Temps help set up classroom in developing country
29 May 2008
Temps help set up classroom in developing country
THE Temp Desk and its temps are teaming up with Oxfam in recognition of National Temporary Workers Week.
This national event runs during the first week of June every year and is designed to acknowledge Britain’s temporary workforce.
In addition to a gift to thank them for their hard work and commitment, this year The Temp Desk for the first time, is giving all its temps the opportunity to contribute to a worthy charitable cause.
It has pledged to buy and fully equip a classroom in a developing country through Oxfam’s ‘Funglomerate’ corporate gift-giving scheme.
The Temp Desk has provided funds to build a whole classroom and in order to get it up and running each of the agency’s temps are invited to choose some classroom essentials such as a desk and chair set and text books for The Temp Desk to purchase on their behalf.
Oxfam’s ‘Funglomerate’ corporate gift-giving scheme was launched in October 2007 and has generated a lot of interest with companies across the UK looking to give their employees an opportunity to help tackle poverty.
‘Contributing to learning and education in developing countries is an extremely positive and valuable way to thank our temps during this awareness week and we hope that they will all be keen to get involved,’ said The Temp Desk consultant, Vicki Eppelein.
More than 1.4 million temporary workers are assigned daily to jobs by recruitment agencies throughout the UK. This is a time when The Temp Desk would like to publicly thank their temporary workers who make a huge contribution to the island’s economy.
The Temp Desk was launched by OSA in 2004 to specialise in the recruitment of temporary workers, who are often used by businesses looking to cover holidays, sickness, maternity leave or busy periods.
It has seen significant growth year on year in both the number of temps signing up and the companies who use temporary workers.
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