£400 raised at Stratford's Race for Life

Posted 09 July 2009 The Actionline Team are proud to say our very own Accounts Controller Zoe raised a fantastic £400 for charity in just three hours when she joined 2,500 other women at Stratford Racecourse last Sunday to take part in our local Race for Life event.  Many of you will already be aware that the annual Race for Life campaign organizes events right across the country and raises money for Cancer Research UK.   As the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event, Race for Life attracts walkers of all ages and fitness levels and over the last 16 years more than four million women have taken part and raised a staggering £240 million in sponsorship money.  As you will see from the photograph of Zoe and friends celebrating with all the other fabulous females who completed the course in Stratford, the atmosphere was brilliant, the weather was perfect and everyone had big smiles on their faces. The Actionline Team are delighted to have made a contribution to the £400 Zoe raised on the day and congratulate all the wonderful Warwickshire women who make our local Race for Life events so successful. Infact, we have all been inspired by Zoe’s example and look forward to joining her – and all the Actionline clients and candidates who take part – for next year’s Race for Life.

RACE FOR LIFE - Sunday July 5th 2009

Posted 01 July 2009 On Sunday July 5th Actionline’s very own Accounts Controller Zoe will be one of 2,500 Warwickshire women taking part in our local Race for Life event at Stratford Race Course.  Zoe is the most positive and energetic person we know and the Actionline Team are proud to be sponsoring her and supporting Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life campaign.  Race for Life is the largest women-only fundraising event in the UK and races take place across Coventry, Warwickshire and the rest of the country between May and July. In the 16 years that Race for Life has been running (or walking or jogging – it doesn’t matter how you cover the 5K course!) four million wonderful women have raised over £240 million in sponsorship.   If you have worked for Actionline as a temp you will know that there is no one quicker than Zoe at sorting out your holiday pay and no one more likely to keep your spirits up in the middle of an assignment when the weekend seems a long way away. Zoe will be walking in the company of good friends and we have no doubt she will make sure they all cover the course in good time and help to smash the Stratford event's fundraising target of £180,000.   We know that some of our candidates and clients are also taking part in Race for Life and the Actionline team would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic day and a big cheer at the finish line. Zoe and friends look forward to seeing you there.

Actionline Temp of the Year 2009

Posted 01 June 2009 The Actionline Team are delighted to announce the Actionline Temp of the Year, as part of National Temporary Workers Week 2009 which runs from June 1st to June 5th  this year.  It was a near impossible task to single out one person from all the talented temps who have helped Actionline meet the challenges of the last 12 months but it was unanimously agreed that the award should go to Linda Bridge. As an Administrator and Receptionist Linda has displayed an exceptional ability to fit in fast to any team and has brought her positive attitude and flexible approach to all assignments – essential qualities in today’s changing jobs market.   Linda has temped on and off for Actionline since 2006. In September of last year she was offered the chance to cover for the Receptionist at Geberit UK’s brand new offices in Tournament Fields Warwick and has been asked back on a regular basis ever since. While on site at Geberit, Linda was delighted to receive news of her award from Camilla Ballinger of Geberit’s HR Department (standing in the  centre of the photograph) and Linda Robinson, Actionline Temps Consultant, who also presented her with a bottle of champagne. During her varied career, Linda has worked as a Recruitment Consultant herself which means she brings to all her temporary assignments a particular appreciation of what’s needed to make a successful partnership between temp, agency and client company.  “Having now sat on both sides of the fence in recruitment, placing temps and as a temp, I recognise an outstanding recruitment agency when I see one and Actionline certainly has the right ethos whilst retaining a friendly and professional approach…I count myself blessed to be so welcomed into the team at Geberit, a highly successful, international company with prestigious offices in Warwick.  I am always made so welcome.  Believe me...it means a lot…”    Linda is a great ambassador for Actionline and the contribution she makes to the smooth running of the Geberit head quarters in Warwick is just one example of the way in which temporary workers cover key roles in every sector of business across Warwickshire and the UK.    Each week, recruitment agencies all over the country place around 1.2 million workers like Linda in temporary assignments and the temporary market contributes £24bn a year to the UK economy.   Although there can be only one Actionline Temp of the Year, as far as we’re concerned National Temporary Workers Week is a chance to honour the achievements of every member of the Actionline Temps Team and we’d like to invite Actionline temps past and present to drop into the offices this week and share in the celebrations.  We would also love to meet new candidates who may be considering temping for the first time. If it is difficult to visit us in person, you can keep an eye on our vacancies page or submit your CV online.  The last word has to go to Actionline’s Temp of the Year 2009, “… this award should give so many people who are out of work the encouragement to try temporary assignments during this difficult economic market, because temping can be full of lovely surprises…”

NATIONAL TEMPORARY WORKERS WEEK 2009 - June 1st to 5th

Posted 28 May 2009 National Temporary Workers Week 09 runs from June 1st to June 5th and is an opportunity to celebrate the commitment and hard work of temporary workers across the UK.  The Actionline team are at the forefront of providing exceptional temps to major local employers and public sector organisations across Warwickshire and we believe there has never been a better time to highlight the contribution temporary workers make to the local and national economy.  We are delighted to say we will be announcing the Actionline Temp of the Year 09 at the start of National Temporary Workers Week.  We can’t wait for the chance to say a massive thank you to every one of the top temps who make the Actionline Temps Team such a hit with our clients and have proved that great skills, flexibility and a positive approach are always a winning combination, whatever the economic climate.  Visit our news page next week for full details of the Actionline Temp of the Year or call into the Actionline offices and join us as we raise a glass to all our brilliant temps!