Councils on hiring spree during Covid-19 crisis
A MAJOR incident response manager, ecologist, music teacher and cleaners are among the recruits being hired by Carmarthenshire and Swansea councils. The civil contingencies manager will ensure Carmarthenshire Council has robust procedures in place to respond to major incidents. The post comes with a salary of £38,813 to £42,683, with Continue Reading
Millennium Centre closure could put 250 jobs at risk, claim Plaid Cymru
PLAID CYMRU Shadow Minister for Culture Sian Gwenllian MS has called on the Welsh Government to reveal what support it will offer the Arts sector in Wales after the Wales Millennium Centre confirmed today it could remain closed until April next year due to the coronavirus pandemic – putting 250 Continue Reading
Llanelli MP urges local employers to take up furlough scheme
NIA GRIFFITH MP is encouraging Llanelli businesses to consider applying for help under the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme to protect jobs and livelihoods in the West Wales economy under threat due to the COVID-19 crisis. Under the scheme, the UK Government will cover 80% of “furloughed” workers’ wages plus Continue Reading
Sales and Marketing Vacancy
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150,000 retail jobs lost in 2018
ACCORDING to recent research by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) almost 150,000 jobs have been lost and nearly 20,000 outlets closed on the UK’s high streets. The CRR also claim that 94,200 of those jobs were lost through administrations and liquidations while almost 30,000 jobs have been lost through Continue Reading
Llanelli Councillor Welcomes New Job Figures for Wales
LLANELLI Town Councillor, Sion Davies, has welcomed new figures that show the employment rate in Wales has grown faster than in any other region of the UK. The number of people in work has jumped by 18,000 from the period between April and June – and there are 59,000 more Continue Reading