Temp Agency Seeks Workers to fill Jobs
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Posted: 10:05 PM Oct 16, 2008
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ)-- West Virginia’s unemployment rate was at an all time low last month and Manpower Temp Agency says it's having trouble finding workers for jobs.

"I think we've seen less people come in that what we have seen which is an interesting story in itself when people are saying that they're not any jobs out there," said Diane Strong of Manpower.

Strong says Manpower has the jobs, just not the men and women to do them, "we need more people so that voice needs to get out, we have jobs that we need people for a lot of times people during this economy will say the jobs are so bad that I can't find a job," she said.

Some West Virginian's are facing hard times, according to Workforce West Virginia, More than 4,400 claims were filed in September of this year, that’s up by nearly one-thousand from the 3,509 claims that were filed in September of 2007.

Mountain Mission has also seen an increase in requests for help.

Some calls for help are coming from people with jobs, those battling to stay afloat with the higher cost of living.

Despite this economic storm, Manpower officials say West Virginia is fairing much better than other states in this economy.
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Posted by: mushroom on Nov 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM
1 Month later and we hear manpower's employees ....all out of work hmmmmmmmmmmm Posted by: ANON123 on Nov 20, 2008 at 03:01 PM These people are temps and they knew when they where hired through Manpower that there was a good chance they wouldn't be guaranteed a job.
Posted by: Susan on Oct 22, 2008 at 11:33 AM
I worked out of Huntington office; they have a contact with a well-known lens maker (200 employees) with Manpower. Guess what that Huntington Manpower office-- brought in OVER $150,000.00 (plus) a WEEK for that 1 contact. Now not to mention the Cabell-Huntington Hospital, St. Marys Hospital, Marshall all contacted through an umbrella contact. And who are the dummies? The individuals who are lining the pockets of the owners of the agencies. JUST LIKE COROPORATE AMERICA!!! STOP TAKING HALP the WAGES! Billing for $16.00 and only paying $7.50 to 8.00.
Posted by: Feed me Bs and keep me in the dark on Oct 20, 2008 at 11:37 PM
(J.) admit it you work in the office at manpower.....Manpower stinks and remember You get what you pay for...Thus lousy pay = lousy work expect it or perform the labor yourself....
Posted by: J on Oct 18, 2008 at 09:13 PM
To the commies: There are reasons why a company will pay 16.00 to manpower for a job that would normally pay 8. First off, you are an employee of Manpower. They assume all risk. As a 'customer' of manpower, if they send me a lazy bum that just wants to punch a clock, I call them and tell them to get you out of my shop. Because you are an employee of manpower, they have to pay all the payroll taxes and unemployment insurance, as well as worker's comp for you, which very often comes close to your wage. The reason they don't call you is because you have no possible value as an employee.
Posted by: BigJoke on Oct 18, 2008 at 03:36 PM
David if the republicans had their way we would be working for scrip that could only be spent at the company store. They hate the poor, take advantage of the middle class and cater to the rich. Just look at todays economy and you see how well that works!! Republicans are nothing more than a bunch of religious zealots that will never admit they are wrong. They hide behind God all the while practicing greed and judging anyone that doesn't see things from their perspective.
Posted by: david on Oct 18, 2008 at 01:34 PM
I like how everything bad is blamed on the republicans. Now the temp services are Bushes fault. Temp services are a normal result of capitalism. When you go to the store, you will pay the cheapist price you can get away with for somthing even if it means sacrificing quality. If the pay is too low, then dont work there. By the way, its the EVIL republicans that are against welfare and drugees sitting on your tax dollars, its the EVIL republicans that are for starting big buisness(witch is also EVIL)but pays its employees decent wages. Obama is going to tax the rich, so the rich will not be coming to West Virginia im afraid.
Posted by: Donna on Oct 18, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I totally agreee with some of there posts, Manpower can get you a job, but they keep half or more of what you are making an hour. Like toyota for instance, I was gonna go to work there til I found out it was a 50 hour week and then Manpower keeps half of what you are making, thats not right, I can understand if manpower gets you the job, they should only recieve a fourth of your income but not half of it!
Posted by: justafan on Oct 18, 2008 at 11:02 AM
i worked in the past for manpower all low paying jobs its a known fact if mapower is paying a worker 8.00 an hour that the manpower office gets 8.00 and generally you get treated bad by the company your working at also manpower will take minimum wage jobs and offer them to people adecco another temp service at least trys to get decnt pay and treatment for there workers in my humble opinion stay away from temp services.
Posted by: Dawn on Oct 18, 2008 at 07:09 AM
