http://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=7Welcome to our new website. Those of you who have worked with us before know we are a friendly team. We wanted to get that across on our new website & inject a bit of fun too. Look out for the rotating graphics on our home page with some embarrassing photographs of the braver members of the team. There are some serious fashion faux pas – including 80s hair dos &, afro wigs. If you look carefully you may even catch a glimpse of Liz Gilder our MD (in her younger days) looking fabulous in long white boots & hot-pants. Please use our site to search for a new job, register for job email alerts, or simply to find out more about People Marketing & Gilder-Harrison Executive Search We hope you like our new site & would love to hear your comments. Best wishes, The Recruitment Team - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=9At the request of our clients we have extended the range of recruitment services we provide to include provision of temps (i.e employed by ourselves) & the introduction of candidates to work for our clients on short-term or more flexible contracts. Options Include : Temporary Employees Fixed short-term contracts Maternity Cover Interim Managers. Freelance designers If you are interested in learning about any of these options then please get in touch. - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=10People Marketing offer out-placement services for employees facing redundancy. Our programmes are flexible, cost effective and can be tailored to meet the requirements of individual clients. Using a network of consultants, trainers & counsellors we empower employees to cope with the changes they face. We will also equip them with the tools to job-hunt more effectively. The programme could include one-to-one job search counselling, suppport on writing effective cvs, completion of application forms, interview techniques, and providing ongoing support in the job search process. The service allows employees to make a smoother transition to another role & allows the client organisation to retain its reputation as a caring and responsible employer to both internal & external audiences. If you would like further information about these services please contact Liz Gilder. Liz Gilder Managing Director People Marketing & Gilder-Harrison Executive Search Telephone : ++44 (0) 115 922 3335 e.gilder@peoplemarketing.co.uk. - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=12 From 1st April 2009, the holiday entitlement will increase to 28 days for full time employees.  (Source www.direct.gov.uk)The basics of holiday rights There is a minimum right to paid holiday, but your employer may offer more than this. The main things you should know about holiday rights are: you are entitled to a minimum of 4.8 weeks times your usual working week (from 1 October 2007) the entitlement will increase to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009 those working part-time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata (so currently 4.8 times your usual working week) you start building up holiday as soon as you start work your employer can control when you take your holiday you get paid your normal pay for your holiday when you finish a job, you get paid for any holiday youve not taken bank and public holidays can be included in your minimum entitlement you continue to be entitled to your holiday leave throughout your ordinary and additional maternity leave and paternity and adoption leave For more information visit www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_10029788 - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=13If you are registered unemployed, the Job Centre Plus may pay your interview expenses through their Travel to Interview scheme. You must be out of work and on benefit You must have been invited to go to an interview for an exact job You must have been living in your area for at least 4 weeks The interview must be in the UK The interview must be outside your local area You must apply for help with the costs BEFORE you go for an interview. Please contact your local Job Centre Plus for more details. - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=14Fashion and clothing recruitment specialist People Marketing is celebrating twenty years of service to the industry. Managing Director Liz Gilder has seen her company adapt and thrive through enormous changes in the way it does business and in trends and styles. When People Marketing was first launched, M & S dominated the High Street, Next was a relative newcomer and garment manufacturing in the UK was still commonplace. As times have changed in the fashion sector, so have they in recruitment. Technology has transformed the industry. Liz Gilders team have gone from preparing paper CVs to be faxed or posted to handling sophisticated databases and interacting with contacts through electronic social and business networking sites such as Facebook and Linked-in. Whilst the internet was virtually unknown in 1989, today it is the most valuable tool in recruitment and the People Marketing website is the window to numerous opportunities for designers, merchandisers, buyers and other professionals within the fashion sector. Despite all the technical advances, the one thing that hasnt changed is that People Marketing remains a people business. Unlike ripped jeans and ra-ra skirts, good service has been in fashion at People Marketing for twenty years - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=15Thank you to all our clients and candidates who have given us such positive feedback on our new website which was launced in November last year.A number of you have gone further and have nominated People Marketing for the best Recruitment Agency Website in the NORA (National Online Recruitment Awards) 2009. The final date for nominations has now passed, but if you have any comments about our website (good or bad) we would love to hear from you.Many thanks to you all for your support.Best wishesThe People marketing Recruitment Team. - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=23All is well that ends well. This could be the motto of the quoted apparel companies this week, as most of the values gathered in the Fashion United Top 100 Index have shown positive performances for the past days. Given this incipient recovery for the fashion business, the index closed yesterday in 981.09 points, rising by 20.9 from its previous position, 960.19 points.This shared increase may respond to the last released data by the British Office for National Statistics, which stated recently that clothing and footwear sales rose 3.3% year on year by value and 4.2% by volume in June.It should be taken into account that the date for first half corporate reports is approaching, and that normally these figures influx the performance of the quoted companies. Good sample of this is retailer VF Corp, which just reported a surge in second-quarter profit, driven by strong sales growth across its brands. The company also lifted its earnings and sales outlook for fiscal year 2010. Second-quarter net income attributable to the company was $110.83 million or $1.00 per share, compared with $75.53 million or $0.68 per share in the prior-year quarter. Reported data have transformed into a rise of 3.51% for the last trading session, just over passed by Skechers, which offered an extra 3.85% or Jones Apparel Group, increasing 4.33% its position.On the other side of the table, Pacific Brands, with a drop of 2.5% or the more winter-liked Wolford, was reporting a cut close to 3.50% from the Austrian stock exchange. But Next and Puma AG -with similar losses of 7 and 7.05 points- have been the ones closing the session with less positive results.In overall, it has been a good day for the apparel market in general Fashion United Top 100 Index in particular, as less than 10 values listed in the selective shown negative performances and the major players pulled up the rest of the quoted companies. (Source: Fashion United) - XML FeedENhttp://peoplemarketing.co.uk/news_details.php?id=21At People Marketing, we are seeing a marked increase in demand for our services as clients struggle to cope with their increasing workload. While there is certainly more optimism around in the market place, consumers and the supply chain are still cautious about the economic recovery. Rising freight charges, increased prices in China, protests in Bangladesh & the need to source from less established countries are just a few of the challenges facing our sector. Many clients still have head-count restrictions in place, and so are getting more creative using short-term contracts & maternity cover as a way of getting new blood into their teams. Skill shortages are becoming increasingly apparent (particularly in the £25-£34k salary bracket). Clients are turning back to specialist recruitment agencies to manage their recruitment and are also receptive to being introduced to great candidates by ourselves, on a speculative basis. Often our Clients will create positions to suit the talents of these individual.   If you need assistance with your recruitment, or are looking for a new position yourself, then please do get in touch. - XML FeedEN