Christmas presents might go undelivered this year due to a driver shortage that is already acute. Berry Recruitment, one of the biggest temporary worker suppliers in the country, has said the situation is worsening. It estimates that demand is running at 30 per cent above supply and that figure could well increase in the last...
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Berry Recruitment has expanded its operations into Wellingborough in a strategic move to widen its East Midlands’ catchment area. With demand for its services expected to rise as lockdown eases, the team wanted to be ready to take advantage. It was previously based in Northampton, which it still serves, but now has improved. The branch’s...
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As the country emerges slowly from the coronavirus lockdown a new type of job has emerged – the ‘Covid chaperone’. Berry Recruitment says the number of clients looking for people to manage queues, gatherings and other assemblies has rocketed. The work is somewhere between security and ‘front of house’ and those with the skills are...
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Children at one Kent school are now better prepared for the world of work after being grilled by local employers. Nearly 200 pupils at The Maplesden Noakes School in Maidstone were put through their paces by experts including those from Berry Recruitment. Harry Barkeley and Catherine Taylor-Colville from the local recruitment agency organised a day...
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Berry Recruitment’s training division – Berry Training Services – has taken another step up the ladder with a new training provision to offer a lifelong health and safety accreditation. Issued by the British Safety Council, the qualification is specifically aimed at those who work within the construction sector. Already the company’s training centre in Southampton...
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