Well, If they are ANYTHING like United Talent I would'nt want a job there either. I didnt even work for UT but my brother did and he would go to work at the t-shirt factory in Culloden and only work there 1 week and then when he started the next which was a Monday after an hour there they told him they dint need him for the next 2 weeks but they would the 3rd... Now what kind of JOBS are thes TEMP service getting people... Maybe WSAZ needs to INVESTAGATE before they try to help theses temps service LOWLIFE out and help the REAL PEOPLE.. The people thats about to Lose their home and can't feed there babies. One more thing UNited Talent was very rude to my brother after him wasting his gas out to go to a job that they hook up for him and they didnt even call my brother to tell him that T-shirt factory didnt even need him. Now what kind of BUISNESS are they RUNNING????
Posted by: Joe the Plumber on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Isnt it amazing how these alleged unemployment rate numbers never seem to coincide with "reality" of course businesses are seeking temporary workers so they dont have to pay them a decent living wage or provide any sort of benefits. theyll go as far as to pay manpower $16.00 per hour for labor and manpower will try to scam an idiot into performing the actual "work" for 6.50 per. Get real....people are beginning to wake up and smell the coffee and arent as ignorant as earlier generations... Believe it or not, everyone is not as dumb as a sixth grader like most of our government and media believes.
Posted by: Mushroom on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:58 PM
I also have tried working for manpower they would offer me about 2 crappy days of underpaid work in the cold and weather every two weeks and were making almost twice more than what they were paying me.In some instances i was losing money in order to reach the remote locations they were sending me too.So all I can say to Diane strong is Will you come and work my minimum wage job if I give you 50cents per hour out of the money....lol probably not....If your having trouble finding workers try paying a fair compensation to them or otherwise get out in the field and perform the labor yourself
Posted by: Janette on Oct 17, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Manpower, Manchian, and WV are imposing an injustice and hardship upon the families here. This state has become mostly a fascism form government full of organized crime..They want to tell you who to vote for too! Just ask Bill Clinton, off the record if you get a chance..
Posted by: kim on Oct 17, 2008 at 05:14 PM
Manpower might get people to work for them if they didn't keep all the money. I use to work for them until I found out they was making more money than me.
Posted by: Linda on Oct 17, 2008 at 05:00 PM
I have over 20 years of work experience and tried Manpower (office division) and was only called for a couple of minimum wage jobs that weren't worth my transportation costs to accept.
Posted by: debbie on Oct 17, 2008 at 04:10 PM
i signed up with manpower and have never rec a call from them they don' wont to fill jobs with good people they might have to pay good money they just say they can't find people
Posted by: jane on Oct 17, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Also, for example, if you are being paid 8.50 an hour for these temp places, they are charging 15.00 to the company. They are almost making 1/2 what you are getting paid.
Posted by: MrObvious on Oct 17, 2008 at 03:30 PM
Now y'all just hush. You will spoil the mantra of Obama that says you cannot get a job unless you vote for him. Here is proof that there are jobs out there.
Posted by: RoaneCo. on Oct 17, 2008 at 03:21 PM
WSAZ should ask Manpower how much they pay and what kind of benefits they offer. They should also ask how much they make off each temp they place in a job.
Posted by: Kyle on Oct 17, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Stephanie is so correct! My Slogan Work Harder, Millons on Welfare Are Counting on you!
Posted by: Ralph on Oct 17, 2008 at 02:50 PM
State checks are too easy to obtain to find a real job. I think in order to draw a welfare check or some other gov. check, people should have to sign an agreement for random drug testing. I also think that we, the people that work every day to support them, should be allowed to call and tell the state who we believe to be using so they get bumped up to a sooner drug test. I AM SICK OF WORKING TO SUPPORT A BUNCH OF DRUG USING GOOD FOR NOTHINGS. Let's send them to Mexico. At least these illegal immagrants do work, for goodness sake. It's Pitiful.
Posted by: Shelly on Oct 17, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Manpower could get more and better quality workers if they didn't take half your pay. A $16 per hour job at Toyota only pays you $8.00 if you are employed through manpower. What exaclty does manpower do to deserve as much pay as the employee is getting? Also, after you work on a temp basis until the point at which you are supposed to be hired full time, the employee's temp contract is terminated and in some cases, for no reason. That is why nobody wants to work through manpower....it is a scam.
Posted by: Wendy on Oct 17, 2008 at 01:34 PM
I applied at Manpower and never worked one temp job for them. Went and applied at Express and was working in two weeks at a long term posistion. If you want someone to work for you, you have to CALL them. Duh
