Weekly Roundup – Week 35
Monthly Spotlight – August
Returning for August, it’s our Spotlight series
This month we’re highlighting a newly appointed member of the GEM Partnership team, Ryan Morgan, who joined us in July as a Manufacturing Trainer.
Ryan was nominated for this months spotlight by his colleague Brett who said:
Ryan has took to his role like a duck to water. He helped put together the Skills Bootcamp course in such a short turnaround and has contributed to resource building and has jumped straight in to become an integral member of the training team… continue reading
Recruitment Brochure
We’ve put together a brochure which demonstrates GEM Partnership’s recruitment services which may be of interest to you and your business… continue reading
Permanent
Toolmaker – Ferryhill
Quality Technician – Ferryhill
Temporary
Metal Dresser – Ferryhill
Laser Operative – Ferryhill
CNC Operator – Ferryhill
Production Operative – Gateshead
FLT Driver – Newton Aycliffe
Production Operative – Middlesbrough
Production Operative – Peterlee
Warehouse Operative – Billingham
Increasing numbers of visa sponsorship licences suspended or revoked – should employers be worried?
The number of employers who had their skilled worker visa sponsorship licence cancelled in the second quarter of 2024 reached 1,023, compared to just 519 in the first quarter, according to the latest Home Office data.
Of the employers who lost their sponsorship licence in the second quarter, 524 had it suspended, while 499 were revoked. These figures mark a dramatic increase compared to the second quarter of 2023, when just 89 employers had their licence suspended and 28 had it revoked… continue reading
Job security overtakes pay as top priority for employees, survey finds
More than three quarters of professionals (77 per cent) now prioritise job security over pay, according to a new survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters, with 53 per cent of employers noticing that it has been a more “common occurrence” for prospective employees to bring up the topic of job security during the hiring process in 2024.
According to Robert Walters’ survey of 1,750 white-collar professionals and 250 employers across the UK & Ireland, 71 per cent of workers said they were deterred from looking for a new role because of worries around job security in a new firm… continue reading