Mark Woffenden

About Mark Woffenden

Mark Woffenden is a Director at Lucy Walker Recruitment and has an extensive knowledge of the issues and workings of the West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester Commercial markets developed over the last 20 years in the Industry

Changes to the National Minimum Wage 2020

Please note the following Important Changes to the National Minimum Wage.

Current rates to 31st March 2019

  • £8.21 per hour for ages 25 and over.

  • £7.70 per hour for ages 21 to 24.

  • £6.15 per hour for ages 18 to 20.

  • £4.35 per hour for school[...]

What Employees in the North are Looking for

As it’s getting harder to recruit the right employees, your organisation must work even harder to stay attractive to the right kind of talent. This does not mean simply changing your marketing messages or coming up with an arbitrary ‘company values’[...]

The Important Role of Temps in Your Organisation Meeting it's Goals

In a time of uncertain economic conditions, falling confidence and talent shortages, utilising temporary workers is a key strategy for many organisations, and the benefits of this cannot be underestimated. A recent report by Deloitte indicated that[...]

The 7 Considerations of the Counter Offer Process

So, you've received another job offer, told your existing employer and they have counter offered you! So what should you do?

Why You Aren't Finding the Best Candidates

4 minute read

Skill shortages have raised the significance for employers of having slick and effective processes to capture the candidates that will allow you to meet your corporate goals.

Tips for Recruiting and Training Millennials

With the competition for the best employees being tough, you need to arm yourself with the best strategies to beat other organisations recruiting for talent.

Understanding Millennials in the Workplace

With millennials now accounting for the biggest part of the workforce, the need to understand them and their drivers is key for any progressive business.

5 Common Misconceptions about Millennials In the Workplace

Millennials have been described as the first generation who work to live, rather than live to work.

Is this fair?

We are going to unravel some common myths....