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22/05/2009 Stress levels are soaring because of the recession, a new report has suggested.

22/05/2009 10:37:46

Workplace stress is on the rise

It warned millions of working days are being lost to stress as it has an effect on overall staff productivity and impacts on personal lives.

Londoners face the biggest problem with nine out of 10 people registering an increase in work-related pressures, it said.

In contrast, people in the North of England were showing the least signs of strain in the study of 2,000 people.

The research also warned of an increased risk of workplace accidents. One in five of those questioned warned they were more likely to....

17/09/2008 "Big" doesn't mean job security

17/09/2008 11:29:33

Employees no longer think large corporate companies will give them job security, a new survey has revealed. The survey, from peer-to-peer website Workology.com and research company Populus, showed that 53% of adults no longer trust large corporates to afford them the job security they require, while three in five adults view self-employment as a way of controlling how they work and 42% of web users anticipate they will exploit the internet more for ‘work-related reasons’.

Sam Gyimah, founder of Workology.com, said: “We are in a transitional age where trust in the workplace....

25/06/2008 Temps proving to be the most flexible recruitment solution

25/06/2008 10:12:46

According to a recent survey carried out by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), more and more employers are planning to boost the number of temporary workers in their organisation within the next six months.

This survey has revealed that 84% of the respondents are planning to take on more temporary workers instead of permanent workers due to the current economic uncertainty. Kevin Green, Chief Executive at REC, said: "The credit crunch is continuing to slow permanent job growth, however employers still need to recruit. This is why an increasing number of....

25/06/2008 Flexible working now needed due to soaring fuel bills

25/06/2008 10:10:32

Employers throughout the country are being urged to be more flexible towards their employees, in an attempt to alleviate the financial burden of the cost of travelling to and from work. With the average price of diesel currently set at around £1.30 a litre, it isn't surprising that many workers who own cars are evaluating the financial cost and implication of their daily commute to work.

Croner, the organisation which is part of the Wolters Kluwer group and that provides reliable support for legal compliance and best practice in a number of business areas, is encouraging....

28/05/2008 Less flexibility for British employers and more fairness for agency workers

28/05/2008 10:06:00

The government has recently agreed a deal between unions and employers that will give agency workers in the UK the same employment rights as permanent staff after 12 weeks employment. Under this proposal, agency workers will get equal pay and holiday entitlement after 12 weeks in a job but will not benefit from sick pay or pension payments, and will have to work the same length of time as full-time workers in order to be eligible for paid maternity leave.

This proposal, however, relies on a Europe-wide agreement on workers’ rights and only once Brussels approves this directive....

28/05/2008 No flexibility when it comes to health!

28/05/2008 10:03:34

A recent research has revealed that some computer keyboards have more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat. Some of the keyboards swabbed for the research were regarded as a potential health hazard, as they we carrying bacteria that can cause food poisoning, such as E.coli and staphylococcus aureus.

According to microbiologist Dr Peter Wilson, keyboards very often reflect what is in people’s noses and guts and are sometimes filthier than a lavatory seat. If somebody in an office has a cold or worse, gastroenteritis, everybody else in the office is very likely to get ill as well....

04/04/2008 Flex acquires Satchwell's business

04/04/2008 09:56:04

Flex Recruitment stepped in to pay the wages of nearly 400 members of staff from Satchwell Associates, the Nuneaton based recruitment company, who were set to lose their jobs when the company went into administration on Friday 14th December 2007.

As soon as Flex heard the news the Managing Director of the Flex, Adrian Hobbs, started negotiations with the administrator of Satchwell Associates to agree a package which would suit all parties involved, and would bring some festive cheer to the many temporary and permanent warehouse workers, lorry drivers and secretarial staff....

04/04/2008 Will rise of minimum wage give people more flexibility?

04/04/2008 09:51:56

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that in October 2008 the national minimum wage will rise by 3.8% from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour.

Over one million people are expected to benefit from this increase, two-thirds of whom are women. The national minimum wage - according to the Business Secretary John Hutton – represents one of the most important rights for workers. It protects the lowest-paid workers from exploitation and creates a level playing field for business which boosts the economy.

The government is also determined to stop all employers who are still....

21/12/2007 Happy Flexmas as 400 workers get paid before xmas!

21/12/2007 09:49:24

A leading Midlands recruitment company has stepped in to pay the wages of nearly 400 staff whose company has gone into administration.

