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Happy Easter!
We would like to wish all of our clients a very happy Easter. Let's hope the sun shines and we all get lots of chocolate!
It's not too late to book extra temps to cover the Easter break. We've already taken lots of bookings for week beginning April 17 as many workers are taking advantage of the E...Read More. Contact Us
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Post vacancies on our website round the clock
An increasing number of our clients are submitting vacancies on our website at www.lmr.co.uk It's a great service, as it means that the search to find the right candidate starts instantly, whatever the time of night or day. Submitting a vacancy on-line is very straightforward and only takes a few...Read More. LMR Website
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Employment Law Changes
As from April 6, new employment laws were introduced. We've included a brief round-up of the main changes:
Keep it quiet! Workplace noise exposure controls have been tightened by new legislation. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 impose duties on employers to protect both staff w...Read More.
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Newton Aycliffe branch goes to the Poles!
Our Newton Aycliffe branch is helping plug the skills gap by taking on a Polish consultant. Agnieszka Gierlak is tapping into the North East's large Polish community to find a stream of qualified workers to fill positions at companies across the region. "We've discovered that a lot of Polish peopl...Read More.
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Stubbing it out at work
A nationwide ban on smoking in pubs, clubs, restaurants and in workplaces, comes into force next year. But some employers are acting ahead of the Act, and doing all they can to stamp out smoking in the workplace. Last month, BT stopped staff smoking on its premises and barred them from lighting u...Read More.
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Having fit staff means less sick absence
It's official, if your staff are fighting fit, they are less likely to call in sick. A new report says that workplace sick leave could be cut by more than 2.7 million days a year if UK workers met weekly exercise targets recommended by the government. The survey of more than 10,000 people shows th...Read More.
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In the food business? You need to comply with new gangmaster laws!
In future, food related businesses that source labour will have to use proper licensed agencies - or they will be committing an offence. From October, recruitment agencies supplying staff into the agricultural and food industries will have to have a gangmasters license obtained from the Gangmaster...Read More.
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Launch of new LMR on-site services
We're pleased to announce the launch of our new on-site service aimed at organisations which need a regular supply of good temporary workers. Basically, we set up an office at your premises, so one of our highly experienced and dedicated supervisors is permanently on-hand to recruit and manage shor...Read More. Contact Us
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And finally ..... How to liven up a boring meeting
We've all been there; the meeting drags on and on, everyone's going over the same old ground, you can't stop yawning and you have this urge to liven things up a bit. Here are some suggestions (although we won't be responsible for the consequences!)
· Stand up, thump the table and be indignant....Read More.
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