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I was told tonight that Primark in Blackburn are taking on 200 new staff now. I don't think the store is ready yet but staff are being sorted out now
Hope this is of some help to someone :D

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thanx for the heads up Sue

https://www.amris.com/wizards/primark_blackburn/

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Just applied
thanks

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it's not as clear cut as it seems, they are capping the applicants at 1000 then taking it down to 500 then 250 then 200, people are applying from Preston, Bolton, Burnley and as far away as Manchester, the people at the jobcentre arent happy because they aren't advertising it through the jobcentre, they are only advertising it through the Primark site

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well we can only hope lol, dont really need to work but is nice to get out sometimes lol

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:eek: I'm sure I saw it on the jobcentre website yesterday. I will go and see if I can find the link.
I think I'm going crackers.

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I did see it, it's here
Directgov jobs and skills search - Job details
It tells you to go to the Primark web site but it is advertised on jobcentre web site under Blackburn jobs. It went on yesterday morning.:)

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i went to see my advisor at the job centre yesterday and it was her who told me that they weren't advertising it through the jc website

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found it

here it is for anyone else who is interested

Vacancy from
Job No:BCK/35711
WageEXCEEDS NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
Hours16-20 HOURS PER WEEK OVER 7 DAYS/EVENINGS BETWEEN 9AM-8PM
LocationBLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE BB1
DurationPermanent
Date posted24 May 2010
Closing date08 June 2010
Pension detailsNo details held
Description
This Local Employment Partnership employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus for statistical purposes only. See Website of the UK government : Directgov for further information. Previous retail experience preferred, but not essential as training will be given. Must have ability to work in a fast paced & rapidly changing retail environment. Have ability to multi task & have attention to detail. Must take pride in their work. Must take pride in their work. Duties include to assist in the efficient running of a department in accordance with company procedures, till work, customer service, fitting rooms, stock replenishment and general housekeeping.
How to apply
You can apply for this job by visiting Jobs and following the instructions on the webpage.
Employer
Primark Stores

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Just curious , Is there a reason the jobs advertised only "part-time" ....16-20 Hrs per week ? , Would have thought for any business a full time staff was "cheaper" to train and manage , plus 1/2 the office management costs .
Or is the ad designed to attract young 'trendy looking' college kids .
Thanks .

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Dont think thats the case, think theres loads of stuff they can wheedle out of giving "Part Timers" oer here, least there used to be. Holiday Pay used to be one of em, as well as hols, also excluded from works pension schemes. probably still the case?

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IMO it will be hell to work there, seeing how bad the Manchester one gets.

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Part time staff is cheaper, they dont get breaks so they dont have to pay them for that

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summat else fer you to ponder on Part time staff are very unlikely to be unionised as they cant afford the subs in the main, cos of the crap wages, if ya scratch the surface n look deeper, thats certainly much cheaper fer the "Employers" in the long run.:rolleyes:

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I think they prefer parttime staff because of their opening hours- which are usually quite late.
employing full time staff would mean only a couple of hours at the end of the day for the part time staff to take over- I suppose it is easier to spread the hours more evenly if workers are part time if that makes sense?


it does offer full time on the application though.

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Pretty sure there will be a mix of full and part time staff. If I was employing staff I'd rather have part time staff than full time staff as it offers more flexibility when it comes to sick days, holidays etc. Pretty sure these days part time staff are covered by employment law regarding holidays etc as much as full time staff.

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Ye my daughter told me about this job after seeing it posted on here and ive applied too. Ive got an interview on Saturday so im hopeful :) At least it will be the first interview ive been offered after applying for lots of jobs so its a step in the right direction !! I did apply for full time and said id be willing to accept part time. I think the idea of more part time jobs than full is to make sure more people are in over busy times and if someone is sick then its not so many hours to cover etc but ye everyone has entitlement to holidays with pay etc

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someone i know has also got an interview there

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Our son has an interview on Sunday! xx

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Its also to do with breaks proceedure shorter hours requires less time for break allowance than over 6 hrs per day, so thats convenient for employer in retail to keep staff on rota and more staff covering the shop floor.
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if there covered these days , then thats summat positive that "Labour" musta introduced.;) cos they sure as hell wern't under the ******* that now rule the country, perhaps thats one area they will cut.:rolleyes:

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I'm going to put this but don't tell Mel or she will want some rights :D

Employment rights of part-time workers

Part-time workers have the same statutory employment rights as any other employee. You do not have to work a minimum number of hours to qualify for employment rights.
As a part-time worker you have the right to:

• receive the same rights of pay as full-time employees
• not be excluded from training simply because you work part-time
• receive holiday entitlement pro rata to comparable full-time workers
• have any career break schemes, contractual and parental leave made available to you in the same way as for full-time workers
• not be treated less favourably when workers are selected for redundancy

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I.ve just seen that now . . . Lol
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Was anyone successfull with this? :D

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Ive applied for this. But i hope i get it, might be a lucky chance tho. because ive just finished school and havent got any propper work expierance. except for my two weeks work placement.
It was really confusing there application. it asked me if i was under 16 and i clicked yes. and then further on it was blabbing on about 16-24 or something. it was quite confusing.
im applying because i have a late birthday (youngest in my year) and by the time i get the job, i will be 16 and be going to blackburn college so... (if i do :/)

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they have already done the interviews Sarah, if you didn't get an interview then you don't stand a chance, they did the interviews a couple of weeks ago

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That's right. Our Dean had an interview on the Sunday 13th June. They said they'd send an email 2 weeks after that, which is THIS weekend...... Fingers crossed for all that have applied! xx

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ah hope he gets the Job

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Me too hunnie, me too!! He's only been out of school 2 weeks and he's bored and driving me crazy, lol. He's applied for SO many jobs, but has to choose wisely as he starts college in Sept!
T'other lad that finished at the same time already has 2 jobs, and starts his army career in Jan... xx

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wow thats really good that they are getting jobs already, they are a credit to you

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Ohhh no :'( i applied and i havent heard anything! i didnt know the interviews had been done! i only applied like 2/3 weeks ago!

Thats so bad :( <3

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I bet alot of people will spend their wage before they get it!!!!

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just seen this ... 4000 people applied for the 193 jobs at primark ...

Primark receives a staggering 4,000 job applications after advertising for new store staff | Mail Online

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got this the other day...


Your Application to the Blackburn Store‏

From: [email protected] ([email protected])
Sent: 09 July 2010 10:37:56
To:

Dear Shanida jo-ann,

Thank you for recently applying on line for our New Primark Store in Blackburn. Unfortunately, we are now fully recruited and due to the overwhelming response you were not short listed for an interview for the initial recruitment event. All future vacancies will be advertised on Jobs and if you are interested we would ask you to apply accordingly. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Primark.



Regards The Recruitment Team Blackburn