Manpower Employer Reviews

On a day to day basis i was a switchboard operator for a government company. everyday i learned new skills, we had many different contacts in which i was trained, These incluse HMP, Rail, Natural England, and a 999 railway emergency operator. my co workers were very helpgul as we had to help each other out alot of the time. The most enjoyable part of – more... the job was knowing i helped a customer as much as i could. – less

In my last position, i was part of a retail team for Olympics and Paralympics 2012. I was asked to change the shift to the others session. I found i have a problem working with those team members. There is a problem at the beginning for me to communicate and work as a team. The team cooperation are different and so the pattern of work. In this case, – more... I tried to communicate more with my team leader and members to get understood with the situation here. The daily basis of every tent was different. Lastly, I successfully found a common ground and get along with the members. We manage to perform well to the customers in order to boost up the sales and give a good impression to them. – less

A typical day at work
Hardest part of the job was freezer on a night time
The most enjoyable part of the job was going home

It was nnice workin with them at the olympic for ups.
I was working for forklift driving counterbalance.at different
Places

Manpower is a really good company to work with, they are supportive and friendly and they are very helpful when needed. I learnt a lot when i worked at Royal Mail, my co-workers were really nice and helped me if i needed it. The most enjoyable part of my job was the long night shifts as we all use to have a laugh and keep eachother laughing and motivated. – more... The hardest part of the job was leaving at the end of the job as everyone was so friendly and supportive and the managers had a laugh and kept you on your feet as often as they could. I learnt how to work in a warehouse environment and how to sort mail and the hard work that the Royal Mail workers go throughout the day and night there. It also gave me the experience to be able to apply to work in other similar roles such as mail sorting and warehousing. – less

manpower are very good and helpful they will always make sure that you get your wages on time.

Working in a residential home that is made up of several flats, I support a number of
adults with learning disabilities and or mental health disorders with everyday tasks.
A major part of my role is to encourage the service users to be more independent and
teach the service users skills for everyday life such as hygiene, cooking, relating to people,
money – more... management etc. I also assist with medication rounds and look after each
persons general wellbeing.

I learnt more about mental health conditions and learnt and enjoyed communicating and supporting people with different abilities. – less

Manpower have lots of ads for HGV drivers , GUARANTEED 45 HOUR WEEK, FULL TIME CONTRACT! HOWEVER THEY DONT MENTION THAT IF YOU WORK A 55HOUR WEEK THEY DONT PAY YOU FOR IT!!!! I AM OWED OVER 40 HOURS OVERTIME FROM THIS COMPANY ! THEY ARE MISS SELLING THE JOB AND BEING PAID BY THE COMPANYS FOR YOUR OVERTIME BUT ARE STALEALING THIS OFF PPL AND PROMOTING – more... THIS FULL TIME 45 HRS A WEEK CONTRACT !!! HOWEVER IF YOU WORK 43 HOURS THEY WILL DOCK YOUR PAY ! I ADVISE ALL HGV CLASS 1,2 ADR , HIAAB DRIVERS TO TREAD CAREFULLY FOR WHAT THE AGENTS TELL U WHEN PROMOTING THIS JOB AS ITS ADVERTISED AND SOLD TO PPL AS A PACK OF LIES!!!! – less

Driving around the country delivering goods. But only working 2 days a week is not enough for me.

delegating staff,make sure all staff had correct equipment,trolleys set up,id badges worn,buffed floors,did spot checks ensuring work was being carried out correctly,boosting staff and encouraging them,especially new staff,it could be hard with new staff who had difficulty with the english language but we got there in the end,i enjoyed watching new – more... staff blossom and get better and more confident in the enviroment – less

You seem detached from the whole thing but they are efficient in resolving issues.

I was repeatedly promised five shifts a week by Manpower, but I've been working one or two on average. I had to sign back on to JSA with up to 16 hours work per week but, since I rarely earn more in a week than JSA pays and your wages are deducted from your benefits, I am effectively working for nothing as I still get the same £71 per week whether I – more... work or not. This is extremely disheartening.
If I had been told plainly that this was a zero hour contract I wouldn't have taken the job, in fact I would have been financially better off had I stayed on benefits! Myself and many others have been put in worse off positions than when we started by Manpower due to their misrepresentation of this work. It's very irresponsible and has put me in some debt. For these reasons I'm afraid I can't recommend Manpower as an employer. – less

A day or work can be from transporting a vehicle some were or multidrop deliveries. Everyday you gain exsperiance learn better customer service skills and get better at the job you do each day. the management is ok in the company it could be better by asking you the night before the day they want you to work but always polite and understandable. The – more... hardest part of the job can be if you get stuck in traffic because of rush hour or an acciedent and you are makeing deliveries, is the catching up on the time you lost because of it. The most enjoyable part of the job is the driving and meeting new people – less

Working for Manpower has been a great experience. I currently work in an office of 57 people and we all enjoy working together. Manpower have provided us with extensive training in expenses and have completed a Personal Effectiveness and Skills Enhancement course.

i enjoyed working for manpower i just wish that they had more work for me as they were a friendly company to work for . I learned how to shrink wrap i was moving boxes to close a warehouse down . It was a great and friendly enviroment to work in and my work colleagues were friendly to work with

The Salary is normally quite good and management are understanding and good to work with.

Can only talk for the Swedish operation.
But i am pleased and my wishes are met.

To bad that there is almost no work aviable in North of Sweden.

during my time at manpower i learnt so much.
how to assemble a pharmacy robot with ARX
the differences between first second and direct mail
the managers at sheffield manpower were the best who i ever worked for.
they were so understanding and tried their hardest to find me and my co workers work when there wasn't anything on.

the hardest parts of the – more... job was working nights because i hardly got any sleep but i still managed to work to my full potential.

The most enjoyable part of the job was having my own independence. – less

work was good when they had work to give me but when they dont there is no communication,

Very good working conditions

Unloaded delivery lorries by hand or use of pump truck.

Safe and secure loading of athletes luggage and property.

Awareness of security procedures and regulations.

Shrink wrapping and cable binding of items on pallets before movement.

Organised management

Friendly co workers

Looking after the athletes luggage

Working – more... for the Paralympics – less