As the financial gloom deepens, with the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreeing that we are facing the UK’s worst crisis since the 1930s, the prospect of redundancy is looming larger than ever for increasing numbers of people
Although public sector workers continue to be in the news, one of the largest round of redundancies announced this autumn came from the private sector – 3,000 employees at BAE Systems and an estimated further 5,700 jobs potentially at risk among its suppliers and in the wider economy.
Many of these workers are skilled technicians who despair of finding new jobs against a background of spending cuts and global slowdown, yet their training and skills may fit them perfectly for a practical, hands-on business. For those sufficiently resourceful to help themselves, the franchise industry can offer a lifeline.
Tim Harris, of Franchise Brands Worldwide, manages the recruitment process for ChipsAway and Ovenclean, which are both practical, hands-on business opportunities that people from many different walks of life have successfully invested in. More.