SHOPPING this Black Friday? Then meet the crew who will get the bargain buys to you.
Logistics and freight is one of the UK’s most important industries, now employing 2.5million people and growing at around three per cent each year.
Overall, the logistics industry contributes £121billion to the economy each year and road freight alone shifts three-quarters of goods moved in the UK — including most of your Black Friday purchases.
But despite half of freight employers looking to recruit in the next 12 months, the sector faces a skills shortage, with 25,000 UK vacancies currently advertised.
So the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has started a campaign to widen the industry’s appeal, including getting more female staff — who make up just 22 per cent of staff in the industry.
Sally Gilson, of the FTA, said: “With the average age of a lorry driver now 48, the FTA believes the industry needs to adapt to attract a new generation of workers.”
As well as driving jobs, there are openings in sales, customer service, transport management and planning. See https://fta.co.uk.
KEELY'S A SHINING EXAMPLE
KEELY PRIESTMAN went from PA to MD of female-led haulage firm Diamond Distribution.
The 33-year-old, left, was recently crowned Freight Award winner at the FTA everywoman Transport and Logistics awards.
Keely, from Oxted, Surrey, said: “I was an office manager in a freight firm that was put into administration.
“I decided I could do it myself. I started with just eight vehicles – but now have 18 and a turnover of over £2million. All my key management staff are female and we encourage female apprentices to join the industry.
“I often get told I don’t look like a trucker. But I love the logistical challenge.
“More women are entering the industry and bringing more diversity.
“The jobs in logistics are not all greasy and grubby – there is a vast range of very exciting careers.”
Sales job peril
WANT to grab an online Black Friday deal when the boss is not looking? Be careful – you could be risking your job.
Geoffrey Isherwood, legal services boss at employment experts Elas, said: “Employees can often spend long hours online trawling deals to get their Christmas shopping done on a budget, costing employers valuable time. These seemingly innocent minutes could lose you a client or your reputation.
“Employers should have policies in place for the use of office computers and electronic devices, as well as rules regarding the use of personal mobiles during work time.
“Breach of those policies is generally a disciplinary offence.
“Bosses should remind all employees of company policies.”
BE PROUD TO BE OUT AT OFFICE
NINE in ten LGBT workers do not feel confident to be fully “out” at work, according to inclusion consultant Gina Battye, pictured.
But she says: “For you to excel at work and enjoy your time there, it is important you drop the mask and show up as the real, authentic, true you.
“Don’t let your creativity and talent be restricted by your sexuality or gender.”
Here, Gina explains how to have the confidence to come out at work . . .
❶ Do not presume you know how people will react. Your preconceptions and judgments about them may be wrong.
❷ Set yourself boundaries – be clear on what you will and will not talk about.
❸ Be yourself. Remove the mask and strip away those layers to find the real you again.
❹ Seek out the allies, senior champions and role models. They are there to support you.
❺ Educate people whenever you can. Help your company to adopt good practice in the workplace and promote a culture of inclusion. Get involved with the LGBT+ Network Group at work, if they have one. If not, start one.
MOST READ IN MONEY
Job’s Ho-Ho-hope
JOBS site Zoek has more than 900 unusual seasonal roles on offer, including grotto workers, chocolate pickers, elves, Santas and Christmas tree decorators.
Applicants for Father Christmas work must have a “kind, patient and consistently upbeat manner, the ability to think on their feet, and possess a deep and convincing ‘Ho Ho Ho!’ to be acted on cue.”
Operations director Diana Campbell said: “From the festive roles like Santa, to the more standard call centre operatives, there is a job for everyone this Christmas.”
WEDNESDAY is the busiest day for employers to post new jobs – and 47 per cent of job seekers are invited for an interview within 24 hours after applying mid-week, according to employment app Job Today.
Job Spot
JD SPORTS has more than 250 roles – including part-time, full-time and seasonal. See jdfashion plc.team.careers/jd
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TEENS
Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st
To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.
Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”
Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”
kim cattrall
Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb
SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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