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McDonalds to create 12,000 new part time jobs in Europe this year

McDonalds bucks the recession by announcing today that it will create 12,000 part time jobs and open 240 new restaurants in Europe this year. According the Financial Times, the company will hire 50 people at each of the 240 new … Continue reading

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5 Reasons why Part Time Freelancing Jobs can be very Profitable

If you are considering part time freelancing, you could be wondering whether or not you really could support yourself and your family on a freelance income. Freelancing is actually one of the most profitable business opportunities for people who want … Continue reading

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Microsoft slashes 5,000 jobs around the world

Microsoft today announced that it is to cut 5,000 jobs around the world  over the next 18 months. The announcement comes after Microsoft reveal an 11% drop in profits. 58 Jobs will be cut in the UK immediately, which equates … Continue reading

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Unemployment climbs as record numbers made redundant

More doom an gloom today as latest figures just released show that the number of people losing their jobs surged to 225,000 in the 3 months to November 2008, bringing the jobless total in the UK to 1.92million, the highest … Continue reading

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Get Paid to Play Test Video Games

Getting paid to play video games must be one of the more obscure part time jobs that I’ve come across and I have to admit I was pretty surprised when I stumbled across the Game Testing Ground website. This isn’t … Continue reading

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UK Employers to give UK Jobseekers Priority

Today the UK Government announced that it is going to force employers to publicise job vacancies through JobCentre Plus before advertising them abroad. The move designed to give UK Residents priority access to skilled job vacancies comes in advance of … Continue reading

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2012 Olympics creates 30,000 construction jobs

The workforce on the 2012 London Olympics is set to triple this year with further apprenticeships pledged. Whilst this doesn’t strictly fall in to the Part Time Jobs category it is significant enough to warrant a mention. In an article … Continue reading

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Part Time Supermarket Jobs in the UK

The announcement yesterday that Waitrose are creating 3,000 new jobs makes it a very opportune time to take a closer look at Part Time Supermarket Jobs. Supermarkets employ a lot of staff, Tesco for example employ over 360,000 people in … Continue reading

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Waitrose Supermarket Creates 3000 new jobs

It’s been a bad week for job cut announcements, but it is nice to finish the week with a little bit of good news. The supermarket chain Waitrose has today announced that it will create 3,000 new jobs this year … Continue reading

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South West Trains Set to Axe 480 Jobs

More bad news today as South West Trains announced that it is set to axe 480 jobs. A spokesperson for the company said "In common with other rail operators we have carried out a review of our cost base to … Continue reading

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