the team last week – we asked her a few questions about her time with us so far… What made you apply for the role at Essential Recruitment? “I wanted a new challenging role with opportunity to grow within a company.” Tell…
As you may have heard, Essential Recruitment recently became 100% Employee Owned! To communicate this to all of our staff, we held an event at the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield where all of our Directors explained how everything would work, gave them more information about what this means for the business, and…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have recently gained permanent contracts at Cerealto! We’re so pleased for you! Thank you being such great candidates, we wish you all the best in your permanent roles. From left to right: Marc, Eleanor & Darren. Cerealto are a global company within the food sector, founded in 1991….
Our Mansfield branch welcomes the Co-Op into their portfolio! We’re assisting in recruitment of Chilled Warehouse Operatives for their Castlewood Distribution Centre. With no experience required and pay rates between £12.75 – £14.42ph and overtime rates up to £25.50ph, this is a really attractive role! We’ve taken a look around the site and feel…
Further strike action will go ahead in South Yorkshire. This strike action will affect the commute for workers who rely on public transport to travel to and from work. Most services will not be running during the below dates and the following areas will be affected: Saturday 11th December – Friday…
On the 3rd December 2021, HR Essentials Ltd T/A Essential Recruitment based in Chesterfield sold 100% of their shares to HR Essentials Trust making the business wholly owned by its employees. With offices based in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, the 50 employees will now share in the future success of the business….
Congratulations to our November Temp of the Month winner Michelle from Worksop! Michelle won with an impressive 139 likes! Read Michelle’s nomination statement below: “Her time keeping and attendance has been perfect since starting and her attitude is great. Does a good job and picked it up fast and does it with a smile.” Michelle…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in December! We’re holding various open days across December with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 2nd December – Griffith Onsite Open Day See info on opportunities available…
On the 20th November, Khloe took the big chop so she could donate hair to the Little Princess Trust. We were approached by John, one of our client contacts at our Ripley office, who enquired about our charity scheme in which we offer £100 per month to charities of our client’s choosing. John told us…
Stagecoach have announced that pay talks have failed and a strike action will go ahead in South Yorkshire. This strike action will affect the commute for workers who rely on public transport to travel to and from work. Services will not be running during the below dates and the following areas will…
Earlier this year we welcomed Natalie Wilson into the Chesterfield team and she’s already settled down well into Essential Life. We asked her a few questions about her time with us so far… What made you apply for the role at Essential Recruitment? “I was always intrigued about working in recruitment and thought it…
This month we donated £100 to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance Service on behalf of Bunches in Newstead. Pictured L-R: Mark, Operations Manager (Bunches) and Ross, Recruitment Consultant (Essential Recruitment) Mark noticed our charity campaign to donate £100 per month to a charity of our client’s choice and asked us if we…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have gained permanent contracts at Griffith Foods! We’re so pleased for you! Thank you being such great candidates, we wish you all the best in your permanent roles From top left to bottom right: Simon, Greg, Chris, Alina and Paul Griffith Foods were established in…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have secured permanent contracts at Schutz! Thank you for all of your hard work, we wish you all the best! From top to bottom row (left to right): Connor, Nathan, Jack, Marcin, Alex, Andrew, Jason, Craig & Mark. With the foundation of SCHÜTZ UK in 1990, SCHÜTZ…
Congratulations to our October Temp of the Month winner Nicholas from Ripley! Nicholas won with an amazing 82 likes! Read Nicholas’s nomination statement below: “I would like to nominate Nick Thompson for our employee of the month. Nick has showed great flexibility since he has been with us moving from a 9.5hr shift four days…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in November! We’re holding various open days and attending job fairs across November with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 2nd November – Rotherham Recruitment Morning See info…
How does Slavery still exist in 2021? Our 2021 awareness campaign aims to make people think about how close and real Slavery is in England in 2021. Here are the forms of Modern Slavery that still exist today: How do you spot Modern Day Slavery? People trapped in Slavery may appear to lead normal…
Come along to our Recruitment Open Days in October! We’re holding various open days across October, with lots of roles available to suit a wide range of candidates. See more information below or keep up to date with our Facebook page. 1st October – Aldi Site Tour (Night Shift) See info on opportunities…
Massive congratulations to our candidates who have just secured a permanent contract at CPL Distribution! Thank you for all of your hard work, we wish you all the best! From top left to bottom right: Jordan, Mariusz, Richard, Ryan, Simon & Peter. We recruit for CPL Distribution all year round so there’s always…
We’re supporting the Salvation Army with a Modern Day Slavery Awareness Campaign. We’re asking our clients to consider the impact of Slavery in our Industry, and to recognise the importance of working to protect workers. This year we’ve purchased stamps to raise awareness – we will be visiting some of the clients we supply,…
Would you like to help your favourite charity raise funds? We would too! We’re giving our clients the opportunity to donate £100 from our fundraising pot to their chosen charity. A recent charity event we sponsored Currently we raise money by running ‘dress down Friday’s’, asking each staff member to donate £2 per month…
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