Flex Recruitment, whose headquarters are in Hinckley, has also agreed to employ 20 full-time staff from Satchwell Associates who were set to lose their jobs when the company went into administration on Friday December 14)

Satchwell Associates, which has offices in the UK in Nuneaton, Hinckley, Banbury and Lutterworth, were unable to pay the wages of its temporary and permanent warehouse workers, lorry drivers and secretarial staff.

13/08/2007 Flex Opens New Office in Enderby

13/08/2007 09:47:48

A leading Midlands recruitment company is moving into Leicester – and is already planning to open another two offices. Flex Recruitment, which has offices throughout the West and East Midlands, has opened its first recruitment centre in Enderby. Alison Potter will be in charge of the team at Dunn House in Warren Park Way.

Managing Director Adrian Hobbs said the site had been carefully chosen to be near several key business locations in Leicester. “We will be well placed to serve the Grove Business Park, Enderby, Narborough, Braunstone, Desford and the entire south west of....

27/04/2007 Match of the day! Flex V's DHL

27/04/2007 09:45:53

It was a Match of the Day to remember in Flex Recruitment’s history at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry.

The expanding recruitment company organised a friendly game between permanent and temporary workers based at the DHL Exel Supply Chain in Rowley Road, Baginton, Coventry. And bragging rights went to the permanent staff following their 4-0 victory.

Andy Sheehy netted in between two goals from operations manager Pete Allen before a great solo strike from Leigh Timms completed the scoring. Flex Recruitment’s temporary worker’s team salvaged some pride when keeper....

23/04/2007 Flex Girls Swap Pounds for Pounds in Race for Life

23/04/2007 09:44:19

Staff at a leading Midlands recruitment consultancy are hoping to shed the pounds while raising plenty of pounds for charity. Six kind-hearted women from Flex Recruitment’s head office in Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, are now in training for the Cancer Research UK Race for Life in June.

They decided to take part in the 5km run to get fit but are now planning a series of charity events throughout the year. Commercial manager Dawn Lawson said: “We are quite a new team here with a few members of staff joining us in January, so we felt this would be a good way of getting to know each....

16/04/2007 Horace Retires

16/04/2007 09:41:40

A Hinckley man who has proved you are never too old to learn new tricks has retired from a leading Midlands recruitment company.

Horace Laffar, 66, joined Flex Recruitment in Coventry Road, Hinckley, nearly three years ago – and he has flown the flag to promote the benefits of taking on older employees. “I started work at Sketchley Laboratories in 1957 when the textile industry was booming,” said Horace, who lives with his wife, June, in Hinckley.

“I later became part owner and director of the former Long Eaton Textile Services until we sold the company and I was made....

10/04/2007 Former England junior medallist John O'Reilly Joins the Flex Team

10/04/2007 09:39:58

Former England junior medallist John O’Reilly will be able to leap over any hurdles which come his way after joining a leading Midlands recruitment company.

Flex Recruitment’s newly appointed business development manager for on-site managed services gained a silver medal in the 400 metre hurdles when he represented England Under-17s in the European Junior Championships in Vienna.

John, who now runs and cycles in dualthons and finished third in the 42-plus age category in Edinburgh last year, is looking forward to the challenges ahead from his starting blocks at Flex....

28/03/2007 Double Promotion, Double Bonus

28/03/2007 09:37:42

Two rising stars at a Hinckley company have received a double bonus of a promotion and an award for their hard work. Mark Hobbs and Lesley Gregory have been with Flex Recruitment since the company was set up four years ago.

The company has a head office in Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, and recruitment centres in Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby and Leicester. It supplies temporary and permanent workers in the Midlands and recently announced a £6 million payroll figure following a rapid rise in flexible workforce requirements in the region.

Mark has been promoted to business....

10/03/2007 Raising money for Mollie

10/03/2007 09:34:08

Kind-hearted shoppers, firefighters and businesses have been involved in a fundraising drive to raise money for a four-year-old Hinckley girl with learning difficulties to be assessed at a special institute in Somerset.

Mollie Abbott was born with global development delay which means her skills are delayed and she doesn’t walk or talk. The four-year-old will make her first visit to the British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) next month for an assessment to aid her progress after the £1,000 target was reached.

Staff at Flex Recruitment in Wheatfield Way,....