The business has experienced a significant hike in demand for temporary workers in the print and packaging sectors with a three-fold increase in January and February, year-on-year.
Lennard's findings counter those of several other print recruitment businesses, which have reported dramatic increases for sales executives and account manager, with technical positions dipping.
"Clients have acknowledged the fact that without skilled labour, their business will just not move forward.
"Even if they are reluctant to recruit staff and commit to permanent contracts, the way forward is to look at hiring skilled temporary workers to fill the gap that is slowing their business down," he said.
Visitors to JPL's website have more than doubled since last year with 15,066 unique visitors between January and mid-March, compared with 7,444 in the same period in 2008.
According to Lennard, companies are realising that if sales are to increase then there needs to be staff available to fulfil the orders and get them out the door.
He added that temporary contracts could be used for clients needing projects completed at short notice without committing staff to payroll. "This is a win-win option for companies and will assist the skilled print workforce who are currently struggling to find employment."
Lennard's comments came as unemployment breached the two-million mark for the first time since 1997.
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