Thousands of job opportunities are on offer across the North West as some of the region's biggest employers continue to make a string of major recruitment announcements.
Firms including PwC, Uber, TalkTalk and BT are among those to have announced they are looking for new hires in Liverpool, Manchester, Cheshire and further afield.
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Here, BusinessLive rounds up 16 companies from across the region who have made big job creation announcements in recent weeks:
PwC
Professional services giant PwC is to create up to 1,000 jobs over three years at its newly-launched technology hub in Manchester.
The technology-focused roles will be in addition to existing recruitment of 3,000 people per year.
The company added that at least 100 of the new jobs are being recruited immediately for the tech hub which will be located at the firm’s Manchester office at 1 Spinningfields where 1,400 people are currently based.
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The hub will focus on developing technology products and assets for use across PwC’s business and to support client work.
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Uber
Ride hailing app Uber said it wants to recruit 500 more drivers in Merseyside to meet huge post-lockdown demand.
The global giant said it was part of a national recruitment drive that will see it sign up a further 20,000 drivers as demand for rides continues to increase.
All Uber drivers are now entitled to at least the National Living Wage - after changes in the law were introduced - although many do earn more.
GEFCO
A global automotive logistics firm has expanded its Merseyside footprint by opening a huge new centre in Liverpool - creating 140 jobs in the process.
GEFCO has announced the €6.4m investment with its client Jaguar Land Rover - marking a "new chapter" in the companies' relationship.
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The new, 176,000sq ft logistics sequencing centre in Speke "reaffirms GEFCO's commitment to driving forward investment and manufacturing in the region", the firm said.
TalkTalk
Telecoms giant TalkTalk has announced the creation of almost 180 new jobs - after celebrating the "first wave" of young people completing their six-month Kickstart placements.
The Salford-based firm announced on Thursday it has 123 vacancies across the business, as well as an additional 56 new Kickstart roles.
It comes after the connectivity provider on Thursday hosted a graduation event for its first wave of Kickstart placements at its Soapworks HQ.
Home Bargains
Home Bargains has opened a new £1m store in Lancashire in a former Aldi supermarket and created 65 jobs.
The discount retailer's new location launched on Saturday, October 2, in Towngate, Leyland.
The firm also announced a new £2m store for Liverpool, creating another 100 jobs.
The firm opened the 20,828sq ft site at Montrose Retail Park on Edge Lane, with both stores adding to its network of around 575 海角视频 locations.
BT
BT has announced the completion and opening of a new North West office following a multi-million pound investment - and the creation of 125 jobs.
The new-look contact centre in Warrington is one of the telecoms giant's first new-look offices to open under its 'better workplace' programme - the largest of its type ever undertaken in the 海角视频.
BT said staff have been working from home during the pandemic, but many are expected to return to the office over the coming weeks and months following the lifting of Government restrictions.
GB Group
Identity verification specialists GB Group (GBG) plc has created over 100 new jobs - building on its record financial results announced in summer.
The firm, headquartered in Chester, said new joiners will be encouraged to 'work when and where you want' - a new initiative launched by the firm aiming to empower employees and provide a better work-life balance.
The company has over 60 job openings in the 海角视频, with roles available for varied disciplines - including sales, legal, software and technology development, finance and marketing. A further 50 jobs are open across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the United States.
Carlsberg Marston's
Hundreds of jobs have been created after brewing giant Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) acquired the lease on a 40,000sq ft warehouse in Runcorn.
The firm, created last year out of a joint venture between the firms' brewing operations, said the news is part of a strategic move to create a national in-house secondary logistics network.
The unit, at Zip56 Preston Brook, close to the M56 and M6, will link to other depots in Cardiff and the South East - alongside ten existing depots to serve on-trade customers around the 海角视频.
Knight Frank acted for CMBC and partner Sam Royle said the new network of depots will create around 200 jobs across multiple locations, with CMBC investing in a fleet of 100 new energy efficient HGV vehicle and vans.
