In her shoes

It’s sometimes forgotten just how vital the role is that temps play in the UK economy. Every single week there are around 1.2 million of them working at every level in every sector, private and public.

The temp market is worth an incredible £24 billion annually.
Big numbers aren’t they?

In an effort to highlight the importance of temporary, contract and interim workers, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) holds an annual National Temporary Workers’ Week. This is the ninth year it’s been held and we’re proud to say it’s an important date in our calendar (1st-5th June 2009).

This year, we’re marking the week by sending one of our most experienced consultants out – to do the job of a temp!

Nel Woolcott manages the temp team and, in her decade with the company, has overseen the placement of thousands of temps.

She’ll be going back to grass roots, doing the work of one of our temps for the day. Vivien Jean-Paul is currently working in the Management Suite at Edith Cavell Hospital covering maternity leave for the PA to the chief operating officer and company secretary.

So that’s where Nel will be working – typing, filing, answering phone enquiries, managing emails and organising diaries.

It should prove an interesting reminder for Nel – and the rest of us – just how hard our temps work and how valuable their contribution is to our clients.