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Category: Recruitment
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire recruiting for drivers across the county
Local bus company Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire is hiring new bus drivers, across the county, including the picturesque Lake District. The bus provider is currently recruiting for a raft […]
Leading agencies join forces to tackle issues linked to skills gap
Immediate and collaborative action is required to tackle the skills gap in Furness, a meeting of leading organisations and individuals heard. Many positive programmes and initiatives are already being successfully […]
Young creatives invited to new career festival
Well Whitehaven is inviting artistic young people to ‘Creative Pathways’ – a new festival set to inspire people aged 14 to 21 to pursue a career in creative industries. The […]
Drop-in recruitment fair offers Cumbria’s best employment opportunities
St John’s Staff Hire Temps Agency and Recruitment are hosting a recruitment fair at Castle Green in Kendal on September 7. The event will take place between 4 pm and […]
Baines Wilson recruits home grown legal talent
Two talented Cumbrian legal brains have been able to advance their careers without leaving the county thanks to commercial law firm Baines Wilson. Abigail Clucas, 32, from Cockermouth, has joined […]
Local care company Cera recruiting almost 100 roles in Kendal
Cera, the digital-first healthcare-at-home provider and one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, is recruiting almost 100 care assistant positions in Kendal. As part of the recruitment drive, the company is holding […]
Skelton Show seeks volunteers for return of annual event
After a gap of two years due to the pandemic, Skelton Show is determined to return and host its 126th show on Saturday 2nd July 2022 in the picturesque setting of […]
Windermere Cruises needs you – 100 jobs on offer at leading tourist attraction
A major recruitment campaign is about to start at Windermere Lake Cruises, as the attraction looks to fill around 100 seasonal vacancies ahead of this year’s peak holiday season. The company is hosting a recruitment day onboard its newest vessel – […]
Loraine answers the call to a new career at 65
A 65-year-old Windermere resident has landed a front of house customer service job to launch a new career in the hospitality and catering industry. Having moved to the Lake District […]
Lake District Inn acts on industry staffing issues
A Lake District inn is introducing a number of new initiatives in an attempt to address the industry-wide problem of staff shortages across hospitality. Owner of The Punch Bowl Inn […]
Cumbria Chamber comments on the expected extension of Kickstart placement scheme
The expected announcement on the extension of the Kickstart placement scheme today by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to address staffing shortages is concerning Cumbria Chamber Managing Director, who says extending the […]
New job opportunities on offer as end of furlough looms
Just ahead of furlough coming to an end next week, 25 of Cumbria’s leading tourism and hospitality businesses will come together on Wednesday 29 September for a large-scale jobs fair to match […]
Highlighting long-term career prospects to Cumbria’s school and college leavers
As young people across Cumbria receive their A-level and GCSE results this week, Cumbria Tourism is throwing the spotlight on the long-term career prospects available for them in the tourism […]
Cumbria Chamber calls on the government to think plans to tackle labour shortage
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is urging the government to look again at its plans for alleviating the labour and skills shortage impacting on key sectors without taking potentially life-threatening decisions. […]
Cumbria staff shortage threatens Grasmere Gingerbread
It has survived two world wars, a royal abdication, countless recessions, foot & mouth, Storm Desmond flooding, a major road closure for six months and the Covid pandemic but the […]
Cumbria Tourism launches recruitment marketing campaign
As an urgent response to the acute staffing crisis now threatening the post-pandemic recovery of Cumbria’s visitor economy, Cumbria Tourism is stepping up its recruitment marketing campaign to bring fresh faces […]
Jobs boom set to help Cumbria recovery
Hundreds of new jobs are being earmarked to help people in Cumbria get back into employment following the pandemic. PHX Training, which helps adults to find jobs, training courses and […]