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 17, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Do you expect people to afford GAS and wear and tear on their vehicles,if it is jobs where people have to drive all over the place in a days time with low pay? Is it jobs where you work ONE person in areas unsafe,or they have to go out into closed parking lots alone at DARK,these jobs are is NOT worth getting Robbed,Raped,or Killed over! Do you have insurance for the people on these jobs? Maybe another reason people don't take the jobs is because they have NO TRANSPORTATION! People need to look at the SAFTY,BENIFITS,Pay,and the over all cost of taking these jobs and decide if they will gain to help their families or self in terms of paying for their food,transportation,having Medical Insurance etc.TRUTH is not All people that are getting help from welfare are LAZY! Some people can't afford to LOSE Benifits that help their families for TEMP.,Low Paying Jobs and I for one DON"T BLAME THEM! To: STEPHANIE,Your STUPID! Some people who have worked and lost jobs & need HELP for their families!
Posted by: Go West Young Man or South on Oct 17, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Ty, I would suggest you take that newly minted sheep skin and high tail it out of West 'by God I'll tax you to death if you set up shop in my state' Virgina and go where the jobs are more plentiful.
Posted by: Key on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Manpower says there are all these jobs. I'd like to know what Manpower they are talking about, because every time I call the one in Huntington, they have nothing available, or they will say that they need all these people, but will not call you to let you know that they have openings.
Posted by: KC on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:08 AM
I know why many don't try to find work at Manpower after losing their jobs... Many people get more $ from Unemployment Insurance, than they would if they accepted the low-paying temporary work (usually part-time, too) Manpower offers. I know, because I myself was out of a job for 5 months last year, and I got more from my unemployment check than I could have earned from the jobs I was asked to apply for by Manpower.
Posted by: Drema on Oct 17, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I agree with Jane. Several years ago, I was desperately in need of work. I applied with Manpower and never heard from them, even once. I called them to see what was up, and was treated rudely. I found a job on my own. If they can't find people, it's because they don't follow through with the people they do find.
Posted by: sfb on Oct 17, 2008 at 10:11 AM
MAYBE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA WOULD RATHER SIT AT HOME THAN WORK FOR MANPOWER. ALOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. NOBODY WANTS TO GIVE YOU A % OF THERE HARD EARNED MONEY AND HAVE NO REAL BENIFITS. INSTEAD OF MANPOWER YOU SHOULD BE CALLED SLAVEPOWER. AFTER ALL ISNT THAT WHAT YOU REALLY DO
Posted by: for heather on Oct 17, 2008 at 09:21 AM
I say amen.
Posted by: Proud Independent on Oct 17, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Temp agencies have absolutely nothing to do with republicans. They're too liberal!
Posted by: jj on Oct 17, 2008 at 08:38 AM
Manpower needs to pay more who wants to work for peanuts, you don't make enough to keep gas in your car. What a joke
Posted by: STEPHANIE on Oct 17, 2008 at 08:33 AM
IT'S HARD TO FIND WORKERS BECAUSE IT IS TO EASY TO LAY AROUND ON WELFARE.
Posted by: jane on Oct 17, 2008 at 06:14 AM
I think the problem with manpower is, they don't followup when you apply on line there, also all there jobs they offer are low paying.
Posted by: Ty on Oct 17, 2008 at 04:56 AM
I am usually a 'glass-half-full' kind of person, but I obtained my Business Degree this summer. Thus far, I have been unable to land a job in our area. I am either 'over qualified' or 'need a higher degree' than what I now have. Ppphhhtttt... What's a person to do?
Posted by: Jones on Oct 17, 2008 at 01:04 AM
This is a example of not getting all the info.Diane Strong need to come clean and define bad jobs.People would work if Manpower would pay a FAIR wage.They can not afford to go to work for Manpower.Manpowers managers need to lower Manpowers profit margine and pay the employees five to ten percent less than Managers.Manpower is a way for employers to get cheap labor for a set amount of days.Then not hire the employee.So why would I go to work for Manpower at a low pay rate VERY LOW and work beside and do the same job as someone else for half and sometimes one third of the pay.
Posted by: Heather on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:45 PM
How do you improve employment rates? Quit drug testing for pot and start drug testing for cocaine, crack, meth, and perscription pills that actually affect the way you perform your job. Most people who use recreational marijuana can still function normally and effectively. Again, I say RECREATIONAL users, not FIRST TIME EVER IN THEIR LIFE users.
Posted by: BigJoke on Oct 16, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Slavery was abolished in 1865 yet we still have these temp agencies in America today. Of course big business and the republicans love these temp agencies.
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