Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
16/11/2012
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Flávia Villela
Brazil Agency Reporter
Rio de Janeiro - Although the Trade Federation of Rio de Janeiro (RJ-Fecomércio) anticipate hiring temporary drop in year-end, compared with last year's numbers, street trade expects "the best Christmas of all time. " So says the president of the Association of Marketers Society of Friends of Street Customs and adjacencies (Sahara), Enio Bittencourt. With more than 600 stores and 9,500 employees, the Sahara is one of the largest open air markets in Latin America.
"The parish here increases every month. And we hire more people than last year to meet this customer flow. It will be the best Christmas ever, "says Bittencourt. He calculates that the total of 1,500 new hires pass and expects an increase of over 25% in sales this year - last year, growth was slightly above 20%.
The Fecomércio estimates that 29.7% of marketers hire temporary workers for the holidays and year-end high season of summer. Last year, the percentage was 33%. The federation calculates hiring 85,800 workers on a temporary basis to meet demand during this period. At the end of last year, we generated approximately 96 900 temporary jobs.
Journalism student, the Rio Figueroa Caio, 20, could easily work in a menswear store after contact directly with the manager. The student said the fact that he has already had experience as a salesman helped in hiring. "I worked as a salesman effective ten months, then, already know how the layout and how everything works." Caio has not, however, plan to continue the store after the New Year. "I just want to get some money to pay for driving school and traveling the carnival."
According to Fecomércio for new hires who wish to continue, the good news is that the possibility of effecting increased this year compared with the previous year: 83.2% of entrepreneurs confirm the possibility of effecting at least one of the following temporary the end of the year-end festivities. Last year, the percentage of efetivations hired temporarily reached 80%.
Edition: Nadia Franco
Source: Agencia Brazil
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