Energize Recruitment
A Manchester-based IT and digital staffing firm - recognised as one of the 海角视频's best recruitment employers - has completed a management buyout and is now set to create 180 jobs over the coming years.
Energize Recruitment's co-founder and MD Craig Molloy has acquired the shares of fellow co-founder Gavin Jones to become 100% shareholder of the group.
Didsbury-based Energize Group, through its four brands, supplies niche IT and digital talent to customers across five countries, offering both permanent and contract recruitment solutions, as well as a ‘talent-as-a-service’ subscription model.
Green Circle Leisure
Plans worth £20m have been revealed to revamp a Merseyside golf club that include creating new courses as well as a clubhouse, shop, restaurant and function space.
Green Circle Leisure has unveiled its "visionary" masterplan to transform Kirkby Valley Golf Club "into one of the region's top destinations", with proposals having been submitted to Knowsley Council.
They include improving and remodelling its par-72 championship course, a new nine-hole, par three academy course and teaching hub, a 40-bay driving range, 18-hole adventure golf attraction - and clubhouse, golf shop, restaurant and function space.
The plans also include 200 new jobs for the community.
St Pierre Groupe
The bakery group behind the St Pierre, Baker Street and Paul Hollywood's part-baked bread brands created new jobs after its sales surged to record levels during its latest financial year.
St Pierre Groupe, which is headquartered in Manchester, has reported a turnover of £102.8m for the 12 months to December 31, 2020, up from £88.8m.
The accounts, filed with Companies House under its parent company Sherlock Foods Holdings, also reveal its pre-tax profits increased from £4.1m to £5.9m over the same period.
Express Solicitors
A Manchester-based personal injury law firm has reported its best ever financial results - as group turnover grew by 14%.
Express Solicitors said the figure for 2021 stood at £31.3m, with the group also having created 80 new jobs during the year.
Turnover for the Express Solicitors firm was up from £22.6m in 2020 to £26m in 2021 while medical reporting agency, Ontime Group, increased turnover from £4.9m to £5.3m.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened two 海角视频 'collaboration hubs', with the firm also announcing dozens of new jobs for Manchester.
The US IT giant said its new sites in Manchester and Reading will complement its recently established 'Edge to Office' program, which aims to allow team members to work and stay connected remotely.
HPE said the new 海角视频 sites are designed "with teamwork, social connections and talent development at their heart", using collaboration spaces and open seating as part of its new post-pandemic way of working.
The firm also said it is recruiting in Manchester - and with 225 staff based out of the new Circle Square hub, it hopes that figure to rise to around 250.
Love Hemp
A fast-growing CBD brand, which counts boxer Anthony Joshua among its investors, has opened a new office in Manchester and created new jobs.
Love Hemp has signed a two-year lease to take over 1,800 sq ft of space within Department Bonded Warehouse in the Enterprise City district of the city centre.
A total of 30 jobs for brand and marketing experts will be created with the new location, headed up by Ian Munzberger, Love Hemp’s chief partnerships officer.
The CBD health and wellness brand launched in Croydon, London, in 2015, where its head office and manufacturing operation is centred.
Manchester Central
Manchester Central, is looking to increase its headcount by more than 20% following a surge of event bookings which are paving the way for a better-than-expected return to business.
The venue reopened its doors over the summer and has hosted large scale events including the Housing21 conference in recent months, bringing thousands of delegates back into the city.
Manchester Central is now seeking to recruit into a variety of permanent and casual roles across its hospitality, sales, corporate services and events departments.
Organica 海角视频
A manufacturer of environmentally-friendly household cleaning products has created new jobs and is forecasting significant growth, after investing in new technology with the support of Made Smarter.
Organica 海角视频, based in Birkenhead, is one of dozens of SME chemical manufacturers capitalising on the opportunities that digitisation offers through the Made Smarter Adoption Programme in the North West, a collaboration between 海角视频 government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies.
The company makes environmentally friendly household cleaning products such as washing-up liquid, laundry detergents, fabric conditioner, and cleaning sprays for leading supermarket brands.
The business has now created eight new jobs and is expected to increase turnover from £5m to £8m.