Temp Jobs – Demand Of Part Time Jobs

Temp Jobs – Demand Of part time jobs

Millions of people are out of work at the moment, but a rapid increase in part time and temp jobs may help the unemployed rise above 3 million. Unemployment fell for the first time in 18 months, in November.
The Office for National Statistics said the broadest measure of unemployment fell by 7,000 to 2.458 million, the first quarterly decline since May 2008, leaving the jobless rate at 7.8%. The narrower measure of people claiming unemployment benefits dropped by more than expected in December, falling by 15,200 to 1.61 million, the biggest drop since early 2007.
Full-time employment fell by 113,000 to 21.2 million, while part-time employment did not rise fast enough to compensate, increasing by 99,000 to 7.7 million. As has been the pattern for months, the figures are being driven by women finding part-time jobs while men, predominantly, are losing full-time ones.
Temp jobs are increasingly being filled with people who have been made redundant. These people are slotting into any kind of work just to tidy them over, until they get back into their profession. Students wanting to work over the summer are also applying for temp jobs through agencies, which will help them gain experience in the workplace, as well as getting a bit of extra cash for the summer months.
John Wright, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses said that temp jobs are higher over the Christmas period and summer holidays: “Many small firms, especially in the retail sector, will have taken on seasonal staff to help them through the busy Christmas period. However, small businesses need help to make these seasonal jobs into permanent jobs and the government must lend a helping hand if small firms are to really tackle the challenge of rising unemployment.”