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On Friday 14 September, the 2012 Pride in the Job regional event for Wales was held at the City Hall in Cardiff.
250 guests saw exceptional workmanship recognised with the announcement of 10 Seals of Excellence and three Regional Award winners. Awards were presented by Richard Tamayo, NHBC's Commercial Director and Peter Watton, Regional Director for Wales.
We congratulate Syd James of Redrow Homes South Wales who won the Seal of Excellence, Large Category for Glynderwen Meadows, Gwent. We supply Syd's site with labour, trades and temporary management and are delighted to be a part of his success.
A huge congratulations goes out also to Mark Thomas of Charles Church West Wales who won his Seal of Excellence for Redstone Court, Narbeth. Again we are delighted to be able to supply staff to Mark's award winning site.
Congratulations to all the award winning site managers who attended.
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We are pleased to announce that Pier Consulting are again partnering with Leadbitter Western Construction on their key development, Coleg Cymunedol Y Derwen, Bridgend.
Led by Leadbitter's Community Coordinator, Mike Little, Pier are heavily involved with the Jobs & Skills Valley Gateway Group- attending Group meetings and resourcing with the Group key personnel for the project.
Pier Consulting are thrilled to be working with Leadbitter again on such a key development. Coleg Cymundeol Y Dderwen (Gateway to the Valleys {G2V} Secondary School), will be the first BREEAM Outstanding Secondary School in Wales.
The latest issue of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's JobsOutlook, the monthly survey of employers' hiring intentions, shows employer confidence grew throughout the first quarter of 2012 to reach its highest level since the survey began in March 2009. Employers intend to hire more staff in both the short and long term, with a particular emphasis on taking on more permanent workers. However, the increase in confidence was smaller from February to March than the previous month.
JobsOutlook's survey of employers reports that:
• 72 percent said they planned to increase the number of permanent employees over the next 3 months
• 69 percent expect to increase permanent hires over the next year
• 34 percent plan to increase agency worker numbers in the next quarter (with 44 percent saying they plan to keep numbers the same)
• 29 percent say they will increase agency workers over the next 12 months (with 55 percent saying they will maintain their current numbers)
The report also revealed employers continue to be pleased with the service they receive from recruitment agencies - with 91 percent rating themselves as satisfied.
Commenting on the latest figures, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's Director of Research, Roger Tweedy, said:
"The overall figures from quarter one are really positive. Looking forward, employers tell us they plan to make more job offers over both the short and medium term - particularly for permanent roles.
"Our measure of employer confidence has reached a record high point. But the growth in confidence was less than last month so it will be important to track whether increasing employer confidence is a continuing trend or whether it's peaking."
For more information visit www.rec.uk.com
Leadbitter working in conjuction with Pier and Blaenau Gwent County Council on the Hotmills and the Learning Zone education projects in Ebbw Vale.
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